Jennifer Darling


Jennifer Darling is an American voice, film and television actress. Her best-known role on screen was as Peggy Callahan in The Six Million Dollar Man and its spin-off The Bionic Woman. In anime, she is the voice of Ayeka in the English dub of Tenchi Muyo! for most of the English adaptions. She provided additional voices in A Bug's Life, Tarzan, The Iron Giant, The Emperor's New Groove, Spirited Away, Monsters, Inc., and Treasure Planet.

Early life

Born on June 19, 1946, and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Darling began taking dancing classes when she was 3 years old. She sang and danced on The Original Amateur Hour when she was 14. While she attended Carnegie Tech, she met Paul Itkin, and they married before they graduated. They have a daughter. She was born Joan Darling, but she had to change her name for professional purposes because another actress named Joan Darling had already registered that name with Actors' Equity Association.

Filmography

Anime

Astro Boy – NoraBlood+ – Ms. LeeHello KittyMamaTenchi Muyo! series – Ayeka Masaki Jurai, Tokimi

Animation (non-anime)

Aladdin – HippsodethMoonDreamers – DreamGazerAnnabelle's WishStarBump in the NightThe Cute DollsBionic Six – Madame OCapitol Critters – BerkeleyCare Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot – Grams BearDink, The Little Dinosaur – Ariel the ParasaurolophusThe CenturionsAmberChristmas in Tattertown – MuffetDarkwing DuckDr. Rhoda DendronThe Dukes - Additional Voices Foofur - Additional VoicesGalaxy High – Booey Bubblehead, Mertyl Blastermeier, Wendy GarboG.I. Joe: The MoviePythonaHound TownMuffinJames Bond Jr. - Additional VoicesMighty Orbots – DiaVisionaries: Knights of the Magical Light – Virulina, FletchenSpace Cats - Additional voicesThe Gary Coleman Show – AngelicaThe Grim Adventures of Billy & MandyMiss Holly PollywinkleIron ManScarlet WitchPoochie – KoomRugratsHat KidThe Smurfs – Princess SabinaTaleSpin – Mrs. SnarlyTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesIrmaTrollkins – Pixlee Trollsom, Deputroll DollyThe Biskitts – WiggleThe Mask: Animated Series - Additional VoicesThe Tick – MyndaWhere's Waldo? – Additional Voices

Live-action

The Secret Storm – Irene The Six Million Dollar Man – Peggy Callahan The Bionic Woman – Peggy Callahan The Incredible Hulk – JoanieEight Is Enough – Donna The New Adventures of Wonder Woman – Violet Louise Tree, 1978The Fall Guy - Mary JoYou Are TherePeggy ArnoldMad About You – Mrs. Bluestone, aka Marvin's Mom. 1999

Film

Aladdin – Arabian WomanAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West - Female Mice #2Beauty and the BeastFrench Woman #3Brother Bear - Female BearA Bug's Life - Female Ants, Fly MomGarfield Gets Real – Bonita, Bobby, Rusty, MotherHappily N'Ever After - Additional voicesLilo & Stitch - Female OfficerHercules - Woman pointing at Young HerculesLittle Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland – Nemo's MotherMadagascar - Crowd MemberMonsters, Inc. – Female MonsterAtlantis: The Lost Empire - Queen Kashem NedakhPonyo - Additional voices Porco Rosso – Additional voices Roadside Romeo — Additional voicesKaena: The Prophecy – Reya Spirited Away – Additional voices Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron – Female Horse 3Tarzan – Female Gorilla #2The Emperor's New Groove – Female Villager #1The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Woman #3The Iron Giant - WomanThe Little Mermaid - Female MermaidToy Story - Additional voicesToy Story 2 - Additional voicesTreasure Planet - Female Alien

Video games

Baldur's GateShar-Teel Dosan, KaishasFinal Fantasy Type-0 HD - CommissarKing's Quest VIII: The Mask of EternityLady of the Lake, Swamp Wisp, Unicorn/Ugly BeastLeisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! – Victorian/Vikki Principles