Susan Blu, better known as Sue Blu, is an American voice-actress, voice-director, and casting-director in American and Canadian cinema and television. She most notably voiced Arcee in The Transformers: The Movie and Seasons 3 and 4 of The Transformers (she later reprised the role in Transformers: Animated). She is also known for playing the roles of Stormer/Mary Phillips and Lindsey Pierce in the 1980s animated series Jem. She also served as a casting and voice director for Handy Manny, for which she also guest-starred as Marion.
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Life and career
Blu graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Her voice roles include Nanny Smurf on The Smurfs, Judge J.B. McBride on BraveStarr, Jessica Wray, Futura and Belfry on Ghostbusters, Aimee Brightower on Galaxy High, Kim on Fangface, Hiccup on Little Clowns of Happytown, Lofty, Paradise, Buttons and other minor characters on My Little Pony, the character Transmutate in the episode of the same name of the series Beast Wars, and one of Petrie (Jeff Bennett)'s siblings in The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006). She also played Princess PawPaw on Hanna-Barbera's Paw Paws, the Sphinx on Tiny Toon Adventures, and provided the voice of Sibella from the television movie Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School (1988).
Blu has worked as a voice-director for the Ocean Group, a Canadian-based company most notable for providing the voice-actors for Viz Communications and Beast Wars series. She was the voice director for Beast Wars, a prequel (and sequel) of The Transformers, and the sequel, Beast Machines. She was the dialogue director on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series and was also the voice director on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series. She was the voice-director for Transformers: Animated and reprised her role of Arcee from The Transformers: The Movie and the original Transformers animated series. She also played the role of Vikki Grimm from the Army Men series. She is also the voice director and voice actor for The Magic School Bus. She worked as voice director for Transformers: Prime until Season 1, Episode 11, when the death of her partner Cynthia Songé forced her to turn the position over to Jamie Simone.
Blu's on-screen appearances include an appearance on the 1977 television series Three's Company, an appearance on the television series Knight Rider, and the role of Amanda Shepard in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988).
Personal life
Blu is openly lesbian. Blu's domestic partner, actress Cynthia Songé, died after a brief illness in Arroyo Grande, California, on May 19, 2010. In 2013, Blu married Tania Themmen, sister of Paris Themmen.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers – Additional Voices
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers – Additional Voices
Clifford's Puppy Days – Lewis Sidarsky, Mrs. Solomon
Clifford the Big Red Dog – Dan, Billy, Aunty Sandy
Droopy, Master Detective – Additional Voices
DuckTales (1987 series) – Additional Voices
The Dukes – Additional Voices (Season 2)
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley – Additional Voices
Extreme Ghostbusters – Additional Voices
Fangface – Kim
Fantastic Max – Additional Voices
Film
Rose Petal Place (1984) – Sunny Sunflower, Daffodil (voice)
Rose Petal Place: Real Friends (1985) – Sunny Sunflower, Fuchsia, Canterbury Belle (voice)
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) – Lofty / Grundle / Bushwoolie #5 (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) – Arcee (voice)
Yogi's Great Escape (1987) – Buzzy, Little Cowgirl, Swamp Fox Girl, Swamp Fox Kids (voice)
BraveStarr: The Movie (1988) – Judge J.B. McBride (voice)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988) – Sibella the Vampire (voice)
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988) – Snulu (voice)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) – Amanda Shepard
The Canterville Ghost (1988) – Virginia Otis (voice)
Deadly Weapon (1989) – Shirley
The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure Island (1990) – Jimmy Hawkins (voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) – additional voices
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (2000) – Grandma Spankenheimer (voice)
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002) – additional voices
Finding Nemo (2003) – additional voices
Video games
Army Men: Air Attack 2 – Vikki Grimm
Army Men: Air Combat – The Elite Missions – Vikki Grimm, Lt. Felicity "Bombshell" Wannamaker
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes – Vikki Grimm
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 – Vikki Grimm, Brigitte Bleu
Portal Runner – Vikki Grimm
Crew work
A.T.O.M. – Voice Casting and Dialogue Director
All-New Dennis the Menace – Voice Director
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster – Casting & Voice Director
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island – Casting & Voice Director
Astroblast! – Voice Director
Balto II: Wolf Quest – Casting & Voice Director
Balto III: Wings of Change – Casting & Voice Director
Barnyard Commandos – Dialogue Director
Beast Machines – Voice Director
Beast Wars – Voice Director
Ben 10: Omniverse – Casting & Voice Director (78 episodes)
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot – Dialogue Director
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night – Voice Director
Butt-Ugly Martians – Voice Director
Capertown Cops – Voice Director
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman – Voice Director
Clifford the Big Red Dog – Voice Director
Clifford's Puppy Days – Voice Director
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Susan Blu, better known as Sue Blu, is an American voice-actress, voice-director, and casting-director in American and Canadian cinema and television. She most notably voiced Arcee in The Transformers: The Movie and Seasons 3 and 4 of The Transformers. She is also known for playing the roles of Stormer/Mary Phillips and Lindsey Pierce in the 1980s animated series Jem. She also served as a casting and voice director for Handy Manny, for which she also guest-starred as Marion.
Occupation
stage actor, television actor, voice actor, film actor
