Barbara Frawley
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Barbara Frawley is an Australian character actress.
She is best known as the voice of young Dot in the 1977 film adaptation of Dot and the Kangaroo
, as well as Around the World with Dot and Dot and the Bunny. Apart from the films she appeared in with the Yoram Gross Film Studios, she mainly appeared in cameo and additional voiceover roles.
, Spyforce
and Homicide. Frawley also appeared on episodes of the Australian children's television show, Play School
.
Frawley went onto provide the voices for many characters in various Australian animated films and television movies, mainly for Yoram Gross Film Studios
, most notably in Dot and the Kangaroo and most recently in The Camel Boy.
She is best known as the voice of young Dot in the 1977 film adaptation of Dot and the Kangaroo
Dot and the Kangaroo
-Film adaptations:The book was adapted into a film in 1977 which featured a combination of animation and live-action. The main character, Dot, was voiced by Barbara Frawley. The film also featured Spike Milligan as the voice of Platypus. The movie featured an original soundtrack including several...
, as well as Around the World with Dot and Dot and the Bunny. Apart from the films she appeared in with the Yoram Gross Film Studios, she mainly appeared in cameo and additional voiceover roles.
Biography
Frawley originally was a radio actress in the late 1950s with the ABC, appearing on The Children's Session before moving to television, where she appeared in the 1967 TV drama series, Contrabandits and in the 1970s in The Link MenThe Link Men
The Link Men was an Australian television series shown in 1970.The series was the first drama series made in-house by the Nine Network as part of an attempt to rival the cop shows produced by Crawford Productions such as Homicide and Division 4. The Link Men starred Kevin Miles, Bruce Montague and...
, Spyforce
Spyforce
Spyforce was an Australian TV series produced from 1971 to 1973, based upon the adventures of Australian Military Intelligence operatives in the South West Pacific during World War II...
and Homicide. Frawley also appeared on episodes of the Australian children's television show, Play School
Play School (Australian TV series)
Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia, and the second longest running childrens show in the world. An estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watch the...
.
Frawley went onto provide the voices for many characters in various Australian animated films and television movies, mainly for Yoram Gross Film Studios
Yoram Gross
Yoram Gross is an Australian producer of children’s and family entertainment. The company is best known for producing Blinky Bill and Dot and the Kangaroo.- History :...
, most notably in Dot and the Kangaroo and most recently in The Camel Boy.
Filmography
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1984) - Additional voices
- The Camel Boy (1984) - Additional voices
- Dot and the BunnyDot and the Kangaroo-Film adaptations:The book was adapted into a film in 1977 which featured a combination of animation and live-action. The main character, Dot, was voiced by Barbara Frawley. The film also featured Spike Milligan as the voice of Platypus. The movie featured an original soundtrack including several...
(1983) - Dot - Great ExpectationsGreat ExpectationsGreat Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens. It was first published in serial form in the publication All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It has been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times....
(1983) - Additional voices - A Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
(1982) - Additional voices - Oliver TwistOliver TwistOliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to...
(1982) - Additional voices - Around the World with DotDot and the Kangaroo-Film adaptations:The book was adapted into a film in 1977 which featured a combination of animation and live-action. The main character, Dot, was voiced by Barbara Frawley. The film also featured Spike Milligan as the voice of Platypus. The movie featured an original soundtrack including several...
(1981) - Dot - The Little ConvictYoram GrossYoram Gross is an Australian producer of children’s and family entertainment. The company is best known for producing Blinky Bill and Dot and the Kangaroo.- History :...
(1979) - Polly - Dot and the KangarooDot and the Kangaroo-Film adaptations:The book was adapted into a film in 1977 which featured a combination of animation and live-action. The main character, Dot, was voiced by Barbara Frawley. The film also featured Spike Milligan as the voice of Platypus. The movie featured an original soundtrack including several...
(1977) - Dot - Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1977) - Additional voices
- Moby Dick (1977) - Additional voices
- Silent Night, Holy Night (1976) - Additional voices
- The Black ArrowThe Black ArrowThe Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is both an historical adventure novel and a romance. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle "A Tale of Tunstall Forest" beginning in Young Folks; A Boys' and Girls' Paper of Instructive and...
(1973) - Additional voices - The Three MusketeersThe Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard...
(1973) - Additional voices - The Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas's most popular work. He completed the work in 1844...
(1973) - Additional voices - The Swiss Family RobinsonThe Swiss Family Robinson-History:Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss, the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world and self-reliance...
(1972) - Additional voices - The Prince and the PauperThe Prince and the PauperThe Prince and the Pauper is an English-language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction...
(1972) - Additional voices
Television Series Filmography
- Play SchoolPlay School (Australian TV series)Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia, and the second longest running childrens show in the world. An estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watch the...
(1980-1992) - Presenter - The Fourth WishThe Fourth WishThe Fourth Wish is a 1976 Australian family film directed by Don Chaffey.-Cast:*John Meillon ... Casey*Robert Bettles ... Sean*Michael Craig ... Dr. Richardson*Anne Haddy ... Dr. Kirk*Ron Haddrick ... Harbord*Robyn Nevin ... Connie...
(1974) – voice - SpyforceSpyforceSpyforce was an Australian TV series produced from 1971 to 1973, based upon the adventures of Australian Military Intelligence operatives in the South West Pacific during World War II...
(1972) - The Link MenThe Link MenThe Link Men was an Australian television series shown in 1970.The series was the first drama series made in-house by the Nine Network as part of an attempt to rival the cop shows produced by Crawford Productions such as Homicide and Division 4. The Link Men starred Kevin Miles, Bruce Montague and...
(1970) - Contrabandits (1967)
- Homicide (1966–1972) - Val Charter