Janet Waldo
Actress

Janet Waldo Net Worth

Janet Waldo was born in Yakima, Washington and began performing in church plays as a youth. She was discovered by Bing Crosby and signed to Paramount Pictures, where she appeared in small roles in films such as Sing, You Sinners (1938) and The Star Maker (1939). She then moved to radio, where she became a household name for her role as the eternal teen in "Meet Corliss Archer". She also performed on radio's "One Man's Family," "The Gallant Heart," and "Star Playhouse". In 1952, she appeared in an episode of I Love Lucy. In 1948, she married writer-director-producer Robert E. Lee and curtailed her career activities to raise her two children. In the early 1960s, she provided the voice of Judy Jetson in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series The Jetsons. She went on to become a Hanna-Barbera staple, providing hundreds of voices to both Saturday morning and feature film cartoons. She is a member of the California Artists Radio Theatre (CART) and has performed frequently on the smaller L.A. stages over the years. She is still active in her field, doing radio shows, commercial voice-overs, and personal appearances.
Janet Waldo is a member of Actress

Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day February 04, 1919
Birth Place  Yakima, Washington, United States
Age 101 YEARS OLD
Died On June 12, 2016(2016-06-12) (aged 97)\nEncino, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Pisces
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
Occupation Actress, voice actress
Years active 1938–2013
Spouse(s) Robert Edwin Lee (m. 1948; d. 1994)
Children 2
Relatives Elisabeth Waldo (sister)

💰 Net worth

Janet Waldo, a renowned actress and soundtrack artist from the United States, is estimated to have a net worth ranging between $100K and $1M in the year 2024. With a successful career spanning several decades, Waldo has established herself as a talented and versatile performer. She has contributed her skills and voice to numerous films, television shows, and soundtracks, garnering both critical acclaim and commercial success. This noteworthy net worth reflects not only her professional achievements but also her enduring popularity and impact in the entertainment industry.

Biography/Timeline

1919

Waldo was born in Yakima, Washington in 1919. Her mother, Jane Althea Blodgett, was a singer trained at the Boston Conservatory of Music, and her father, Benjamin Franklin Waldo, was, according to Waldo family lore, a distant cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Her elder sister, Elisabeth Waldo, is an authority on pre-Columbian music and an award-winning composer-violinist who appeared in the film Song of Mexico (1945).

1948

In 1948, the Meet Corliss Archer comic book, using Waldo's likeness, published by Fox Feature Syndicate, appeared for a run of three issues from March to July 1948, using the original scripts. On April 1, 1948, Waldo married Playwright Robert Edwin Lee, the writing partner of Jerome Lawrence. The couple had two children, and remained married until his death in 1994.

1949

She co-starred with Jimmy Lydon in the CBS situation comedy Young Love (1949–50), and she had recurring roles on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (as teenager Emmy Lou), The Red Skelton Show and People Are Funny. She recorded with jazz vocalist Mel Torme and his vocal group the Mel-Tones.

1952

Waldo made a rare on-screen television appearance when she appeared as Peggy, a teen smitten with Ricky Ricardo on a 1952 episode of I Love Lucy titled "The Young Fans" with Richard Crenna. Ten years later, Waldo again worked with Lucille Ball, this time playing Lucy Carmichael's sister, Marge, on The Lucy Show. That episode was titled "Lucy's Sister Pays A Visit". She also appeared on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show as Amanda. Waldo also reprised the role of Emmy Lou for some early TV episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Later, she was the female lead opposite Anthony Franciosa in the short-lived sitcom Valentine's Day (1964).

1964

In television animation, she played Judy Jetson in all versions of the Hanna-Barbera television series The Jetsons. Waldo was the last surviving main cast member of the original The Jetsons series. In 1964–66, she took over the role of Pearl Slaghoople on The Flintstones, which was originally played by Verna Felton. Waldo reprised Mrs. Slaghoople on the Flintstones TV films I Yabba-Dabba Do! and Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby in the 1990s.

1976

Further guest starring roles include Beth Crane, a descendant of Ichabod Crane, in the episode "The Headless Horseman of Halloween" from The Scooby-Doo Show in 1976 and as Aggie Wilkins/Witch McCoy in the episode "The Ozark Witch Switch" in 1977. The following year she voiced both Arlene Wilcox, twin sister of the 'Witch of Salem' and the witch in the episode "To Switch a Witch " from the third season of Scooby Doo, Where Are You? in 1978. She voiced Morticia Addams in the short-lived 1973 cartoon series adaptation of The Addams Family. Waldo was the voice of Princess and Susan in the English-language version of Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman, known as Battle of the Planets, and Hogatha in The Smurfs.

1990

In 1990, shortly after completing her role as Judy Jetson in Jetsons: The Movie, she was abruptly replaced with pop star Tiffany. The executive decision of Universal Pictures caused casting Director Andrea Romano to say it was "a huge mistake on so many levels" and Romano asked that her name be removed from the credits. Romano received volumes of hate mail despite her stance on the casting change. Voice Director Gordon Hunt reportedly asked Tiffany to sound more like Waldo.

2016

Waldo died on June 12, 2016 at the age of 97. She had been diagnosed with a benign but inoperable brain tumor five years before her death. She is interred at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.

Some Janet Waldo images

About the author

Lisa Scholfield

As a Senior Writer at Famous Net Worth, I spearhead an exceptional team dedicated to uncovering and sharing the stories of pioneering individuals. My passion for unearthing untold narratives drives me to delve deep into the essence of each subject, bringing forth a unique blend of factual accuracy and narrative allure. In orchestrating the editorial workflow, I am deeply involved in every step—from initial research to the final touches of publishing, ensuring each biography not only informs but also engages and inspires our readership.