Who’s That Boop?

For years Betty Boop has entertained people worldwide.

She was originated and portrayed by several of the women who voiced Betty Boop in the original series. However many years later the character became a masked character, and then was on and off played by female entertainers.

Yes, that horrid camp feather boa that Betty wears was originated by the 1990s Betty Boop impersonators. Below is a list of prominent Betty Boop impersonators. I have no idea why she wears that. The original Betty was never a diva, she was more sweet and as a vaudeville star was not demanding.

Little Ann Little was the original Betty Boop impersonator for the Fleischer Studios, she even got to officially voice Betty Boop in a few cartoons. Her only downfall is her jealousy and envy and or bullying of Mae Questel (by calling Questel fat) over the role of Betty Boop.

Victoria Marie D’Orazi portrayed Betty Boop in person for the “1980 Democratic National Convention” while she toured Detroit, Atlanta and New York City. She was teamed up with the “Rag Tag Betty Boop Marching Band” and she also ran a kissing booth called Betty Boop’s Kissing Booth. She is also the voice of Betty Boop in the 1980 film Hurray For Betty Boop.

Desirée Goyette portrayed Betty Boop in person at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1984, she also voiced Betty Boop in the 1985 film The Romance of Betty Boop. She appeared as Betty to promote the film, she also took several publicity photos as Betty. She later would voice Googi Goop a parody of Betty Boop, Goyette also voiced a similar character Roxy Fox a fox parody of Minnie Mouse who was also a “Boop-Boop-Be-Doop” girl character in her cartoons with her boyfriend Foxy Fox.

As Googi Goop and Roxy Fox, Goyette recorded “Betty Boop-ish” songs for two Warner cartoons.

In 1987, Mae Questel attended the Academy screening of The Romance of Betty Boop, there Questel whispered to June Foray, and told Foray that Goyette was “not so bad” as the voice of Betty Boop.

Debbi Fuhrman won a Betty Boop contest and was the official licensed Betty Boop impersonator by King Features during the 1990s.

She’s the more bubbly and fun Betty.

Kayla Strada portrayed Betty Boop at Universal Studios Singapore from 2010 to 2013. She auditioned for the the role when she was 17, as she knew she was turning 18.

When I made the video I think I forgot about Strada. I had a warped thinking that all Australians were racist, well that apparently isn’t the case. A majority are, but not all of them. It’s just like Italians, not all of them are that way, just a majority.

She portrayed Betty for a total of three years. Fun fact, I once got a really nasty message from an anonymous user, who was outraged that Strada was being praised for her Betty Boop impersonation at Universal Studios. And the anon, tried to blame me for making a page about Strada and how she was a Betty Boop impersonator. I had to sass said person, because some of these trolls, they don’t do proper research. But I do.

In her hometown Sydney the capital city of the state of New South Wales in Australia, she was praised for her work as Betty Boop, and the article states that she was making her way to Hollywood.

I always knew deep in my heart, that she portrayed Betty Boop, regardless of the hateful anonymous message. I’m not dense, I know that “character impersonators” at Universal Studios don’t just just portray one character role, they portray multiple roles.

Even if some Betty Boop impersonators are horrible people, I still do give them their dues for example Sandy Fox, she’s not a nice person. But I can’t take away the fact that she was Betty Boop too and still is. But I am still going to speak my mind, and say what I have to say. You wouldn’t believe this but I once got cease and desist by two random Betty Boop impersonators, merely for giving them tribute. Of course I ignored them. How is it that people are getting upset for being given attention that they were Betty Boop. I can say what I want, when I want. Nobody is going to stop me. That should not jeopardize a fandom. Be rude to me, I’ll be rude right back.

Angelia M. was a M-G-M theme park and casino Betty Boop hostess and official King Features Blondie Bumstead and Betty Boop impersonator. Today she’s known as “Ang the Entertainer” on TikTok.

