Barbara Goodson

Barbara Goodson is a reminder that some of the most memorable performances are ones you hear but never see. Her Rita Repulsa in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers shaped an entire generation's idea of a cartoon villain, all cackle and menace and strange charm. I admire voice actors who can make antagonists fun rather than merely scary, because that balance is genuinely hard. A Brooklyn upbringing and a Queens College education feel fitting for someone whose craft is pure character work. To me she belongs to that proud lineage of anonymous voices who live permanently inside childhood memory, and that quiet immortality is something I deeply respect.

Name (English)

Barbara Goodson

Name (Japanese)

バーバラ・グッドソン

Reading

ばーばら・ぐっどそん

Born

August 16, 1949 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

voice actor / film actor

University

Queens College

• Official sitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20200125124346/http://www.barbaragoodson.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara%20Goodson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q578189

Tags

• New York
• voice actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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