Diane Pershing
Diane Pershing (born May 27, 1943) is an American voice actress, film critic, and novelist. She began her singing career as a back-up singer for Johnny Mathis and went on to appear in the show group, The Establishment, on tour and on TV. She also voiced Poison Ivy in the DC Animated Universe.
Diane Pershing | |
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 Pershing at the East Coast Comicon | |
| Born | Diane Pershing May 27, 1943 Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actress, singer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | www |
Early years
Pershing has a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA.[1]
Career
As a writer, she has written for TV (The Love Boat, What's Happening Now), 19 romance novels, published film reviews for various small newspapers and Rotten Tomatoes, and is a member of Romance Writers of American and Mystery Writers of America and The Authors' Guild.
As a voice actress, she is perhaps most well known for providing the voice of the villainess Poison Ivy on Batman: The Animated Series and its subsequent spin-offs. She has also lent her voice to series such as Inspector Gadget, Darkwing Duck, The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, The Centurions (as Crystal Kane), Dungeons & Dragons, She-Ra: Princess of Power and The Smurfs.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | A Snow White Christmas | Queen Snow White | Television film |
| 1982 | Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All | Dale Arden | Television film |
| 1982 | Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase | Pearl Pureheart | |
| 1984 | Gallavants | Nesse | |
| 1997 | Ravager | Des |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Freedom Force | Isis | 5 episodes |
| 1978 | Tarzan and the Super 7 | Isis | 5 episodes |
| 1979 | The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | Pearl Pureheart | |
| 1979–1980, 1982 | The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | Dale Arden, Queen Undina, Queen Azura, Queen Desira | 24 episodes |
| 1982, 1988 | The Smurfs | Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Inspector Gadget | Sadie | Episode: "Gadget and Old Lace" |
| 1986 | The Centurions | Crystal Kane | 65 episodes |
| 1986–1987 | Defenders of the Earth | Dynak X, Dale Arden | 25 episodes |
| 1986 | Wildfire | Lady Aura | Episode: "Strangers in the Night" |
| 1986–1987 | She-Ra: Princess of Power | Netossa, Spinnerella | 4 episodes |
| 1988 | Superman | Mrs. White | Episode: "Wildsharkk/To Play or Not to Play" |
| 1988 | Denver, the Last Dinosaur | ||
| 1989 | The Karate Kid | Additional Characters | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Elizabeth, Will's Wife, Gypsy, Women, Maid | 5 episodes |
| 1992–1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Poison Ivy, Reporter | 8 episodes |
| 1992 | Goof Troop | Launch countdown computer voice, Sandee Seznee | Episode: "E=MC Goof" |
| 1992 | Darkwing Duck | Woman Next to Henry | Episode: "Fraudcast News" |
| 1997–1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Poison Ivy | 4 episodes |
| 2000–2002 | Gotham Girls | Poison Ivy, Reporter | 25 episodes |
| 2002 | Rugrats | Caroller | Episode: "Babies in Toyland Part 2" |
| 2003 | Static Shock | Poison Ivy, Mrs. Langford | Episode: "Hard as Nails" |
| 2003 | Justice League | Poison Ivy | Episode: "A Better World: Part II" |
| Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs | Additional Voices | ||
| Dungeons & Dragons | Additional Voices | ||
| Hang Time | Woman V.O. |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Tron: Solar Sailer | Yori | |
| 1994 | Quest for Glory IV | Erana, Rusalka | |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Poison Ivy | Sega CD version |
| 1997 | Zork: Grand Inquisitor | Fishmarket Lady, Shona | |
| 1998 | Baldur's Gate | Centeol, Safana, Tamoko | |
| 2000 | Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | Adalon | |
| 2000 | Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus | ||
| 2001 | Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | ||
| 2001 | Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura | Silver Lady | |
| 2001 | Batman: Vengeance | Poison Ivy | |
| 2008 | White Knight Chronicles | Dragon Matriarch, additional voices | [2] |
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Additional Voices |
References
- Palmer, Verne (November 8, 1992). "What is it about romance novels?". The Daily Breeze. California, Torrance. p. D 1. Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Diane Pershing (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 28, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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