Diana Rice was the winner of the 1990s “Boop-A-Like” contest. She became an official Betty Boop impersonator for King Features during the 1990s and 2000s and she worked at the M-G-M casino and hotel, she shared the role with Terri Gandy. Rice was also a Cyndi Lauper impersonator.

Dena Drotar was the most famous Marilyn Monroe at Universal Studios. She won’t admit to it, but apparently she had also portrayed Betty Boop and other characters at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Sandy Fox aka Karen Fox started her career as Betty Boop at Universal Studios.

(I’ll be giving my own review. This often upsets people but oh well.)

Fox was one of the first several Betty Boop impersonators starting in 1991. Actually Fox claimed to be the “only” and “original” Universal Studios impersonator. Her statement is a lie. Keep in mind that Sandy Fox is a known narcissist and does not like sharing roles or giving credit where credit is due. She won’t even acknowledge anyone else who voices Betty Boop, so what did we expect?

This ain’t no hate, it is the truth, she really is like that.

What Sandy Fox failed to mention was that she shared the role with Suzanne LaRusch (known as the best Lucille Ball impersonator in the world), who also portrayed the role starting in 1991.

She later became a voice-actress and did voice-over and also “voiced-matched” as Betty Boop. Fox did not voice Betty much as Melissa Fahn was the voice of Betty Boop during the 2000s, however Fahn later retired from the role. During the late 2000s, a voice-double by the name of Cindy Robinson was hired as replacement. Since then King Features have been hiring more voices for Betty Boop, another includes Coco Cohn. Reason being, Betty according to one of the other voice actresses is too big. In time they’ll eventually need new voices for Betty Boop when older voices retire, which eventually does happen in time. So if anyone specializes in a “Betty Boop” voice type, you may in the future become the new official voice of Betty Boop.

The only downside to this is King Features do not hire “people of color” to voice Betty. So if you are a person of color and you see an audition, please do not bother to audition, because it will only end in possible heartbreak for you.

Certain projects on a budget do not feature Sandy Fox because she asks for too much $$$.

And for Betty Boop projects on a budget it is hard to negotiate. For the “Betty Boop Bop” and “Betty Boop Dance Card” and “Betty Boop Beat” games, the video game directors stated that Fox was not hired, because of the money she apparently requested. So according to them they hired two cheaper “Betty Boop” sound-a-like voices Heather Halley for the voice and Camilla Bard for the singing.

The lie she spews is that she was always the voice of Betty Boop. This “Boop-Boop-Be-Doop” blog doesn’t understand why people lie, apparently lying is more entertaining than the truth, and makes people seem bigger than life.

(Funny story. I stole one of of Fox’s photos and she found out and deleted it. I still have it archived old lady sAnDy.)

I know Sandy Fox and how she moves. I’ve seen her throughout the years, she hates sharing the role… Anyone can catch up on her interviews, you’ll see for yourself. In her mind, only SHE is Betty Boop. Nobody else is allowed to be Betty. Worst of all she ain’t even Jewish. I wanted to see more of a Jewish Betty. Like how she originally was? Most of those original voices were Jews. Then again most of these companies are Jewish owned today. Disney? It is now a Jewish company, and probably has been since the family sold out.

She tells a lot of lies, she obviously did Helen Kane imitations as a member of The Coconut Manor Orchestra and was just a character impersonator. Started out as a sort of dancer and originally she worked for Disney, and in her own words she would rather had been the voice of Minnie Mouse than Betty Boop. She preferred working for Disney, and was once asked to “mimic” Mickey Mouse for a cancer patient. However Russi Taylor was the voice of Minnie Mouse, and they did not need a new Minnie Mouse at that time.

Fox was part of Disney’s 1988 TV show Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular, they had her portray Shirley Temple, which is a little weird and creepy. So Disney had Barnette Ricci voice Minnie in the 1988 short that featured Fox. Fox dreamed of voicing Minnie, but never got to. Personally I don’t think she can do Minnie’s voice.

Ricci is considered to be a “Disney Legend” today. She doesn’t like to be credited for her work as Minnie, also she voiced Minnie before Russi Taylor was hired.

