Kathleen Helppie-Shipley (born September 13, 1956) is an American animation producer and voice actress. For Hanna-Barbera, she portrayed Sweets on Biskitts and Shannon on Pound Puppies.
Biography
Helppie began her animation career at Warner Bros. as a secretary for director Friz Freleng. She was in charge of the Looney Tunes franchise longer than anyone else except studio founder Leon Schlesinger. She was working as a mapmaker for the studio when her cartoon voice was randomly discovered by Hollywood talent scouts. As senior producer, Helppie was nominated for six Annie awards, two of which she won.
External links
- Kathleen Helppie-Shipley at the Internet Movie Database