B: November 21, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario
D: September 10, 2010 in Burlington, Ontario
Bille Mae Richards is remembered for providing the voice of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in the 1964 television special that starred Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman. She was credited as Billy Richards possibly to hide the fact that she was a woman. Richards was also the voice of Tenderheart Bear in the first two Care Bears movies and that of Brightheart Raccoon in the Nelvana-produced Care Bears television series. Richards died after suffering a series of strokes. |
Features & TV Movies: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (voice, TV-1964) Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (TV-1976) The Trolls and the Christmas Express (voice, TV-1981) The Big Slice (1991) Bluehair (2001)
TV Series – Cast: The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo (voice, 1974)
TV Series – Guest appearances: The Hidden Room (1991) |