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Teresa Ganzel

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Teresa Ganzel
Ganzel in 2012
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active1981–present
Agent(s)Arlene Thornton and Associates[1]
Spouse
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(m.2021)​
[2]

Teresa Ganzelis an American actress and comedian.[3]

Career

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Ganzel was a recurring cast member ofThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas the Matinee Lady in the "Tea Time Movie" sketches. She has often played stereotypical ditzy blonde bimbo roles, including Greedy Gretchen in theThree's Companyepisode "Lies My Roommate Told Me" (1981),National Lampoon's Movie Madness(1982), the filmThe Toy(1982) withJackie GleasonandRichard Pryor,and theMarried... with Childrenepisode "A Three Job, No Income Family" (1989).[citation needed]

In 1984, Ganzel played another young and ditzy blonde, Sheree Winkler, in the short-lived sitcomThe Duck Factory,which introducedJim Carreyto American audiences.[citation needed]She was a frequent game show celebrity in the 1980s, particularly on the $25,000 and $100,000 incarnations ofPyramid,as well as a recurring celebrity on the 1986–1989 version ofHollywood Squares.She also appeared as a celebrity in the game show pilot forMoney in the Blank(1987).[citation needed]

Ganzel has had several voice-over roles in cartoons, animated movies, and series, includingCow and Chicken,The Emperor's New School,Monsters, Inc.,Goof Troop,Aaahh!!! Real Monsters,Rugrats,andHorton Hears a Who!.Her first voice role was as Kitty Glitter inTop Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats.Ganzel voices Miss Vavoom, the 1990s revival ofRed Hot Riding Hood,inTom & Jerry KidsandDroopy, Master Detective.

In 2010, Ganzel played a principal role in theoff-Broadwayproduction ofViagara Falls(2010) after appearing in the same role, Jacqueline Tempest, in productions of the play staged in other cities.[4][5]

On April 20, 2016, Ganzel appeared onKen Reid'sTV Guidance Counselorpodcast.[citation needed]

Reputation

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TV writerMark Evaniersaid:

"[Ganzel] took the Matinee Lady from being someone to be ogled and laughed-at because her I.Q. was lower than her bra-size to being a skilled comic actress playing that kind of character...This all may wind up to a tiny milestone in the evolution of women on TV but I think it's quite real and that Teresa deserves some real credit."[6]

Personal life

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Ganzel had dated herTom and Jerry KidsandDroopy, Master Detectiveco-starFrank Welker.[7]

Selected roles

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References

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  1. ^"Teresa Ganzel".AT&A – Arlene Thornton & associates.RetrievedJune 10,2023.
  2. ^"About – VanZandt Milmore".
  3. ^behindthevoiceactors
  4. ^Genzlinger, Neil(July 26, 2010)."Two Guys Trying Their Best to Grow Old Disgracefully".The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon February 18, 2016.
  5. ^"'Viagra Falls'".Desert Entertainer.Archived fromthe originalon July 23, 2012.RetrievedJuly 25,2011.
  6. ^Evanier, Mark(June 17, 2017)."Smart-Funny".News from ME.
  7. ^"Let Me Be Frank".FrankWelker.
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