Yes! Believe it or not… Fox was a Betty Boop sound-a-like and was considered and pushed for the role when Universal were seeking a Betty Boop. She was not the official voice of Betty Boop since 1991, she was a sound-a-like and in-person Betty. She had no contract to voice Betty in any animated cartoons, only for the theme park. Fun fact, the voice she uses for Betty Boop is fake. Her real voice is deeper and is deep. She deliberately speaks in a baby-voice.

She appeared on many TV shows throughout the 1990s as Betty Boop in person. Not voice, in person. One in which (which Boop-Boop-Be-Doop blog has seen) was the Rosie O’Donnell show, in which Fox pranced around like a maniac holding a feather duster. Very silly…

Suzanne LaRusch also appeared on the show but not as Betty Boop more or less as the “I Love Lucy” character.

As of 2012 Fox started to voice Betty Boop more often, originally she voiced Betty Boop for Universal Studios, and provided the voice for both Olive Oyl and Betty Boop (imitating Mae Questel) for the theme park in Florida, including Pandemonium Cartoon Circus.

Today she’s best known for racial gatekeeping of the Betty Boop fandom.

And also for bullying Mae Questel. In interviews she often disrespects Mae Questel and bullies her. Worst of all, she doesn’t like to share the role of Betty Boop and does not acknowledge anyone but herself and “Helen Kane” who did not voice Betty Boop, as Betty Boop. Fox is a modern day equivalent to Little Ann Little.

Her nickname is Karen because she resembles Karen from Will & Grace and because she’s a Karen in real life. Fox attempted to “indirectly” bully owner of this blog “Berry Boop” along with her husband and “Grandma Poop Pooly” a has-been character impersonator over a Baby Esther Jones story and just because an article claiming that Mae Questel was a better performer than Fox (by another writer) was recycled by Berry. Crazy times. Berry responded to Fox with Karen jokes, and since then has ensured that people are wary of Fox’s gatekeeping and indirect racism. However people do not care. A majority of Sandy Fox’s fans are Caucasian. They don’t care about racism or racist behavior, they often pretend to care, but in reality do not care about people of color or bullying. So what to do? Give said person a taste of their own medicine by jokingly sassing and mocking.

Can you imagine defending specific individuals to the bone for many years? And having people say how terrible at voice-acting they are, only to later find out they are terrible people in real life? It’s quite a hoot. But all in all a character regardless of who is voicing or portraying is just a character. Sandy Fox is NOT the real Betty Boop, she’s just a character impersonator and it is an imitation, she’s a voice-double a sound-a-like. Betty is still Betty, regardless of who is voicing her. They are paid to just record lines. Not lines they want to record but lines that the directors want to hear. In other words, to voice of portray Betty is just a job.

The Fleischers sold out Betty a long time ago, they are not interested in reviving or re-creating the character. You know? Getting someone new to voice Betty!?

Moral of the story. Do not idolize. You live and learn. No hate against Sandy Fox. But will still have a laugh at her expense. Thank you good day. KAREN!

Cheryl Chase (Cheryl Christine Hudock) who is best known as Angelica Pickles on the show Rugrats is Mae Questel’s successor. Chase is also one of the many voices of Olive Oyl. During the 1990s, she did a Betty Boop and or Helen Kane act that got really great reviews. The reviews was that she should be cast as the official voice of Betty Boop if Betty Boop had ever been rebooted. This never came into fruition, but she lent her voice to Betty Boop on a Fleischer Studios commentary DVD during the 2000s. Not only that, she’s a fan of Betty Boop.

She’s one of the best “Boop-Boop-Be-Doop” singers in the world. She recorded many “Boop” songs for the Crazy Rhythm Orchestra and or the Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra and was the “BEST” singer they ever had.

Today she’s a voice actress and her inspirations are Mae Questel and June Foray.

Doriana Mendes was a Brazilian Betty Boop impersonator best known for Cabaret La Boop.

