Barbara Goodson
Barbara Goodson is an American voice actress who has done voice-over work in cartoons and shows. Her best-known role was providing the English dub voice of the main villain Empress Rita Repulsa in the Power Rangers television series, starting with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and including Power Rangers Zeo, Turbo: A [Power Rangers Movie], and Power Rangers in Space.
Early life
Goodson was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Career
In 1988, Goodson did her rendition of Red Fraggle in Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series.
In the 1990s, Goodson was known for voicing Rita Repulsa in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and her other appearances in Power Rangers Zeo, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, and Power Rangers in Space. Other Power Rangers characters she has played include Prince Sprocket and Orbus in Power Rangers Zeo, and Mandilok in Power Rangers Wild Force. She also voiced Ladyborg in Beetleborgs Metallix, and Mother Talzin on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, receiving for the latter a Best Actress award from the website Behind The Voice Actors.
She also voiced in HBO's Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Tom and FLCL as Naota. For her work in the series CloudBread, in which she is a cast member as Wooley, Ruiz, Grandma, and Teacher Ellie, she was nominated for Best Children's Programming in 2011 for an Annie Award. She was also awarded an Earphones Award for narrating Blair Clemons in the Time/Warner book On a Night Like This.
She reprised her role as Rita Repulsa revived into a robotic body in a 30th anniversary Power Rangers special Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always.
Filmography
Animation
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Song's motherBernadette: Princess of Lourdes – Various charactersButtons & Rusty – Buttons BearChucklewood Critters – Buttons, Christy, FriskyFraggle Rock – Red Fraggle, Wingnut DoozerG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Various charactersGoldengirl – Onyx, Moth LadyHigh Guardian Spice – ParnelleJin Jin and the Panda Patrol – Jin JinThe Kids from Room 402 – Various charactersKissyfur – Various charactersThe Legend of Korra – ShamanLego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales – Mother TalzinLucky Luke – Three Hillbilly WomenMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir – Marianne Lenoir/BackwarderMr. Pickles – Agnes Gobbleblobber/Steve the GimpOK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes – Small Calf Demon, MonsterSaban's Adventures of Oliver Twist – Princess AnnushkaThe Ren & Stimpy Show – High Fashion Log GirlThe Secret Files of the Spy Dogs – Various charactersSpider-Man: The Animated Series – Dr. Ashley KafkaStar Wars: The Clone Wars – Mother TalzinWhat's with Andy? – Various charactersWildfire – Various charactersWisdom of the Gnomes – Various charactersThe Wizard – BillyWolf Rock TV – Mayor's WifeAlien Xmas – ZZak Storm – Xibalba
Live-action
Better than Us – Elena Vladimirovna Beetleborgs Metallix – Ladyborg Hallo Spencer – Galactica MMPR/PRZ/PRIS – Rita Repulsa, Prince Sprocket, Orbus, Mantis, Somnibot, Turbanshell Power Rangers Lost Galaxy – Icy Angel Power Rangers Time Force – Notacon Power Rangers Wild Force – Mandilok Violetta – Olga
Anime
Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy – Sentaro KawanishiAi Yori Aoshi – Aoi's MotherAngel Tales – TokiArc the Lad – Boy, Boy B, Nurse, Old Woman, WaitressArmitage: Dual-Matrix – Yoko's Kindergarten TeacherAround the World with Willy Fog – Additional voicesBakuto Sengen Daigunder – Akira AkebonoBarefoot Gen – Ryuta Kondo Battle B-Daman – Terry B-Daman Crossfire – Derek WatariBeyblade X – Quinn ManjuBiohunter – MaryBlack Jack – Koichiro, Old WomanBlade of the Immortal – Fake YaobikuniBleach – Numb ChandelierCardcaptors — Yuuki TachibanaCrimson Wolf – Mizuo MashioCrying Freeman – Bayasan Coppelion – Granny AyameCowboy Bebop – Pet Shop OwnerCyborg 009 – Cathy, Jimmy's Mother Daigunder – Akira AkebonoDandadan – Turbo GrannyDaphne in the Brilliant Blue – PresidentDearS – Oihiko's MomDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – GrandmotherDigimon – T.K.'s Mom, additional charactersDogtanian and the Three Muskehounds – MiladyDoomed Megalopolis – KeikoDragon Ball – Son Goku Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure – Akane YamanoEl Hazard: The Magnificent World 2 – VariousEl Hazard: The Wanderers – MillieErgo Proxy – LacanEureka Seven – CodaFafner in the Azure – Ayano KondouThe Fantastic Adventures of Unico – UnicoFinal Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals – Queen LennaFigure 17 – Rin IbaragiFLCL – Nandaba NaotaFLCL: Progressive – Tami HanaeFlint the Time Detective – Petra Fina/Mrs. Iknow, GetalongFushigi Yūgi – Miboshi, SubaruGad Guard – Kyoko SanadaGate Keepers – Kazuko UkiyaGeneshaft – Hyun, JudyG-Force: Guardians of Space – Agatha June, Pee WeeGodzilla Singular Point — Tilda MiraGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Maruta, Prime Minister Yoko KayabukiGrenadier – Teppa Aizen Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics – VariousGun Frontier – EroleGurren Lagann – Kunba.hack//Legend of the Twilight – KatsuyukiHaré+Guu – SharonHello Kitty's Paradise – MoleyHere is Greenwood – Mrs. Ikeda Honey and Clover – Aunt Akiko, Dr. SatsukiHoneybee Hutch – VariousHunter × Hunter 2011 series – Gon's Great-Grandmother Old Lady Immortal Grand Prix – MisakiJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders – Enya GeilJungle de Ikou! – Rongo/TakumaKamichu! – MitsubamaruKaras – TsurutaKekkaishi – Tokiko YukimuraKikaider – Masaru KomyojiKnights of Sidonia – Lalah HiyamaKoi Kaze – WomanKyo Kara Maoh! – Doria, Queen Bear Bee, Rick, Conrad Leave it to Piyoko! – Additional voicesThe Legend of Black Heaven – MotherLittle Women – Aunt MarchLove Hina – Mitsune KonnoL/R: Licensed by Royalty – SeanLupin III: Part II – Madame XLupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro – Clarisse d'Cagliostro Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic – Baba Magic Knight Rayearth – Alcyone, Sang YungMars Daybreak – Elizabeth LiatiMaple Town – Bobby Bear, Mama Rabbit, Mikey MoleMegazone 23 – Yui Takanaka The Melody of Oblivion – Bocca's Mother, Kei, Nurse, Old Woman, PresidentMermaid Forest – Old LadyMobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team – MariaMonster – Mrs. FortnerMoribito: Guardian of the Spirit – TorogaiMy Favorite Fairy Tales – Additional voicesNaruto – Grandma SanshoNaruto Shippuden – Chiyo, ShimaNeo-Tokyo – MotherThe New Adventures of Gigantor – Jimmy SparksNoozles – Blinky, Kelly BrownOne-Punch Man – Boy, Shibabawa Otogi Zoshi – NarratorOutlaw Star – Additional voicesOverman King Gainer – Martina Lee, Woman in RestroomOx Tales – Moe the Mole, additional charactersPanda! Go, Panda! – Various Paradise Kiss – Young George, Kozue ShimamotoParanoia Agent – SatoPhoenix – Obaba, BoyPlanetes – Fadlan's DaughterThe Prince of Tennis – Sumire RyuzakiRamayana: The Legend of Prince Rama – ShoorpanakhaRanma ½ 2024 series – CologneRave Master – Chino, Fortune TellerResident Evil: Degeneration – Female News Reporter, Female Zombie Ringing Bell – Chirin Robot Carnival – Old Lady Robotech – Marie Crystal, Sera Rozen Maiden – Kazuki ShibasakiRumiko Takahashi Anthology – Old Lady, Ruriko Tonegawa's Mother-in-lawRurouni Kenshin – Hana, Shougo and Saya's MotherSailor Moon SuperS – Zirconia Samurai Champloo – Ogin, Madam, additional voicesSamurai Girl Real Bout High School – Akira KinomiyaScrapped Princess