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Susan Silo
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| Born |
Susan Margolis
July 27, 1942 |
| Other names | Susie Silo |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Agent | Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, Doherty |
| Spouse(s) |
Burr DeBenning
(m. 1966; Michael Irwin Nave
(m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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Susan Silo (born July 27, 1942) is an American actress. She is especially well-known for her amazing work using her voice in cartoons and video games.
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Early Life and First Steps in Acting
Susan Silo was born in New York City. Her parents, Jon and Ruth Silo, were also actors. This meant she grew up around the world of performing!
When she was just 15, Susan won a big contest. She beat over 350 other people to sing on The Jerry Lewis Show in 1957. This was a fantastic start to her career!
Susan Silo's Career Journey
Susan's acting career began on television. One of her first roles was on The Jack Benny Show. She also starred in a show called Harry's Girls. This show was about a group of performers traveling around Europe.
Throughout the 1960s to the 1990s, Susan appeared in many popular TV series. These included shows like Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Batman, and The Love Boat. She played different characters in each episode, showing her talent.
Becoming a Voice Acting Star
Susan Silo is a very successful voice actress. She even teaches others how to do voice acting! She started her voice-acting journey by being the voice of a talking cow in commercials for over ten years.
She has lent her voice to many famous cartoon studios. These include Hanna-Barbera, Marvel, and Disney.
Some of her most famous voice roles include:
- Wuya in Xiaolin Showdown
- Sartana of the Dead in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
- Dr. Karbunkle in Biker Mice from Mars
- The White Queen in Pryde of the X-Men
- Sue in Pac-Man
- Mama Mousekewitz in Fievel's American Tails
- Petaluma in The Smurfs
Susan has also voiced characters in many video games. She was the White Queen again in the X-Men video game. She also voiced characters in games like Crash Tag Team Racing and The Last of Us.
More recently, from 2009 to 2022, she was the voice of Neferkitty, a cat empress, on The Garfield Show. In 2014, she voiced Yin on Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra.
Personal Life
Susan Silo was married to actor Burr DeBenning. They had two sons together. After Burr passed away in 2003, Susan later married Michael Irwin Nave in 2010.
Susan Silo's Work in Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Susan Silo | S1. Episode: 3 |
| 1960 | The Jack Benny Program | Girl | Episode: "The Dick Clark Show" |
| 1960 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Joanne | Episode: "Dobie Goes Beatnik" |
| 1961 | Ripcord | Suzy Thomas | Episode: "Airborne" |
| 1961 | The Ann Sothern Show | April Fleming | Episode: "Almost April" |
| 1961 | Sea Hunt | Leilani | Episode: "Cougar" |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Angela | Episode: "Coming Home" |
| 1961 | Miami Undercover | Vicki | Episode: "Mystery of the Swamp" |
| 1961 | Route 66 | Marva | Episode: "...And the Cat Jumped Over the Moon" |
| 1961–1963 | Wagon Train | Betty Whitaker, Susan | 2 episodes |
| 1961–1962 | Hawaiian Eye | Lita, Shannon Malloy | 2 episodes |
| 1962 | The Tall Man | Amy Beckett | Episode: "Quarantine" |
| 1962 | Ensign O'Toole | Girl | Episode: "Operation: Model T" |
| 1962 | Empire | MacCormack | Episode: "The Fire Dancer" |
| 1962 | Hazel | Gabrielle | Episode: "Hazel and the Lovebirds" |
| 1963 | Sam Benedict | Barbara Eddy | Episode: "Read No Evil" |
| 1963 | Have Gun – Will Travel | Taymanee | Episode: "Two Plus One" |
| 1963 | The Lieutenant | Marie Eckles | Episode: "A Very Private Affair" |
| 1963–1964 | Harry's Girls | Rusty | 15 episodes |
| 1964 | McHale's Navy | Babette | Episode: "Babette, Go Home" |
| 1964 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Susan Silver | Episode: "Love the Giver" |
| 1964 | Burke's Law | Phoebe McPhee | Episode: "Who Killed Everybody?" |
| 1964 | Combat! | Annice | Episode: "The Town That Went Away" |
| 1965 | Bonanza | Elena Miguel | Episode: "Woman of Fire" |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | Little Willow | Episode: "The Night of the Double-Edged Knife" |
