Teresa Ganzel

Teresa Ganzel
Ganzel in 2012
Occupations	Actress comedian
Years active	1981–present
Agent(s)	Arlene Thornton and Associates[1]
Spouse	Billy Van Zandt ​ (m. 2021)​ [2]

Teresa Ganzel is an American actress and comedian.^[3]

Career

Ganzel was a recurring cast member of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as the Matinee Lady in the "Tea Time Movie" sketches. She has often played stereotypical ditzy blonde bimbo roles, including Greedy Gretchen in the Three's Company episode "Lies My Roommate Told Me" (1981), National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982), the film The Toy (1982) with Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor, and the Married... with Children episode "A Three Job, No Income Family" (1989).^{[citation needed]}

In 1984, Ganzel played another young and ditzy blonde, Sheree Winkler, in the short-lived sitcom The Duck Factory, which introduced Jim Carrey to American audiences.^{[citation needed]} She was a frequent game show celebrity in the 1980s, particularly on the $25,000 and $100,000 incarnations of Pyramid, as well as a recurring celebrity on the 1986–1989 version of Hollywood Squares. She also appeared as a celebrity in the game show pilot for Money in the Blank (1987).^{[citation needed]}

Ganzel has had several voice-over roles in cartoons, animated movies, and series, including Cow and Chicken, The Emperor's New School, Monsters, Inc., Goof Troop, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Rugrats, and Horton Hears a Who!. Her first voice role was as Kitty Glitter in Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats. Ganzel voices Miss Vavoom, the 1990s revival of Red Hot Riding Hood, in Tom & Jerry Kids and Droopy, Master Detective.

In 2010, Ganzel played a principal role in the off-Broadway production of Viagara 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 on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast.^{[citation needed]}

Reputation

TV writer Mark Evanier said:

"[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

Ganzel had dated her Tom and Jerry Kids and Droopy, Master Detective co-star Frank Welker.^[7]

Selected roles

• Three's Company (1981) (TV Series) ... Greedy Gretchen
• My Favorite Year (1982) ... Dumpling
• The Toy (1982) ... Fancy Bates
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ... Tea Time Movie Lady (1982–1991)
• National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982) ... Diana
• The Duck Factory (1984) (TV series) ... Mrs. Sheree Winkler
• Three's a Crowd (1985) (TV series) ... Greedy Gretchen
• Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)... Elizabeth Ellison
• Newhart (1986) (TV series) ... Kathy Newman (episode: "Torn Between Three Brothers")
• Fresno (1986) (TV miniseries) ... Bobbi Jo Bobb
• Roxie (1987) (TV series) ... Marcie McKinley
• Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (1987) (animated TV movie) ... Kitty Glitter
• The New Yogi Bear Show (1988) ... Additional voices
• Mama's Family (1989) ... Heather
• Married... with Children (1989) ... Heather (episode: "A Three Job, No Income Family")
• The Smurfs (1989) ... Additional voices
• The Dave Thomas Comedy Show (1990) ... Regular
• Columbo (1990) ... Dede Perkins (episode: "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo")
• Monsters (American TV series) (1990)... Debbie (episode: "Murray's Monster")
• Tom & Jerry Kids (1990–94) ... Miss Vavoom and others
• Raw Toonage (1992) ... Additional voices
• Droopy, Master Detective (1993–94) ... Miss Vavoom
• Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1998) ... Livia Sterling Randolph (episode: "A New Leaf: Part 2")
• I Am Weasel (1998) ... Loullabelle
• Rugrats (1998) ... Colleen McNulty (episode: "A Very McNulty Birthday")
• The New Woody Woodpecker Show (2001) ... Inga Smorgasbord (episode: "Frankenwoody")
• Monsters, Inc. (2001) ... Betty (voice)
• Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) ... Liz
• EverQuest II (2004 computer game) ... 13 voice roles
• The Emperor's New School (2006) ... Princess Lalala
• Surf's Up (2007) ... Female Penguin #2s
• Horton Hears a Who! (2008) ... Female Who #2
• WALL-E (2008) ... Additional voices
• Up (2009) ... Additional voices
• Random! Cartoons (2009) ... Lulu
• Toy Story 3 (2010) ... Additional voices
• Monsters University (2013) ... Gladys
• Inside Out (2015) ... Additional voices
• Despicable Me 3 (2017) ... Additional voices
• Side Hustle (2022) (TV series) ... Gladys (episode: "We Have a Bingo!")

References

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

External links

• Teresa Ganzel at IMDb