Nicole Jaffe is a Canadian talent agent and former screen and voice actress. She had a part in the Elvis Presley film The Trouble with Girls (co-starring Frank Welker and Vincent Price).
She landed the role of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, after Gordon Hunt saw her in a stage production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Peppermint Patty.[1]
She performed the role from 1969 to 1973 (ending with The New Scooby-Doo Movies), until she got married and retired from acting, to make a career out of working as a talent agent (with clients including John Travolta, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, and Elijah Wood).[1] She later reprised the role in 2003 for the retro-styled DTVs Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire and Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico.
Voice roles[]
TV series[]
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You![]
- Main article(s): Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Grouped under "Voices".
Episode | Role |
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Every episode | Velma |
The New Scooby-Doo Movies[]
- Main article(s): The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Episode | Role |
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Every episode | Velma |
Direct-to-video films[]
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire[]
- Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire
This is the first Scooby-Doo production to recognise Jaffe as the voice of Velma.
Role |
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Velma |
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico[]
- Main article(s): Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
Role |
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Velma |
Notes/trivia[]
- Jaffe adlibbed Velma's catchphrase, "Jinkies."[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (October 10, 2011). Super ‘70s and ‘80s: “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!”—Nicole David (Jaffe) (Velma 1, 1969-74). Noblemania. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ↑ Ryan, Patrick (September 3, 2019). "'Scooby-Doo' at 50: Cast, creative team reflect on celebrity guests, origins of 'Jinkies!'". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2019.