| 1965 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Anna Paola | Episode: "The Children's Day Affair" |
| 1966 | Dr. Kildare | Angie | 3 episodes |
| 1966 | Batman | Mousey | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | The John Forsythe Show | Michelina | Episode: "Engagement, Italian Style" |
| 1966 | My Three Sons | Janine | Episode: "Our Boy in Washington" |
| 1966–1967 | Occasional Wife | Vera Frick | 3 episodes |
| 1969 | Gunsmoke | Rita Lane | Episode: "The Long Night" |
| 1969 | Here Come the Brides | Ada Moon | Episode: "Next Week, East Lynne" |
| 1971 | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Little Red Riding Hood | Television film |
| 1974 | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Miss Taylor (voice) | Television film |
| 1977 | CB Bears | Zelda (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | Yvonne Boulanger | Episode: "Parlez-Vous?" |
| 1982–1983 | Pac-Man | Sue (voice) | 19 episodes |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Mrs. Barney | 2 episodes |
| 1984–1985 | Kidd Video | She-Lion (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 1985 | Robotix | Narra, Compucore (voice) | Episode: "Battle of the Titans" |
| 1986 | Inhumanoids | Sandra Shore (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 1986–1987 | Foofur | Mrs. Escrow (voice) | 16 episodes |
| 1989 | L.A. Law | Yvette | Episode: "The Unbearable Lightness of Boring" |
| 1989 | X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men | White Queen (voice) | Television film |
| 1989 | Ring Raiders | Siren (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | The Wizard of Oz | Munchkin Mayor (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1990–1991 | Zazoo U | Tess (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1991 | Toxic Crusaders | Mrs. Junko (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1991 | James Bond Jr. | Miz Fortune, Phoebe Farragut (voice) | 61 episodes |
| 1991 | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | Fang, Lillian (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Barbarian's Mother (voice) | Episode: "The Journey" |
| 1991–1992 | Darkwing Duck | Neptunia (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | The Addams Family | Mrs. Quaint (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1992 | Fievel's American Tails | Mama Mousekewitz (voice) | Episode: "Fievel, the Lonesome Ranger" |
| 1993–1996 | Biker Mice from Mars | Dr. Karbunkle (voice) | 65 episodes |
| 1994–1996 | The Tick | Jet Valkyrie, Jungle Janet, Johnny Omega (voice) | 11 episodes |
| 1995 | Daisy-Head Mayzie | Miss Sneetcher (voice) | Television film |
| 1995–1996 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Various voices | 11 episodes |
| 1996 | Richie Rich | Regina Rich (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 1996 | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | Elaine's Mother | Episode: "The Secret Crush Show" |
| 1997 | The Mask: Animated Series | Selina Swint (voice) | Episode: "Counterfeit Mask" |
| 1997–1998 | Channel Umptee-3 | Polly (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | National Lampoon's Men in White | Alien (voice) | Television film |
| 2003–2004 | ChalkZone | Stinky Witch (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2003–2004 | Zatch Bell! | Zofis (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2003–2006 | Xiaolin Showdown | Wuya (voice) | 38 episodes |
| 2004 | Ozzy & Drix | Cryo (voice) | Episode: "A Cold Day in Hector" |
| 2004–2005 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | Miss Nanny (voice) | 7 episodes |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Fisherman's Wife (voice) | Episode: "The Storm" |
| 2005 | W.I.T.C.H. | Miranda Beast, Slug (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2005–2007 | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Aunt Roon (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Robot Chicken | Dorothy Zbornak (voice) | Episode: "Cracked China" |
| 2006–2007 | Biker Mice from Mars | Dr. Karbunkle (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2006–2022 | Curious George | Netti Pisghetti (voice) | 25 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Sartana (voice) | 22 episodes |
| 2008 | Digimon Data Squad | Grandma Norstein (voice) | Episode: "Thomas Bursts on the Scene!" |
