Jeanine Freson was a French actress renowned for her extensive work in dubbing, whose career left a significant mark on French-language adaptations of international films and television series. Born Jeannine Colette Alice Rachel Freson on June 22, 1926, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, she passed away on September 9, 2006, in Saint-Germain-en-Yvelines.

Freson's professional legacy is defined by her specialization in dubbing, where she became the official French voice for several prominent Hollywood actresses of the mid-20th century. Her most notable and sustained collaboration was with actress Natalie Wood, for whom she provided the French voice in the majority of her films during the 1950s and 1960s. This iconic partnership included voicing Wood's performances in seminal films such as Rebel Without a Cause, in which Wood played Judy; The Searchers, as Debbie Edwards; Splendor in the Grass, as Wilma Dean Loomis; and the classic musical West Side Story, where she voiced the character Maria. Beyond her work with Natalie Wood, Jeanine Freson was also the regular French voice for actress Carroll Baker in several major productions, including Giant, Baby Doll, and How the West Was Won. Her extensive filmography in dubbing also includes voicing Lorraine Gary in the first four Jaws films, as well as providing the French voice for actresses such as Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million, Charlotte Rampling in The Damned, Romy Schneider in Katia, and Candice Bergen in The Wind and the Lion.

While primarily known for her cinematic dubbing, Jeanine Freson also contributed her voice to animation and television, which aligns with the scope of an anime voice actor profile. In anime and animated series, she is recognized for her role as Tante Polly in the series Tom Sawyer and as Ganola in Sophie et Virginie. Notably, and as referenced, she voiced the character Tante Marthe March (Aunt March) in the animated series Les Quatre Filles du docteur March, the French adaptation of Little Women. Her work in animation also includes participating in the second dubbing of the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty, where she voiced the fairy Pimpernel (known as Pimprenelle in French).

In the realm of television, her dubbing work included roles in live-action series such as the British series The Forsyte Saga, where she voiced Winifred, and the German crime series Derrick. Jeanine Freson was married to fellow French dubbing actor Roger Rudel, a prominent voice known for dubbing Kirk Douglas, creating a personal and professional bond within the industry. Her career, spanning several decades, solidified her status as a foundational figure in French dubbing, bringing beloved international characters and performances to French-speaking audiences.