Barbara Goodson
Barbara Dale Goodson is an American voice actress who has done voice-over work in cartoons and shows. Her best-known role was providing the English dub voice of the main villain Empress Rita Repulsa in the Power Rangers franchise, starting with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and including Power Rangers Zeo, ', Power Rangers in Space. Other Power Rangers characters include Prince Sprocket and Orbus in Power Rangers Zeo, and Mandilok in Power Rangers Wild Force. She also voiced Red Fraggle and Wingnut in Jim Henson's cartoon ', Ladyborg in Beetleborgs Metallix. and Mother Talzin on , the last of which she won a Best Actress award from the website Behind The Voice Actors. She voiced in HBO's Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Tom, FLCL as Naota. The series CloudBread in which she is a cast member as Wooley, Ruiz, Grandma and Teacher Ellie was nominated for Best Children's Programming in 2011 for an Annie Award. She was also awarded an Earphones Award for narrating Blair Clemons in the Time/Warner book On A Night Like This.
Personal life
Goodson was born in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in New Jersey and now lives in Santa Monica, California with her husband Bruce Gustafson.Dubbing roles
Animation English dubbing
- ' – Sentaro Kawanishi
- Ai Yori Aoshi – Aoi's Mother
- Angel Tales – Toki
- Arc the Lad – Boy, Boy B, Nurse, Old Woman, Waitress
- ' – Yoko's Kindergarten Teacher
- Around the World with Willy Fog – Additional voices
- Bakuto Sengen Daigunder – Akira Akebono
- Barefoot Gen – Ryuta Kondo
- Battle B-Daman – Terry
- B-Daman Crossfire – Derek Watari
- Biohunter – Mary
- Black Jack – Koichiro, Old Woman
- Blade of the Immortal – Fake Yaobikuni
- Bleach – Numb Chandelier
- Ringing Bell – Chirin
- Cardcaptors — Yuuki Tachibana
- Crimson Wolf – Mizuo Mashio
- Crying Freeman – Bayasan
- Coppelion – Granny Ayame
- Cowboy Bebop – Pet Shop Owner
- Cyborg 009 – Cathy, Jimmy's Mother
- Daigunder – Akira Akebono
- Daphne in the Brilliant Blue – President
- DearS – Oihiko's Mom
- ' – Grandmother
- Digimon – T.K.'s Mom, additional characters
- Disgaea – Laharl
- Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds – Milady
- Doomed Megalopolis – Keiko
- Dragon Ball – Son Goku
- Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure – Akane Yamano
- El Hazard: The Magnificent World 2 – Various
- ' – Millie
- Ergo Proxy – Lacan
- Eureka Seven – Coda
- Fafner in the Azure – Ayano Kondou
- The Fantastic Adventures of Unico – Unico
- ' – Queen Lenna
- Figure 17 – Rin Ibaragi
- FLCL – Nandaba Naota
- ' – Tami Hanae
- Flint the Time Detective – Petra Fina/Mrs. Iknow, Getalong
- Fushigi Yūgi – Miboshi, Subaru
- Gad Guard – Kyoko Sanada
- Gate Keepers – Kazuko Ukiya
- Geneshaft – Hyun, Judy
- ' – Agatha June, Pee Wee
- ' – Maruta, Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki
- Grenadier – Teppa Aizen
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics – Various
- Gun Frontier – Erole
- Gurren Lagann – Kunba
- .hack//Legend of the Twilight – Katsuyuki
- Haré+Guu – Sharon
- Here is Greenwood – Mrs. Ikeda
- Honey and Clover – Aunt Akiko, Dr. Satsuki
- Honeybee Hutch – Various
- Hunter × Hunter 2011 series – Gon's Great-Grandmother Old Lady
- Immortal Grand Prix – Misaki
- ' – Enya Geil
- Jungle de Ikou! – Rongo/Takuma
- Kamichu! – Mitsubamaru
- Karas – Tsuruta
- Kekkaishi – Tokiko Yukimura
- Kikaider – Masaru Komyoji
- Knights of Sidonia – Lalah Hiyama
- Koi Kaze – Woman
- Kyo Kara Maoh! – Doria, Queen Bear Bee, Rick, Conrad
- Leave it to Piyoko! – Additional voices
- The Legend of Black Heaven – Mother
- Little Women – Aunt March
- Love Hina – Mitsune Konno
- ' – Sean
- ' – Clarisse d'Cagliostro
- ' – Baba
- Magic Knight Rayearth – Alcyone, Sang Yung
- Mars Daybreak – Elizabeth Liati
- Maple Town – Bobby Bear, Mama Rabbit, Mikey Mole
- Megazone 23 – Yui Takanaka
- The Melody of Oblivion – Bocca's Mother, Kei, Nurse, Old Woman, President
- Mermaid Forest – Old Lady
- ' – Maria
- Monster – Mrs. Fortner
- Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit – Torogai
- My Favorite Fairy Tales – Additional voices
- Naruto – Grandma Sansho
- Naruto Shippuden – Chiyo, Shima
- Neo-Tokyo – Mother
- The New Adventures of Gigantor – Jimmy Sparks
- Noozles – Blinky, Kelly Brown
- One-Punch Man – Boy, Shibabawa
- Otogi Zoshi – Narrator
- Outlaw Star – Additional voices
- Overman King Gainer – Martina Lee, Woman in Restroom
- Ox Tales - Moe the Mole, additional characters
- Panda! Go, Panda! – Various
