Olive Oyl
Portrayals
Portrayals
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The first two *Popeye* cartoons, *[Popeye the Sailor](/wiki/Popeye_the_Sailor_%281933_cartoon%29 "Popeye the Sailor (1933 cartoon)")* (1933\) and *[I Yam What I Yam](/wiki/I_Yam_What_I_Yam "I Yam What I Yam")* (1933\), featured [Bonnie Poe](/wiki/Bonnie_Poe "Bonnie Poe") as the [voice](/wiki/Voice_acting "Voice acting") of Olive Oyl. She was thereafter voiced by [character actress](/wiki/Character_actor "Character actor") [Mae Questel](/wiki/Mae_Questel "Mae Questel") (who also voiced [Betty Boop](/wiki/Betty_Boop "Betty Boop") and other characters). Questel styled Olive's voice and delivery after those of actress [ZaSu Pitts](/wiki/ZaSu_Pitts "ZaSu Pitts").

In 1938, [Margie Hines](/wiki/Margie_Hines "Margie Hines") took over as the voice of Olive Oyl, starting with the cartoon *Bulldozing the Bull*. Questel returned as her voice in 1944, starting with the cartoon *The Anvil Chorus Girl*. Questel would remain so until after the [King Features Syndicate](/wiki/King_Features_Syndicate "King Features Syndicate") made\-for\-TV *Popeye* shorts in 1960\.

[Marilyn Schreffler](/wiki/Marilyn_Schreffler "Marilyn Schreffler") became the new voice of Olive when [Hanna\-Barbera](/wiki/Hanna-Barbera "Hanna-Barbera") obtained the rights to produce made\-for\-television *Popeye* cartoons for *[The All\-New Popeye Hour](/wiki/The_All-New_Popeye_Hour "The All-New Popeye Hour")* in 1978\. Schreffler also voiced Olive in *[Popeye and Son](/wiki/Popeye_and_Son "Popeye and Son")*. Questel auditioned to reprise her role, but was rejected in favor of Schreffler. Despite being officially replaced by Schreffler, Questel later returned to voice Olive Oyl for a 1983 commercial promoting the [*Popeye* video game](/wiki/Popeye_%28video_game%29 "Popeye (video game)").Taylor, James D. (2016\). *The Voice of Betty Boop, Mae Questel*. Alford Publishing. . P.135\-136\. Retrieved 18 December 2018\.

In the 1980 musical live\-action feature film *[Popeye](/wiki/Popeye_%28film%29 "Popeye (film)")*, Olive is portrayed by [Shelley Duvall](/wiki/Shelley_Duvall "Shelley Duvall") opposite co\-star [Robin Williams](/wiki/Robin_Williams "Robin Williams") as her lover Popeye. In *[Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy](/wiki/Popeye%27s_Voyage:The_Quest_for_Pappy "The Quest for Pappy")*, she was voiced by [Tabitha St. Germain](/wiki/Tabitha_St._Germain "Tabitha St. Germain").

### Additional actors

* [Harry Foster Welch](/wiki/Harry_Foster_Welch "Harry Foster Welch") (1934–1940s 1960s; public events, [Peter Pan Records](/wiki/Peter_Pan_Records "Peter Pan Records") records)
* Olive LaMoy (1935–1937; *Popeye the Sailor* radio show, [Bluebird Records](/wiki/Bluebird_Records "Bluebird Records") records)
* [Miriam Wolfe](/wiki/Miriam_Wolfe "Miriam Wolfe") (1936–1937; *Popeye the Sailor* radio show)
* [Arnold Stang](/wiki/Arnold_Stang "Arnold Stang") (1943; one line in *The Marry\-Go\-Round*)
* [Ginny Tyler](/wiki/Ginny_Tyler "Ginny Tyler") (1957; "I'm Popeye The Sailor Man" cover)
* [Jack Mercer](/wiki/Jack_Mercer "Jack Mercer") (1960; *Popeye's Zoo*)
* [Corinne Orr](/wiki/Corinne_Orr "Corinne Orr") (1972, 1975; *[Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter](/wiki/Popeye_Meets_the_Man_Who_Hated_Laughter "Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter")*, [Popeyes](/wiki/Popeyes "Popeyes") commercials)
* Ruth Edinger (1977; *Christmas with Popeye*)
* Yumi Murata (1978; *Popeye the Sailorman/Olive and Bluto's Race Song*)
* Cherry Davis (1989–1990s, 2000s; [1\-900 Hotline](/wiki/Premium-rate_telephone_number%23North_America "Premium-rate telephone number#North America") commercial, [Quaker Oats](/wiki/Quaker_Oats "Quaker Oats") commercials, Center for Marine Conservation commercial, [Cartoon Network](/wiki/Cartoon_Network "Cartoon Network") bumper)
* Linda Peretz (1992; *Popeye y Olivia*)
* Zofia Bil (1994; *[Popeye Saves the Earth](/wiki/Popeye_Saves_the_Earth "Popeye Saves the Earth")*)
* [Cheryl Chase](/wiki/Cheryl_Chase_%28actress%29 "Cheryl Chase (actress)") (1997–1998; *Popeye and the Quest For the Woolly Mammoth*, *Popeye: The Rescue*, *Popeye and the Sunken Treasure*)
* [Sandy Fox](/wiki/Sandy_Fox "Sandy Fox") (1999; *[Popeye \& Bluto's Bilge\-Rat Barges](/wiki/Popeye_%26_Bluto%27s_Bilge-Rat_Barges "Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges")*, *Pandemonium Cartoon Circus*)
* [Lani Minella](/wiki/Lani_Minella "Lani Minella") (2002; *Slots from Bally Gaming*)
* Shannon Cullem (2004; *Boop\-Oop\-a\-Dooin*)
* [Kelly Hu](/wiki/Kelly_Hu "Kelly Hu") (2005, 2007–2008; *[Robot Chicken](/wiki/Robot_Chicken "Robot Chicken")*)
* Robyn Gryphe (2006; [United States Power Squadrons](/wiki/United_States_Power_Squadrons "United States Power Squadrons") radio spots)
* [Diane Michelle](/wiki/Diane_Michelle "Diane Michelle") (2007; [Prego](/wiki/Prego "Prego") commercials)
* [Jamie Lee](/wiki/Jamie_Lee_%28comedian%29 "Jamie Lee (comedian)") (2014; *[The Pete Holmes Show](/wiki/The_Pete_Holmes_Show "The Pete Holmes Show")*)
* [Grey DeLisle](/wiki/Grey_DeLisle "Grey DeLisle") (2014; [animation test](/wiki/Popeye%23Feature_films "Popeye#Feature films"))
* [Sarah Stiles](/wiki/Sarah_Stiles "Sarah Stiles") (2016; *Fleischerei*)
* [Tara Strong](/wiki/Tara_Strong "Tara Strong") (2016; *Robot Chicken*)
* [Seth Green](/wiki/Seth_Green "Seth Green") (2019; *Robot Chicken*)
* [Ayami Nakajo](/wiki/Ayami_Nakajo "Ayami Nakajo") (2021–2023; [Ajinomoto](/wiki/Ajinomoto "Ajinomoto") commercials)

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