Susan Blu Explained
Sue Blu |
Years Active: | 1968–present |
Other Names: | Sue Blu |
Susan Blu, better known as Sue Blu, is an American voice-actress, voice-director, and casting-director in American and Canadian cinema and television. She most notably voiced Arcee in and Seasons 3 and 4 of The Transformers (she later reprised the role in ). She is also known for playing the roles of Stormer/Mary Phillips and Lindsey Pierce in the 1980s animated series Jem. She also served as a Casting- & Voice-Director for Handy Manny, for which she also guest-starred as Marion.
Life and career
Blu graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.[1] Her voice roles include Nanny Smurf on The Smurfs, Judge J.B. McBride on BraveStarr, Jessica Wray, Futura and Belfry on Ghostbusters, Aimee Brightower on Galaxy High, Kim on Fangface, Hiccup on Little Clowns of Happytown, Lofty, Paradise, Buttons and other minor characters on My Little Pony, the character Transmutate in the episode of the same name of the series Beast Wars, and one of Petrie's brothers and sisters in (2006). She also played Princess PawPaw on Hanna-Barbera's Paw Paws, the Sphinx on Tiny Toon Adventures, and provided the voice of Sibella from the television movie Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School (1988).
Blu has worked as a voice-director for the Ocean Group, a Canadian-based company most notable for providing the voice-actors for Viz Communications and Beast Wars series. She was the voice director for Beast Wars, a prequel (and sequel) of The Transformers, and the sequel, Beast Machines. She was the dialogue director on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series and was also the voice director on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series. She was the voice-director for and reprised the role of Arcee. She also played the role of Vikki Grimm from the Army Men series. She is also the voice director and voice actor for The Magic School Bus. She worked as voice director for until Season 1, Episode 7, when the death of her wife forced her to turn the position over to Jamie Simone.
Blu's on-screen appearances include an appearance on the 1977 television series Three's Company, an appearance on the television series Knight Rider, and the role of Amanda Shepard in (1988).
Personal life
Blu is openly lesbian. Blu's domestic partner, actress Cynthia Songé, died in Arroyo Grande, California, on May 19, 2010.[2]
Filmography
Live-action television
- ABC Saturday Comedy Special (1976) – Archie (unsold pilot) – Midge
- The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show (TV special) (1978) – Midge
- The Wild Wild West Revisited (TV Movie) (1979) – Gabrielle
Single-episode roles in the following series
Television animation
- The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo – Flim Flam
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters – Additional Voices
- American Dragon Jake Long – Jasmine as a Nix, Additional Voices
- Animal Crack-Ups – Reggie the Heggie
- Beast Wars - Transmutate
- Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines – Jennifer, Red, Redder
- Bionic Six – Ronnie Gordon
- BraveStarr – Judge J.B. McBride, Molly, Vipra, Commander Karen Kane, Additional Voices
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers – Additional Voices
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers – Additional Voices
- Clifford's Puppy Days – Lewis Sidarsky, Mrs. Solomon
- Clifford the Big Red Dog – Dan, Billy, Aunty Sandy
- Droopy, Master Detective – Additional Voices
- DuckTales (1987 series) – Additional Voices
- The Dukes – Additional Voices (Season 2)
- The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley – Additional Voices
- Extreme Ghostbusters – Additional Voices
- Fangface – Kim
- Fantastic Max – Additional Voices
- The Flintstone Kids – Dreamchip Gemstone, Granite Janet
- Foofur – Dolly
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Additional Voices
- Galaxy High – Aimee Brightower
- Filmation's Ghostbusters – Jessica Wray, Futura, Belfry, Additional Voices
- – Doctor #2
- Gravedale High – Additional Voices
- Handy Manny – Marion the Librarian
- The Incredible Hulk (1982 animated series) – Rita, Additional Voices
- Invasion America – Additional Voices
- Jackie Chan Adventures – Additional Voices
- James Bond Jr. – Additional Voices
- Jem – Lin-Z/Lindsay Pierce, Stormer/Mary Phillips
- The Jetsons – Additional Voices (1985)
- Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol – Additional Voices
- The Land Before Time – Additional Voices
- Lazer Tag Academy – Additional Voices
- Little Clowns of Happytown – Hiccup
- The Little Rascals – Additional Voices
- Madeline – Additional Voices
- The Magic School Bus – Additional Voices (including female producer)
- Monchichis – Additional Voices
- My Little Pony – Buttons, Paradise, Pluma
- The New Adventures of Zorro – Additional Voices
- New Kids on the Block – Additional Voices
- The New Yogi Bear Show – Additional Voices
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes – Sibella the Vampire
- Paw Paws – Princess Paw Paw
- Popeye and Son – Shelley
- Richie Rich – Additional Voices
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Yokai Council Member
- The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour – Additional Voices
- The Simpsons – White Weasel, Howard
- The Smurfs – Nanny Smurf, Pansy
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends – Additional Voices
- Stanley, the Ugly Duckling – Stanley
- Star Fairies – Jazz
- The Tick (1994 animated series) – Suffra-Jet
- Tiny Toon Adventures – Sphinx
- Tom & Jerry Kids – Voices
- Toxic Crusaders – Additional Voices
- The Transformers – Arcee, Marissa Faireborn, Beta
- – Arcee, Flareup
- – Galadria, Heskedor
- Where's Waldo? – Additional Voices
- Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? – Additional Voices
- Wildfire – Brutus
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt – Additional Voices
Film
Video games
- – Vikki Grimm
- Army Men: Air Combat – The Elite Missions – Vikki Grimm, Lt. Felicity "Bombshell" Wannamaker
- – Vikki Grimm
- – Vikki Grimm, Brigitte Bleu
- Portal Runner – Vikki Grimm
Crew work
Notes and References
- Web site: Susan Blu: Transformation of an Animation Icon. Peeples. Jase. July 28, 2023. July 18, 2014.
- Web site: Vancouver Voiceover Actress Cynthia Songé Passes Away. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120225055254/http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/vancouver-voiceover-actress-cynthia-songe-passes-away-05-21-2010. February 25, 2012. thecelebritycafe.com. May 21, 2010. Sari N.. Kent.
- Web site: New AstroBlast Credits . . 3 May 2023 .