- Paradise Kiss – Young George, Kozue Shimamoto
- Paranoia Agent – Sato
- Phoenix – Obaba, Boy
- Planetes – Fadlan's Daughter
- The Prince of Tennis – Sumire Ryuzaki
- ' – Shoorpanakha
- Rave Master – Chino, Fortune Teller
- Requiem from the Darkness – Mrs. Ofaju, Otami, Shiragiku
- ' – Female News Reporter, Female Zombie
- Robot Carnival – Old Lady
- Robotech – Marie Crystal, Sera
- Rozen Maiden – Kazuki Shibasaki
- Rumiko Takahashi Anthology – Old Lady, Ruriko Tonegawa's Mother-in-law
- Rurouni Kenshin – Hana, Shougo and Saya's Mother
- Sailor Moon SuperS – Zirconia
- Samurai Champloo – Ogin, Madam, additional voices
- Samurai Girl Real Bout High School – Akira Kinomiya
- Scrapped Princess Baroness Bairach, Rita
- S-CRY-ed – Banka, Emergy Maxfell. Girl at Party, Mama-san, Ms. Yoshii
- Shin-chan – Max
- Shinzo – Additional voices
- Silent Möbius – Lebia
- ' – Jane
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock – Queen Regina
- Submarine 707R – Aldemis
- Tekkaman Blade – Star Summers
- Tenchi Muyo! GXP – Ryoko Balta
- ' – Ingrid
- Tweeny Witches – Credelle, Menow
- The Twelve Kingdoms – Bishin, Gyokuyou, Takki
- Twilight of the Dark Master – Takamiya
- Ultra Maniac – Bamboo
- Unico in the Island of Magic – Unico
- When They Cry - Higurashi – Keiichi's Mother/Aiko Maebara, Oryou Sonozaki, Suguru Okamura
- ' – Elizabeth, Ex Laila, Olivia, Pregnant Woman
- Windaria – Princess Veronica
- Witch Hunter Robin – Toudo's Mother
- Wolf's Rain – Hanabito
- Wowser – Bob Lovely, Beatrice, additional voices
- X – Saya Monou
- Yukikaze – Lynn Jackson
- YS-II – Bana
- Zillion – Apple
- – Apple
Filmography
Animation
- ' – Song's mother
- Bernadette: Princess of Lourdes – Various characters
- Buttons & Rusty – Buttons Bear
- Chucklewood Critters – Buttons, Christy, Frisky
- ' – Red Fraggle, Wingnut Doozer
- ' – Various characters
- Goldengirl – Onyx, Moth Lady
- Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol – Jin Jin
- The Kids from Room 402 – Various characters
- Kissyfur – Various characters
- The Legend of Korra – Shaman
- Lucky Luke – Three Hillbilly Women
- ' - Marianne Lenoir/ Backwarder
- Mr. Pickles – Steve the Gimp
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes – Small Calf Demon, Monster
- Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist – Princess Annushka
- The Ren and Stimpy Show – High Fashion Log Girl
- The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs – Various characters
- ' – Dr. Ashley Kafka
- ' – Mother Talzin
- What's with Andy? – Various characters
- Wildfire – Various characters
- Wisdom of the Gnomes – Various characters
- The Wizard – Billy
- Wolf Rock TV – Mayor's Wife
Live-action
- Beetleborgs Metallix – Ladyborg
- Hallo Spencer – Galactica
- MMPR//PRIS – Rita Repulsa, Prince Sprocket, Orbus, Somnibot, Turbanshell
- Power Rangers Lost Galaxy – Icy Angel
- Power Rangers Time Force – Notacon
- Power Rangers Wild Force – Mandilok
- Violetta – Olga
Films
- A Silent Voice - Ito Nishimiya
- Akira – Kaori, Takashi, additional voices
- Aquarian Age the Movie – Hokuto
- ' – Griffith, Old Fortuneteller
- ' – Dinky's Mother, Mama Bir
- Laputa: Castle in the Sky – Pazu, Madge
- Cats Don't Dance – Various characters
- Catnapped! – Queen, Toru's Friend
- ' – Old Woman
- The Dalton on the Run - Additional Voices
- Fist of the North Star – Alei
- Fly Me to the Moon – Maggot 3
- Katy Caterpillar – Katy, Denise
- Kiki's Delivery Service – Kiki's Mother, additional voices
- ' – Darling
- Lu over the Wall - Granny Octopus
- Metropolis – Emmy
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91 – Nadia Ronah
- Ringing Bell - Chirin
- Rover Dangerfield – Farm Voices
- Tenchi Muyo!: The Daughter of Darkness – Child Yosho, Yuzuha
- – Hoppy, Gladys, Human Witch, Bridesmaid #2, Croven
- Unico in the Island of Magic - Unico
- Vampire Hunter D – Doris Lang
- Weathering with You - Fumi Tachibana
- Zootopia – Bully
Video games
- ' – Gon
- Brave Fencer Musashi – Kojiro
- Dead Head Fred – Additional voices
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Marle
- Final Fantasy XIII – Additional voices
- Fire Emblem Heroes – Hel
- Grim Fandango – Lola
- Guild Wars Nightfall – Spearmarshal Kormir
- ' – Chiyo
- ' – Chiyo
- ' – Chiyo
- ' – Chiyo
- ' – Chiyo
- ' – Chiyo
- ' – Chiyo
- ' – Chiyo
- ' – Chiyo
- Persona 5 – Shinya Oda
- Resonance of Fate – Theresa
- Shenmue III – Additional Cast
- Space Adventure Cobra – Dominique Royal, misc.
- ' – Nurse Campbell
- ' – Lady Vashj
- – Lady Vashj
Documentary
- Adventures in Voice Acting – Herself