| 2008–2009 | The Garfield Show | Neferkitty, Sir Leo's Agent (voice) | 12 episodes |
| 2009 | Back at the Barnyard | Various voices | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Legend of Korra | Yin (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Turbo Fast | Gypsy Moth (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Grammy (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Niko and the Sword of Light | Dolphin Queen, Shrimp Trooper (voice) | Episode: "From the Sea of Suffering to the Faraway Shore" |
| 2019 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Aunt Louella (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Rocketeer | Irma Philpot (voice) | 3 episodes |
Susan Silo's Work in Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | Smitty Smith | |
| 1971 | Marriage: Year One | Shirley Lemberg | |
| 1988 | Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw | Florence (voice) | |
| 1990 | Jetsons: The Movie | Gertie Furbelow (voice) | |
| 1992 | Beauty and the Beast | Alicia, Clara, Evil Fairy | |
| 1992 | Bebe's Kids | Additional voices | |
| 1992 | The Little Mermaid | Cassandra | |
| 1993 | Once Upon a Forest | Russell's Mother (voice) | |
| 1994 | Snow White and the Magic Mirror | Wicked Queen | |
| 1997 | Babes in Toyland | Scat (voice) | |
| 1999 | Kiss Toledo Goodbye | Mrs. Beidekker | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Police Cruiser Computer (voice) | |
| 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Mary (voice) | |
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Ant #4 (voice) | |
| 2007 | Dead Silence | Old Woman | |
| 2008 | Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight | Flamestrike (voice) | |
| 2009 | Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas | Netti Pisghetti (voice) | |
| 2011 | The Rite | Lady |
Susan Silo's Work in Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | X-Men | Emma Forst / White Queen | |
| 1993 | Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers | Cazaunoux | |
| 1993 | Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness | Baba Yaga, Fenris, Olga Stovich | |
| 1994 | Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist | Helen Back, Madame Ovaree | |
| 1995 | Snow White and the Magic Mirror: Interactive Storybook | Wicked Queen | |
| 1995 | Shannara | Aine Elessedil, Gnome Healer, Geeka | |
| 1996 | Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster and the Beanstalk | White Sheeps, Shop Sheep | |
| 1997 | Tamagotchi CD-ROM | Voice | |
| 1998 | Dr. Seuss Kindergarten | Mother Bippo-No-Bungus | |
| 1998 | Dr. Seuss Preschool | Queen Sneezlebee, Mayzie | |
| 1999 | Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned | Girard, Marcie | |
| 2000 | Giants: Citizen Kabuto | Queen Sappho | |
| 2000 | Sacrifice | Seerix | |
| 2001 | Emperor: Battle for Dune | Executrix Council | |
| 2002 | Earth & Beyond | Councilor Uja'da | |
| 2003 | RTX Red Rock | Old Soul #4 | |
| 2003 | Tales of Symphonia | Additional Voices | |
| 2004 | Crash Twinsanity | Nina Cortex, Madame Amberley | |
| 2004 | Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury | Zofis | |
| 2005 | Crash Tag Team Racing | Old Women, Mature Women | |
| 2005 | Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles | Zofis | |
| 2005 | Guild Wars | Glint, Justiciar Taran | |
| 2005 | Guild Wars Prophecies | Glint | |
| 2006 | Xiaolin Showdown | Wuya | |
| 2006 | Dead Rising | Lindsay Harris | |
| 2007 | God of War II | Clotho | |
| 2007 | Clive Barker's Jericho | Hanne Lichthammer | |
| 2007 | Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer | Nefris, Founder, Gulk'aush | |
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Narrator | |
| 2009 | The Saboteur | Voice | |
| Undead Knights | Narrator | ||
| 2012 | Diablo III | Additional Voices | |
| 2013 | The Last of Us | Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Tales from the Borderlands | Vallory | |
| 2015 | Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | Cadetmaster | |
| 2015 | Mad Max | Wasterlander | |
| 2016 | Dead Rising 4 | Lindsay Harris | |
| 2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Mireille | |
| 2021 | The Artful Escape | Magic Cat, Resident 1 | |
| 2023 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 | Sartana | |
| 2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Additional Voices |
See also
In Spanish: Susan Silo para niños
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