B. J. Ward (actress)

Betty Jean Ward (born September 12, 1944) is an American actress.

She is the creator and the star of Stand-Up Opera, a musical one-woman show.

She made her debut on the stage in 1960, in the original off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks, where she was an understudy for the role of Luisa/the Girl.

B.J. Ward had gotten the part by calling the producer of the show.

Ward was first married to Donald Trenner in 1966, they divorced in 1978, She was later married to director Gordon Hunt from 1995 until his death in 2016.

She toured with the Groundlings for a short while before starting her own voice over career starting with Hanna-Barbera's Jana of the Jungle in 1978.

Ward also worked as a singer, she is well known fir her highly critical acclaim one-woman show, "Stand-Up Opera", were it became a massive success with critics and audience alike.

She has also released seven different albums throughout her singing career including Vocal Ease, Queen Of The Night, Stand-Up Opera, B.J. Ward Sings Marshall Barer, Double Feature: Love Songs From The Movies and Double Feature 2: More Songs From The Movies!.

Ward is best known as a voice actress.

Her animation voice credits include:

In 1985, she made a rare film appearance in the TV movie Malice in Wonderland alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Alexander.

Ward has also guest-starred on television series such as Frasier, ER, and In-Laws.

Ward has also done voices for video games, including:

In addition, she has also done voiceovers for theme parks, including: