Bettina Bush


Bettina Nicole Bush, known professionally as Bettina, is an American actress and singer. She is known for voicing characters including Rainbow Brite, Lucy Little in The Littles, and Kai Green in Ben 10. Bush has also contributed to video games, including voicing Gloria in the Madagascar series, and has released pop music independently.
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Early life

Bush was born the youngest of three children. Her father was Charles V. Bush, the first African-American graduate of the US Air Force Academy and later a business executive, and her mother was of Scottish-Polynesian and Cherokee descent.

Voice acting

Bettina's professional career began at the age of 5 when she began modeling and acting. Her acting career eventually led to voiceovers, including My Little Pony, The Get Along Gang, The Littles, Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Stargate Infinity, Ben 10, Age of Empires III, God Hand, and is perhaps best known as the voice of Rainbow Brite and as the voice of Gloria in the [Madagascar (franchise)#Video games|Madagascar video games]. She has also performed the McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It" commercial jingles. She starred as Maria, a teenage Native American girl, in the film Journey to Spirit Island.

Musical career

Her early influences in music include Dolly Parton and Elton John. Bettina's early singing talents can be heard on the title sing "Gift of Love" as the voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite by Disneyland/Vista Records in 1985, and in the song "Make Room for a Rainbow Inside" again as voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite in the Rainbow Brite Paint a Rainbow in Your Heart album also produced by Disneyland/Vista Records in 1984. Bettina also performed the songs "Brand New Day" and "Rainbow Brite and Me" for the feature film Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. Bettina later created her own record label company and financed, co-wrote, and performed her first independent release entitled "Lucky Girl". In 2006 she was named the winner of American Idol Underground in the pop category. Exposure from the show led to her being offered the opportunity to direct a music video. Along with it came the opportunity for her to co-write and edit three tracks with Sony Music producer/songwriter Automatic. With them she has co-written and edited three tracks: "Emerald City", "Let Me Inside" and "I Can't Deny You". Her single titled "She Is" reached No. 4 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart. Her debut album was set to be released in January 2008 but was never released.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Here Come the LittlesLucy LittleVoice role
1985Rainbow Brite and the Star StealerRainbow BriteVoice role
Credited as Bettina
1985It's Your Birthday Party with Rainbow Brite and FriendsRainbow BriteVoice role
Credited as Bettina
Direct-to-video
1986Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo AdventureRainbow BriteVoice role
Uncredited
Direct-to-video
1988Journey to Spirit IslandMariaLive-action role
Credited as Bettina		-
1997A Christmas CarolVoiceVoice role
Direct-to-video		-
2002Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's RevengeFemale SuperheroVoice role
Credited as Tina Bush
Direct-to-video
2006Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenElenaVoice role
Direct-to-video
English dub

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983The LittlesLucy LittleVoice role
29 episodes		-
1984Rainbow BriteRainbow Brite, WispVoice role
13 episodes		-
1984The Get Along GangDotty DogVoice role
13 episodes		-
1986ABC Weekend SpecialsLucy LittleVoice role
Credited as Bettina
1 episode		-
1986Moon DreamersAdditional VoicesVoice role
2 episodes		-
1986My Little PonyMegan, Additional VoicesVoice role
43 episodes		-
1989The Karate KidAdditional CharactersCredited as Bettina
1 episode		-
1989Superior CourtAzure Whitefoot1 episode-
1989SolarmanVoiceVoice role
Television film		-
1990They Came from Outer SpaceEllen Clearwater1 episode-
1995Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?VoiceVoice role
10 episodes		-
1999; 2001RugratsAlisa CarmichaelVoice role
4 episodes
2002Groove SquadMackenzie "Mac"Voice role
Credited as Tina Bush
Television film
2002Sabrina: Friends ForeverZelda SpellmanVoice role
Credited as Tina Bush
Television film
2002Stargate InfinitySeattle MontoyaVoice role
26 episodes		-
2003Sabrina's Secret LifeZelda SpellmanVoice role
Credited as Tina Bush		-
2003All Grown Up!Alisa CarmichaelVoice role
10 episodes		-
2007Ben 10Kai GreenVoice role
Episode: "Benwolf"
2014Ben 10: OmniverseKai, Kai 10,000Voice role
5 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Madagascar Animal Trivia DVD GameGloriaVoice role
2005MadagascarGloriaVoice role
2005Age of Empires IIINonahkeeVoice role
Credited as Bettina		-
2006Dead RisingAdditional voicesVoice role-
2006God HandOliviaVoice role
English dub
2006Desperate Housewives: The GameVoiceVoice role-
2008Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaGloriaVoice role
2009Madagascar KartzGloriaVoice role
2011Saints Row: The ThirdPedestrian, additional voicesVoice role-
2012Madagascar 3: The Video GameGloriaVoice role
2013Saints Row IVThe Voices of Virtual SteelportVoice role-