Jean Vander Pyl

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Biography

American actress

  • Primary profession
  • Actress
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 11 October 1919
  • Place of birth
  • Philadelphia
  • Death date
  • 1999-04-10
  • Death age
  • 80
  • Place of death
  • Dana Point· California
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Best known as the voice of Wilma Flintstone from Hanna/Barberas long running cartoon, "The Flintstones" .

Mother of Michael OMeara, Timothy OMeara, and Roger DeWitt , and step-mother of Anthony DeWitt and Peter DeWitt.

Son Roger was a junior high school teacher in Los Angeles in the 1990s.

She also had a daughter, Tina OMeara who died in the 1970s.

Started as a radio actress in Calling All Cops and Father Knows Best.

In addition to Wilma, Jean also voiced the Flintstone characters Pebbles and Mrs. Slate. Much to her later regret, Jean was paid just $250 per episode and received a lump sum of $15,000 in lieu of syndication royalties. She was later a voice actor for seven of the characters in The Jetsons, including Rosie the robotic maid, and Mrs. Spacely.

Was the second woman, after June Whitley, to do the voice of Margaret Anderson on the Father Knows Best radio show.

Has a granddaughter, Wilma, named after her iconic cartoon character in the show The Flintstones.

Worked with Bea Benaderet in "The Flintstones" and in "Top Cat" .

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