Anne-Marie Haudebourg
Description
Anne-Marie Haudebourg was a French actress primarily known for her extensive work in dubbing, providing the French voices for numerous characters in film and television. She was born on July 31, 1928, in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France, and passed away on September 25 or 28, 2013, in Nogent-sur-Marne at the age of 85.
Haudebourg's career as a voice actor spanned several decades, during which she lent her voice to a wide variety of animated series and films. As noted, one of her roles in animation was voicing Madame Douglas in the 1976 series Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn. Her other notable work in animation included the role of the grandmother in the 2004 French dub of the anime film Kiki la petite sorcière and the voice of the old lady in the 1999 film Babar, roi des éléphants. She also contributed to the French dubs of other animated works such as Bouba, Kuzco 2: King Kronk, and Lilo & Stitch.
Beyond animation, Haudebourg was a prolific voice actress for live-action productions. Her work included dubbing foreign actresses in films like Freaky Friday: Dans la peau de ma mère (2003), Hellboy 2 (2008), and The Majestic (2001). She was also a familiar voice in television series, providing the French voice for characters in popular shows such as Buffy contre les vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Urgences (ER), The Good Wife, and for many years on the soap operas Les Feux de l'amour (The Young and the Restless) and Amour, Gloire et Beauté (The Bold and the Beautiful).
In addition to her voice work, Anne-Marie Haudebourg was a stage and screen actress in her own right, with a career in French theatre and television that included appearances in series like Cas de divorce and films such as Black Mic-Mac.
Haudebourg's career as a voice actor spanned several decades, during which she lent her voice to a wide variety of animated series and films. As noted, one of her roles in animation was voicing Madame Douglas in the 1976 series Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn. Her other notable work in animation included the role of the grandmother in the 2004 French dub of the anime film Kiki la petite sorcière and the voice of the old lady in the 1999 film Babar, roi des éléphants. She also contributed to the French dubs of other animated works such as Bouba, Kuzco 2: King Kronk, and Lilo & Stitch.
Beyond animation, Haudebourg was a prolific voice actress for live-action productions. Her work included dubbing foreign actresses in films like Freaky Friday: Dans la peau de ma mère (2003), Hellboy 2 (2008), and The Majestic (2001). She was also a familiar voice in television series, providing the French voice for characters in popular shows such as Buffy contre les vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Urgences (ER), The Good Wife, and for many years on the soap operas Les Feux de l'amour (The Young and the Restless) and Amour, Gloire et Beauté (The Bold and the Beautiful).
In addition to her voice work, Anne-Marie Haudebourg was a stage and screen actress in her own right, with a career in French theatre and television that included appearances in series like Cas de divorce and films such as Black Mic-Mac.
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- FrenchAnime overview: Huckleberry no Bōken