Barbara Goodson
Quick Facts
Biography
Barbara Dale Goodson (born August 16, 1949) is an American actress known mostly for her versatility in voicing original and dubbed cartoons. Goodson was born in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in New Jersey and now lives in Santa Monica, California with her husband Bruce Gustafson.
She was the voice of Red Fraggle and Wingnut in Jim Henson's cartoon Fraggle Rock as well as the voice of Empress Rita Repulsa in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, Power Rangers in Space, and most recently Mother Talzin on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, for which she won a Best Actress award from Behindthevoiceactors.com.
In addition to Rita Repulsa, she has also voiced both Prince Sprocket and Orbus in Power Rangers Zeo (giving her at least 3 credits listed in the show's end credits). She also was the female voice of Mandilok in Power Rangers Wild Force and Ladyborg in Beetleborgs Metallix.
As for her anime dubbing, she has an extensive list of credits. Shows such as HBO's Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Tom, Tekkaman Blade as Star, Dragon Ball, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Naruto as Granny Chiyo and Lady Shima and FLCL as Naota. The series CloudBread in which she is a cast member as Wooley, Ruiz, Grandma and Teacher Ellie was nominated for Best Children's Programming in 2011 for an Annie Award. She was also awarded an Earphones Award for narrating Blair Clemons in the Time/Warner book On A Night Like This.
Filmography
Anime
- Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy - Sentaro Kawanishi
- Ai Yori Aoshi - Aoi's Mother
- Angel Tales - Toki
- Arc the Lad - Boy, Boy B, Nurse, Old Woman, Waitress
- Armitage: Dual-Matrix - Yoko's Kindergarten Teacher
- Around the World with Willy Fog - Additional voices
- Bakuto Sengen Daigunder - Akira Akebono
- Barefoot Gen - Kimie Nakaoka (Streamline Pictures)
- Battle B-Daman - Terry (2nd voice)
- B-Daman Crossfire - Derek Watari
- Biohunter - Mary
- Black Jack - Koichiro (young), Old Woman
- Blade of the Immortal - Fake Yaobikuni
- Bleach - Numb Chandelier
- Ringing Bell - Chirin (lamb)
- Crimson Wolf - Mizuo Mashio
- Crying Freeman - Bayasan (Streamline Dub)
- Coppelion - Granny Ayame
- Cowboy Bebop - Pet Shop Owner
- Cyborg 009 - Cathy, Jimmy's Mother (2001 series)
- Daigunder - Akira Akebono
- Daphne in the Brilliant Blue - President
- DearS - Oihiko's Mom
- Digimon - T.K.'s Mom, Salamon, additional characters
- Disgaea - Laharl
- Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds - Milady
- Doomed Megalopolis - Keiko
- Dragon Ball - Son Goku (Zero) (Harmony Gold dub)
- Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure - Akane Yamano
- El Hazard: The Magnificent World 2 - Various
- El Hazard: The Wanderers - Millie
- Ergo Proxy - Lacan
- Eureka Seven - Coda
- Fafner in the Azure - Ayano Kondou
- The Fantastic Adventures of Unico - Unico
- Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals - Queen Lenna
- Figure 17 - Rin Ibaragi
- FLCL - Nandaba Naota
- Flint the Time Detective - Petra Fina/Mrs. Iknow, Getalong
- Fushigi Yūgi - Miboshi, Subaru
- Gad Guard - Kyoko Sanada
- Gate Keepers - Kazuko Ukiya
- Geneshaft - Hyun, Judy
- G-Force: Guardians of Space - Agatha June, Pee Wee
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Maruta, Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki
- Grenadier - Teppa Aizen (boy)
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - Various
- Gun Frontier - Erole
- Gurren Lagann - Kunba
- .hack//Legend of the Twilight - Katsuyuki
- Haré+Guu - Sharon
- Here is Greenwood - Mrs. Ikeda (Media Blasters dub)
- Honey and Clover - Aunt Akiko, Dr. Satsuki
- Honeybee Hutch - Various
- Hunter × Hunter 2011 series - Gon's Great-Grandmother Old Lady (Ep. 2)
- Immortal Grand Prix - Misaki
- Jungle De Ikou - Rongo/Takuma
- Kamichu! - Mitsubamaru
- Karas - Tsuruta
- Kekkaishi - Tokiko Yukimura
- Kikaider - Masaru Komyoji
- Knights of Sidonia - Lalah Hiyama
