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| 3 | Billie Lou Watt (June 20, 1924 - September 7, 2001) was a famed actress in animation, television and theater. She was born in St. Louis and attended Ritenour High School while forming the desire to become a professional actress. When she graduated from college, she made it into some of Broadway's most popular plays at the time, including ''King Of Hearts'' and ''Literature/LittleWomen''. |
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| 5 | She also got into animation, where she played the leads and helped write the scripts for some of the anime adaptations of Creator/OsamuTezuka's works, including ''Anime/AstroBoy'' and ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion''. When she returned to acting as herself, Billie got her longest TV role as Ellie Harper Bergman in ''Series/SearchForTomorrow'', from 1968 to 1981, while occasionally doing voice acting. |
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| 7 | She died of lung cancer in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, but her legacy lives on as one of the first American actresses in anime. |
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| 9 | !!Notable roles from Billie Lou Watt: |
| 10 | * The title character in ''Anime/AstroBoy'' and Uran/Astro Girl |
| 11 | * Christopher Peeper in ''Anime/{{Superbook}}'' (also voiced [[Literature/TheBible Eve]] in the first episode) |
| 12 | ** Justin in ''Anime/FlyingHouse'' |
| 13 | * The title character in ''Anime/TaroTheDragonBoy'' |
| 14 | * The title character in ''Anime/HorusPrinceOfTheSun'' |
| 15 | * "Jimmy Sparks" in ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' |
| 16 | * The title character in ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'' |
| 17 | * Jack (and his mother) in ''Anime/JackAndTheBeanstalk1974'' |
| 18 | * Ma Bagge from ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' (her final role) |
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