Jean Thurston Vander Pyl (October 11, 1919 – April 10, 1999) was an American voice actress. She is best known for playing Wilma Flintstone in The Flintstones.
Biography[]
Vander Pyl began her career on radio, playing Margaret Anderson in the radio version of Father Knows Best and various supporting roles in the Lucille Ball sitcom My Favorite Husband.
For Hanna-Barbera, she initially started played supporting female foils (often witches or fairy godmothers) to Yogi Bear and Quick Draw McGraw before The Flintstones, where she also played baby Pebbles and Mrs. Slate. Subsequent credits include Winsome Witch in The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show, Rosie the Robot and Stella Spacely in The Jetsons, Ogee in The Magilla Gorilla Show, and Maw and Floral Rugg in The Hillbilly Bears.
Vander Pyl's occasional on-camera work included guest appearances in Leave It to Beaver, Petticoat Junction, The Millionaire, and Hardcastle and McCormick.
External Links[]
- Jean Vander Pyl at the Internet Movie Database
- Flintstones Wiki: Jean Vander Pyl