- Koi Kaze - Woman
- Kyo Kara Maoh! - Doria, Queen Bear Bee (Ep. 18), Rick, Conrad (Young)
- Leave it to Piyoko! - Additional voices
- The Legend of Black Heaven - Mother
- Little Women - Aunt March
- Love Hina - Mitsune Konno
- L/R: Licensed by Royalty - Sean
- Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro - Clarisse d'Cagliostro (Young; Streamline dub)
- Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic - Baba (Eps. 4–5)
- Magic Knight Rayearth - Alcyone, Sang Yung
- Mars Daybreak - Elizabeth Liati
- Maple Town - Bobby Bear, Mama Rabbit, Mikey Mole
- Megazone 23 - Yui Takanaka (Streamline Dub)
- The Melody of Oblivion - Bocca's Mother, Kei, Nurse, Old Woman, President
- Mermaid Forest - Old Lady
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Maria
- Monster - Mrs. Fortner
- Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit - Torogai
- My Favorite Fairy Tales - Additional voices
- Naruto - Grandma Sansho
- Naruto Shippuden - Chiyo, Shima
- Neo-Tokyo - Mother
- The New Adventures of Gigantor - Jimmy Sparks
- Noozles - Kelly Brown
- One-Punch Man - Boy (Ep. 8), Shibabawa (Ep. 9)
- Otogi Zoshi - Narrator
- Outlaw Star - Additional voices
- Overman King Gainer - Martina Lee, Woman in Restroom
- Panda! Go, Panda! - Various
- Paradise Kiss - Young George, Kozue Shimamoto
- Paranoia Agent - Sato
- Phoenix - Obaba, Boy
- Planetes - Fadlan's Daughter
- The Prince of Tennis - Sumire Ryuzaki
- Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama - Shoorpanakha
- Rave Master - Chino, Fortune Teller
- Requiem from the Darkness - Mrs. Ofaju, Otami, Shiragiku (young)
- Resident Evil: Degeneration - Additional voices
- Robot Carnival - Old Lady (Presence)
- Robotech - Marie Crystal, Sera
- Rozen Maiden - Kazuki Shibasaki
- Rumiko Takahashi Anthology - Old Lady, Ruriko Tonegawa's Mother-in-law
- Rurouni Kenshin - Hana, Shougo and Saya's Mother
- Samurai Champloo - Ogin, Madam, additional voices
- Samurai Girl Real Bout High School - Akira Kinomiya
- Scrapped Princess Baroness Bairach, Rita
- S-CRY-ed - Banka, Emergy Maxfell (Young). Girl at Party, Mama-san, Ms. Yoshii
- Shin-chan - Max
- Shinzo - Additional voices
- Silent Möbius - Lebia
- Space Adventure Cobra - Jane
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock - Queen Regina
- Submarine 707R - Aldemis
- Tekkaman Blade - Star Summers
- Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Ryoko Balta
- The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye - Ingrid
- Tweeny Witches - Credelle, Menow
- The Twelve Kingdoms - Bishin, Gyokuyou, Takki
- Twilight of the Dark Master - Takamiya
- Ultra Maniac - Bamboo
- Unico in the Island of Magic - Unico
- When They Cry - Higurashi - Keiichi's Mother/Aiko Maebara, Oryou Sonozaki, Suguru Okamura
- Wild Arms: Twilight Venom - Elizabeth, Ex Laila, Olivia, Pregnant Woman
- Windaria - Princess Veronica
- Witch Hunter Robin - Toudo's Mother
- Wolf's Rain - Hanabito
- Wowser - Various
- X - Saya Monou
- Yukikaze - Lynn Jackson
- YS-II - Bana
- Zillion - Apple
- Zillion: Burning Night - Apple
Animation
- Avatar: The Last Airbender - Song's mother
- Bernadette: Princess of Lourdes - Various characters
- Buttons & Rusty - Buttons Bear
- Chucklewood Critters - Buttons, Christy, Frisky
- Fraggle Rock - Red Fraggle, Wingnut Doozer
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - Various characters
- Goldengirl - Onyx, Moth Lady
- Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol - Jin Jin
- Katy Caterpillar - Katy, Denise
- The Kids from Room 402 - Various characters
- Kissyfur - Various characters
- The Legend of Korra - Shaman
- Lucky Luke - Three Hillbilly Women
- Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist - Princess Annushka
- The Ren and Stimpy Show - High Fashion Log Girl
- The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs - Various characters
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Dr. Ashley Kafka
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Mother Talzin
