{"id":1520,"date":"2016-06-13T18:46:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T23:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2016-06-13T18:51:02","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T23:51:02","slug":"in-memory-of-janet-waldo-february-4-1920-june-12-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/13\/in-memory-of-janet-waldo-february-4-1920-june-12-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Janet Waldo (February 4, 1920\u2014June 12, 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Janet-Waldo.png\" alt=\"Janet Waldo\" width=\"219\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Janet-Waldo.png 219w, https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Janet-Waldo-150x158.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/>It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of an\u00a0<em>Adventures in Odyssey<\/em>\u00a0actress\u00a0who worked her way into the hearts of countless fans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/actors\/janet_waldo.htm\">Janet Waldo<\/a>, voice of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/features\/characters\/JoanneWoodstonAllen.htm\">Joanne Woodston-Allen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/features\/characters\/MaureenHodges.htm\">Maureen Hodges<\/a>, passed away at age 96 on Sunday, June 12, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Paired up as the perfect companion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/features\/characters\/JackWilburAllen.htm\">Jack Allen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/features\/characters\/JoanneWoodstonAllen.htm\">Joanne Allen<\/a> added a unique sweetness to the show and personality that can never be replaced. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/actors\/janet_waldo.htm\">Janet Waldo<\/a> voiced six characters over the years, beginning with her appearance as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/features\/characters\/MaureenHodges.htm\">Maureen Hodges<\/a> in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/episodes\/Episodes_1992.htm#AIO204\">Wonderworld<\/a>\u00a0(1992), and concluding her role as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/features\/characters\/JoanneWoodstonAllen.htm\">Joanne Allen<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/episodes\/Episodes_2012.htm#AIO725\">Home Again, Part 2<\/a> (2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/actors\/janet_waldo.htm\">Janet Waldo<\/a> appears in 38 episodes spanning 20 years. Her most well known character is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/features\/characters\/JoanneWoodstonAllen.htm\">Joanne Woodston-Allen<\/a>, wife of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/features\/characters\/JackWilburAllen.htm\">Jack Allen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/actors\/janet_waldo.htm\">Janet Waldo<\/a> is best known as the voice of Judy Jetson on the popular cartoon series &#8220;The Jetsons&#8221; from 1962-1987. She began her acting career in 1938 and her work spans animation, live-action films, radio, and television, Janet&#8217;s distinctive voice has landed her many roles, and she focused on animation for many years. She has voiced characters for some of the most popular cartoons in TV history.<\/p>\n<p>This news arrives less than a month after announcing the passing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/actors\/alan_young.htm\">Alan Young<\/a>, voice of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/features\/characters\/JackWilburAllen.htm\">Jack Allen<\/a>. With a show that has impacted thousands, if not millions, of people during its nearly 30-year run, it is natural to reach a point in the show&#8217;s\u00a0history when older generations of talent\u00a0begin to fade away. These actors have had a good run, and we&#8217;re thankful for their talent and sacrifices they made to influence families in a positive way.<\/p>\n<p>Farewell, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/actors\/janet_waldo.htm\">Janet Waldo<\/a>. We will always remember you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/janet-waldo-dead-dies_us_575efd12e4b071ec19eea829\">Read a tribute to Janet Waldo posted by the Huffington Post.<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2014 In the past, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/actors\/janet_waldo.htm\">Janet Waldo<\/a>\u00a0was interviewed for the Official <em>Adventures in Odyssey<\/em> Podcast. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitsendblog.org\/2008\/10\/new-interview-with-the-voice-of-joanne-allen-actress-janet-waldo\/\">Podcast 54<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of an\u00a0Adventures in Odyssey\u00a0actress\u00a0who worked her way into the hearts of countless fans. Janet Waldo, voice of Joanne Woodston-Allen and Maureen Hodges, passed away at age 96 on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Paired up as the perfect companion for Jack Allen, Joanne Allen added a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,55],"tags":[366,371,372,367],"class_list":["post-1520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actors","category-news","tag-farewell","tag-janet-waldo","tag-joanne-allen","tag-tribute"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Janet-Waldo.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2kCCw-ow","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.odysseyscoop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}