Denise Bryer

Denise Bryer

Denise Bryer (born 5 January 1928) is an English voice actress.

Bryer voiced Billina in Disney's 1985 film Return to Oz, as well as The Junk Lady in the 1986 movie Labyrinth, and many other films.[1] In addition to her work voice acting in film and television she also worked extensively on UK radio and children's recordings. She was the first wife of Nicholas Parsons.

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Career

Denise Bryer first came to public attention when she voiced Twizzle in Gerry Anderson's The Adventures of Twizzle and would go on to voice in Anderson's later series Four Feather Falls as Ma Jones and Little Jake. She also voiced Kiki The Frog in Hector's House, Capt. Mary Falconer in Terrahawks and voicing Noddy on the eponymous television show. She was the voice of Commander Makara in Star Fleet, a similar series using a similar process of puppetry to Anderson's previous series.

Radio

Eurydice (1951). BBC Radio adaptation of a play by Jean Anouilh. Cast included Paul Scofield and Sebastian Cabot. [2]

Recordings

Ms. Bryer also starred in or narrated several of the stories in the Tale Spinners for Children series of record albums released beginning in 1960. [3]

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