- What's with Andy? - Various characters
- Wildfire - Various characters
- Wisdom of the Gnomes - Various characters
- The Wizard - Billy
- Wolf Rock TV - Mayor's Wife
Live-action
- Beetleborgs Metallix - Ladyborg (voice)
- Hallo Spencer - Galactica (voice)
- MMPR/PRZ/PRIS - Rita Repulsa (voice), Prince Sprocket, Orbus (voices, credited), Somnibot, Turbanshell (voices, uncredited)
- Power Rangers Lost Galaxy - Icy Angel (voice)
- Power Rangers Time Force - Notacon (voice)
- Power Rangers Wild Force - Mandilok (Upper Mouth (Female Voice)) (voice)
- Violetta - Olga (voice: English dub)
Films
- Akira - Kaori, Takashi (Streamline dub), additional voices (Animaze dub)
- Aquarian Age the Movie - Hokuto
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - Descent - Griffith (Young), Old Fortuneteller
- Laputa: Castle in the Sky - Pazu, Madge (original English dub) (as Bertha Greene)
- Cats Don't Dance - Various characters
- Catnapped! - Queen, Toru's Friend
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Old Woman
- Fist of the North Star - Alei
- Fly Me to the Moon - Maggot 3
- Kiki's Delivery Service - Kiki's Mother, additional voices (Streamline Dub)
- Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure - Darling
- Metropolis - Emmy
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91 - Nadia Ronah
- Rover Dangerfield - Farm Voices
- Tenchi Muyo!: The Daughter of Darkness - Child Yosho, Yuzuha
- Thumbelina: A Magical Story - Hoppy, George's Wife, Human Witch (uncredited)
- Vampire Hunter D - Doris Lang (Streamline dub)
- Zootopia - Bully
Video Games
- Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos - Gon
- Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed - Spike (uncredited)
- Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana - Additional voices (uncredited)
- Brave Fencer Musashi - Kojiro
- Dead Head Fred - Additional voices
- Disgaea series - Prince Laharl
- Final Fantasy XIII - Additional voices
- Grim Fandango - Lola
- Guild Wars Nightfall - Spearmarshal Kormir
- Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome: Laharl
- Mugen Souls Z- Reu
- Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 - Chiyo
- Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising - Chiyo
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 - Chiyo
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 - Chiyo
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 - Chiyo
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 - Chiyo
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 - Chiyo
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Chiyo
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution - Chiyo
- Phantom Brave - Laharl
- Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? - Moab Grunt (Boss), Laharl
- Resonance of Fate - Theresa
- Soul Nomad & the World Eaters - Penn, Laharl
- Space Adventure Cobra - Dominique Royal, misc.
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Ryoko Leingod, Dribe
- Suikoden V - Toma, Maroon
- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - Nurse Campbell
- Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne - Lady Vashj
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - Lady Vashj (Boss)
- Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward - Akane Kurashiki (Age 68)
Documentary
- Adventures in Voice Acting - Herself
- "Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley". Anime News Network. 2014-11-24.
- "Departure × And × Friends". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 1. Viz Media. April 16, 2016. Adult Swim.
- "Test × of × Tests". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 2. Viz Media. April 23, 2016. Adult Swim.
- Love Hina, Volume 5 - Summer By The Sea. Bandai (DVD). 2002. ISBN 9781594097201. - select Extras, Credits, page to "Featuring the Voices Of"
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- Square Enix. Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 2:15 minutes in, Cocoon Inhabitants, Additional Voices.