Baroness Bairach, RitaS-CRY-ed – Banka, Emergy Maxfell. Girl at Party, Mama-san, Ms. YoshiiShin-chan – Max Shinzo – Additional voicesSilent Möbius – LebiaSpace Adventure Cobra – JaneSpace Pirate Captain Harlock – Queen ReginaSubmarine 707R – AldemisTekkaman Blade – Star SummersTenchi Muyo! GXP – Ryoko BaltaThe Boy and the Heron – Aiko The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye – IngridThe Twelve Kingdoms – Bishin, Gyokuyou, TakkiTweeny Witches – Credelle, MenowTwilight of the Dark Master – TakamiyaUltra Maniac – BambooUnico in the Island of Magic – UnicoWhen They Cry - Higurashi – Keiichi's Mother/Aiko Maebara, Oryou Sonozaki, Suguru OkamuraWild Arms: Twilight Venom – Elizabeth, Ex Laila, Olivia, Pregnant WomanWindaria – Princess VeronicaWitch Hunter Robin – Toudo's MotherWolf's Rain – HanabitoWowser – Bob Lovely, additional voicesX – Saya MonouYukikaze – Lynn JacksonYs II: Castle in the Heavens – BanaZillion – AppleZillion: Burning Night – Apple
Films
A Cat in Paris - Old LadyA Silent Voice – Ito NishimiyaAkira – Kaori, Takashi, additional voices Aquarian Age the Movie – HokutoBelle - YoshitaniBerserk: The Golden Age Arc III – Descent – Griffith, Old FortunetellerBig City Greens the Movie: Spacecation - Mrs. Kay, additional voices Birdboy: The Forgotten Children – Dinky's Mother, Mama BirThe Boy and the Heron - AikoLaputa: Castle in the Sky – Pazu, Madge Cats Don't Dance – Various charactersCatnapped! – Queen, Toru's FriendCowboy Bebop: The Movie – Old WomanThe Dalton on the Run – Additional VoicesFist of the North Star – AleiFly Me to the Moon – Maggot 3Katy Caterpillar – Katy, DeniseKiki's Delivery Service – Kiki's Mother, additional voices Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure – DarlingLu over the Wall – Granny OctopusMetropolis – EmmyMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always - Robo-Rita Repulsa Mobile Suit Gundam F91 – Nadia RonahRinging Bell – Chirin Rover Dangerfield – Farm VoicesTenchi Muyo!: The Daughter of Darkness – Child Yosho, YuzuhaThe Bad Guys - Old Lady The Fantastic Adventures of Unico – Unico The Rose of Versailles - Maron Glaicé Mont Blan Thumbelina: A Magical Story – Hoppy, Gladys, Croven, Aunt Ruth, The Human Witch, Bridesmaid #2 Unico in the Island of Magic – Unico Vampire Hunter D – Doris Lang Weathering with You – Fumi Tachibana Zootopia – Bully
Video games
Armored Core: Verdict Day — Various pilots, AIBrave Fencer Musashi — KojiroBugsnax — C.Clumby ClumbernutDead Head Fred — Additional voicesDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — The Hinokami Chronicles — Old WomanFinal Fantasy VII Remake — MarleFinal Fantasy XIII — Cocoon InhabitantsFire Emblem Heroes — HelGrim Fandango — LolaGuild Wars Nightfall — Spearmarshal KormirNaruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 — ChiyoNaruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising — ChiyoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 — ChiyoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 — ChiyoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 — ChiyoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 — ChiyoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 — ChiyoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 — ChiyoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution — ChiyoNier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... — Lighthouse LadyPersona 5 Royal — Shinya OdaPower Rangers: Battle for the Grid — Rita RepulsaResonance of Fate — TheresaShenmue III — Additional CastSpace Adventure Cobra — Dominique Royal, misc.The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — Nurse CampbellWarcraft 3: The Frozen Throne — Lady VashjWorld of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade — Lady Vashj
Documentary
Adventures in Voice Acting – Herself