April Terri Winchell (born January 4, 1960) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, talk radio host and commentator. She is best known as the official voice of Clarabelle Cow in the Disney franchise since 1996.
Biography[]
Winchell is the daughter of ventriloquist, actor, and comedian Paul Winchell, and his second wife, Nina Russel. In her weblog writings and appearances on radio, she describes her childhood with many references to the great talent of her father as well as the many disturbing incidents owing to his mental health issues.
In broadcasts of her KFI show, on her web diary and several other websites, Winchell revealed she and Kevin Spacey dated for a while after high school.
As a voice actress, Winchell has been heard in hundreds of animated television series, including Peg Pete in Goof Troop, Muriel Finster in Recess, Clarabelle Cow in Disney's House of Mouse and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sylvia in Wander Over Yonder, Dyl Piquel in Bonkers, Lydia Pearson in Pepper Ann, Miss Gracie Graves in Kids from Room 402, Terk in The Legend of Tarzan, Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmations: The Series, Molly Mange in SWAT Kats, among many other roles.
She has also voiced characters in numerous films, including Antz, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Monsters University and Rob Zombie's The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. Winchell portrayed the "Glendale Federal Bank" lady – a cranky, cynical customer alleviated by the service at her new bank – in a series of highly successful radio commercials, which Winchell wrote and directed herself. The commercials caught the attention of Roseanne, who hired her as a writer on her eponymous sitcom. She was also tested for the part of Regan in The Exorcist due to her ill and was taken out of consideration.
On August 19, 2005, she announced on her website that she was diagnosed with stage 4 thyroid cancer. To promote solidarity during her radiation treatment, she issued her own "Glow in the Dark" wristbands, so one could "glow along" with April. She made a full recovery.
Winchell is a supporter of charities including Project Angel Food, a Los Angeles-based service providing meals for homebound people living with AIDS. Her website, Regretsy, generated charitable funds through selling of Regretsy merchandise. On, April 17, 2011, Winchell created April's Army, which ran monthly campaigns for which all profits went to a selected Regretsy member who has encountered hardships. On December 5, 2011, Regretsy began a Secret Santa program, collecting donations for presents for needy children.
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
Films[]
- Snowflake, the White Gorilla (2011) - Mom (Simka Dub)
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- Totally Spies! (2001-2013) - Ms. Brooks (ep. 11, 14), Principal Vegan (ep. 11)
- The Garfield Show (2009-2016) - Ms. Gourmand
Animated Films[]
- Asterix & the Vikings (2006) - Vikea
External Links[]
- April Winchell at the Internet Movie Database