Buescher, Julianne 1965- (Julianne Buscher)

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Buescher, Julianne 1965- (Julianne Buscher)

PERSONAL

Born February 4, 1965, in Cleveland, OH. Education: DePaul University, B.F.A., acting, 1989.

Addresses:

Agent—Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, and Doherty, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 130, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Career:

Actress, voice artist, and puppeteer. Appeared with Second City, Santa Monica, CA; appeared with Miss Hysteria (a sketch comedy troupe); appeared with Jim Henson's Puppet Improv (Puppet Up!). Designed the City of Burbank entry for the 2003 Tournament of Roses Parade, "Bathtime Friends."

Awards, Honors:

Jury Award, best narrative, Freaky Film Festival, 2000, for Resculpting Venus.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Voice of Diana, Muppet Perk-Up (short), Enterprise Media, 1985.

Voice of Diana and Shirley, Muppet Breaking Point, 1992.

Voice of Shirley, Muppet Know How (short), Enterprise Media, 1993.

Voice of Diana, Muppet Breakout (short), Enterprise Media, 1993.

Voice of Yolanda the Rat, Muppet Classic Theater, 1994.

Kate, Resculpting Venus, 1999.

Voice of Luna and Goldilocks, Geppetto's Secret (animated), 2005.

Voice of Dung Beetle number two, The Wild (also known as La vie sauvage), Walt Disney Pictures, 2006.

Film Work:

Puppeteer, George of the Jungle, Buena Vista, 1997.

Singing additional voice, Mulan (animated), Buena Vista, 1998.

Executive producer, Resculpting Venus, 1999.

Puppeteer (Tennessee O'Neal), The Country Bears (animated), Buena Vista, 2002.

Additional voices, Chicken Little (animated), Buena Vista, 2005.

Additional barnyard voices, Barnyard (animated; also known as Barnyard: The Original Party Animals and Der tierisch verruckte bauernhof), Paramount, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Teacher's pet and voice of Calamity, Riders in the Sky, CBS, 1991.

Voice of Potato Bug, The Mr. Potato Head Show, Fox, 1998.

Voice of Anko Mitarashi, Naruto (animated), Cartoon Network, 2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Theresa Fisher, Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder (also known as In the Line of Duty: Howard Beach, Making a Case for Murder and Skin), NBC, 1989.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Voice of Muppet, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, CBS, 1995.

Voice of Louisa Cappellini, Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del, TBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voice, Steven Spielberg Presents "Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain" (animated), The WB, 1998.

Voice, "Love Hurts and So Does Art," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1999.

Voice of Catrina, "Cat Gone Bad," CatDog (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000.

Nurse, "Subject: The Stone Room," FreakyLinks, Fox, 2001.

Voice of Beb Cahill, "Charity Case," The Weekenders (animated; also known as Disney's "The Weekenders"), ABC, 2001.

Voice of Calvin's mom, "Lust for Puppets," Robot Chicken, Cartoon Network, 2006.

Also appeared as voice of caller number one, "We're Not in Tennessee Anymore, Toto," Katie Joplin, The WB.

Television Work; Series:

Additional Muppets, Sesame Street (also known as Open Sesame, Sesame Street Unpaved, and The New Sesame Street), PBS, 1991-92.

Puppeteer and additional dinosaur performer, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991-94.

Puppeteer, The Mr. Potato Head Show, Fox, 1998.

Additional voices, Zatch Bell! (animated), Fuji, 2003, Cartoon Network, 2005.

Additional voices, Avatar: The Last Airbender (animated), Nickelodeon, 2005-2006.

Various, Puppet Up! Uncensored (also known as The Jim Henson Company's "Puppet Up! Uncensored), TBS, 2006.

Television Work; Movies:

Puppeteer, New Kids on the Planet, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Television Work; Specials:

Puppeteer, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, CBS, 1995.

Puppeteer, Elmopalooza, ABC, 1998.

Television Work; Episodic:

Additional voice, Muppets Tonight (also known as Les Muppets), ABC, 1996.

Puppeteer, "Smile Time," Angel (also known as Angel: The Series), The WB, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Inez, Tight Quarters; in Avenue Q, Broadway production.

Major Tours:

Toured in Absent Friends.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of concerned boy, Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace, 1999.

Voice of Gungan teenager, Gungan orderly, Gungan teacher, Gungan wife, and Gungan baby, Star Wars: Episode—The Gungan Frontier, 1999.

Voice of Aeron Azzameen, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, 1999.

(English version) Voice of Anko Mitarashi, Inari, Koharu Utatane, Naruto: Narutimetto hiro (also known as Naruto: Ultimate Ninja), Namco Bandai Games America, 2003.

Voice of vendor girl, loudspeaker, and help desk girl, Ratchert & Clank: Going Commando (also known as Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked and Loaded and Ratchet & Clank: Locked and Loaded), 2003.

Voice of Pauline, Secret Weapons Over Normandy, LucasArts Entertainment, 2003.

Voice of Nicole Beaumont and Claire Thomas, Law & Order: Justice Is Served, Legacy Interactive, 2004.

Various voices, EverQuest II, Sony Online Entertainment, 2004.

Various voices, Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: Criminal Intent—The Video Game), Legacy Interactive, 2005.

(English version) Voice of Queen Ant, Nurse Ant, and Generic Ant, Ant Bully, Midway Games, 2006.

Voice of Tia Dalma, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Eurocom Entertainment Software, 2007.

Voice of Nadia, Dark Sector, D3P Publisher, 2008.

Voice of Mariana Zanja, Speed Racer, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, 2008.

Video Games (as Additional Voices):

The Bard's Tale, InXile Entertainment, 2004.

(English version) Gothic 3, 2006.

SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Firestorm Bravo 2, Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2006.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Resculpting Venus, 1999.

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