Caroline L. is one of the best Betty Boop impersonators at Universal Studios. She’s actually the most prominent Betty featured at the theme park in Universal Studios Orlando. She’s also Marilyn Monroe.

Shellbee better known as “Shellbee in Wonderland” is an entertainer from Palm Beach who tours Orlando, Singapore, Tokyo and Tampa. One of the many characters she portrays is Betty Boop.

Rachel Copeland-Evans from Florida is a professional singer and songwriter. In her early career she worked for Disney and Universal Studios. According to reviews she was known as the most prettiest Betty Boop of all time. She also portrayed Ariel the Little Mermaid for Disney. Today she’s a member of the 1920s Jazz group “The American Sirens” on YouTube.

Melina S. was a former Betty Boop impersonator. She is a professional dancer, and she toured as Betty singing and dancing in the Boop’n Around shows. She’s also Snow White and pretty much anyone.

She worked for Universal Studios from 2014 to 2018. She started out as masked characters Bart Simpson, Spongebob Squarepants, Curious George, Winnie Woodpecker, and Baby Jaguar.

Melina is retired from the role of Betty Boop now.

She spent two years as Betty at Universal Studios in Florida, and even had the opportunity to go over and portray her at Universal Studios in Singapore.

So in total, she portrayed Betty for about three years. She claimed, “Being in a role for that long, you really start to embody that character, even when you’re not on stage. I still find myself posing for pictures like Betty would, or slipping into her voice sometimes, even though I don’t do the role anymore.”

She claims that Betty is fun, sweet, sassy, and confident in who she is. And even though she’s technically a 90-year-old cartoon character, she thinks people can learn a lot from her today about having confidence and just being yourself. 

Kyla S. is one of the newer Betty Boop impersonators, she is very well liked at Universal Studios Orlando. She’s a costume designer in real life and lipstick lesbian. She does Betty Boop impressions as “Betty Boopin” under her alias the Betty Boop Impressionist and apparently on TikTok. She’s not too bad.

Read “That Time Betty Boop Was In My PM” for more information on Kyla. I know I’m naughty, I take screenshots of every conversation I have. If anyone ever messages me, I will screenshot as I did when Ginger Pauley went on those racist rants.

She asked me about the Betty Boop musical. She wanted to audition. The truth is I have no link to the auditions, I am aware and wary that David Foster was only looking for Broadway talent. Truth be told, I had to be careful what I leaked. Every time I leak something, David Foster changes something. For example I leaked all the information in 2014, and suddenly all that is now scrapped. See!? That’s what happens when you tell all. You kind of ruin what could have been. But regardless it is what it is.

And even though Kyla S. had some experience in “Boop-Oop-a-Doop” they were not looking for an impersonator. They were looking for real Broadway talent, and it looks like they found it. Hopefully after working for Universal Studios in time Kyla S. is able to obtain some kind of recognition for her role as Betty Boop as did Karen Fox. Even though Kyla was mean to me by not responding to a genuine question, I will still be rooting for her success.

Kyla appeared as Betty at one of those parades. However I assume it was herself announcing “her own sexuality” rather than that of Betty. Betty never was a lesbian in her cartoons, she was and is supposedly straight. By the way this is not to attack the actress, just trying to set the record straight.

Very confusing…

Christina H. toured Singapore as Betty Boop. She’s one of the more sweeter Betty Boop impersonators.

Cindy W. was one of the earlier Betty Boop impersonators. She’s from New South Wales, Australia, she toured as Betty at Universal Studios Singapore and Universal Studios Japan.

There are a lot of Betty Boop impersonators out there. Sometimes being Betty doesn’t lead to a career, and it is sometimes very short-lived. If anyone has portrayed Betty Boop, and you possibly want a chance to be the future voice of Betty Boop. All I can advise you is to get into “voice-over” and when you do, ensure that people are aware that you portrayed Betty Boop in person, and that you have experience there.

And who knows, you could be the NEXT official future voice of Betty Boop. Either that or they are going to hire a trained voice-over artist skilled on the Broadway stage.