[Women’s History Month, Day 26]
I mentioned yesterday that Daria Morgendorffer is one of my heroes. This is true. I admire this fictional cartoon character more than I can say, and I admire Tracy Grandstaff more than I can say for portraying this character for five years.
But I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the other voice actors who made Daria the show that it was. Daria would not have been Daria without the vocal talents of Wendy Hoopes, who did the voices of THREE major characters on the show.
Hoopes was Helen Morgendorffer, Daria’s overly ambitious lawyer mother who didn’t always understand her oldest daughter but really wanted to.
Hoopes was Quinn Mordgendorffer, Daria’s popular younger sister who had more depth than anyone ever anticipated.
Most importantly, Hoopes was Jane Lane, Daria’s cool artist best friend, the friend I always wanted when I was in high school. I was a Daria who badly needed a Jane, and I will always be grateful to Hoopes for voicing Jane.
I couldn’t find any good, long, embeddable clips of Helen, Quinn, and Jane, so we’ll have to settle for this shorter clips. Enjoy.
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I loved this show so much (and was compared to Daria by a few friends in high school…don’t think I ever had a Jane either, at least not a Jane remotely like Jane the character hehe)!
Until I read this, I never knew the same person voiced all three of these characters, amazing diversity really.
I really think the Daria-Jane friendship is my favorite female friendship I’ve seen in all of fiction. I will have to think if there are any others that can compete, but I’m drawing a blank so far.
I side with you on that as well 😀