Collette Sunderman | |
Birth Name: | Collette Marie Bennett |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1959 |
Birth Place: | Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Voice director, casting director |
Years Active: | 1990s–present |
Children: | 4 |
Relatives: | Jeff Bennett (brother) |
Collette Marie Sunderman (née Bennett; born October 25, 1959) is an American director principally involved with voice direction for animated television, film productions and video games.
Her credits include The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack: Seasons 1-4, ¡Mucha Lucha!, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, , Duck Dodgers, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Camp Lazlo!, Chowder, Generator Rex, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and Victor and Valentino.
Sunderman began her career in animation in the early 1990s for Hanna-Barbera, where she worked as a talent coordinator.[1] [2]
Several years later, she did the casting and, on some occasion, co-directed with Kris Zimmerman on Dexter's Laboratory, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest and Johnny Bravo. However, the first show she directed was the short film Kenny and the Chimp in 1998, four years later turned into for which she was called upon to voice direct.
Sunderman regularly works for Warner Bros. Animation/Hanna Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios. She is also actively involved in the Scooby-Doo projects, having worked on both animated series and direct-to-video films featuring the most notable canine.