Bettina Bush
Bush in 2007
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1980–present
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocals
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Bettina Bush, also known professionally and simply as Bettina, is an American actress and pop music singer.

Early life

She was born the youngest of three children. Her father was Charles V. Bush, the first African-American graduate of the US Air Force Academy and later a business executive, and her mother was of Scottish-Polynesian and Cherokee descent.[1]

Voice acting

Bettina's professional career began at the age of 5 when she began modeling and acting.[2] Her acting career eventually led to voiceovers, including My Little Pony (as Megan), The Get Along Gang (as Dotty Dog), The Littles (as Lucy Little), Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Stargate Infinity, Ben 10 (as Kai Green), Age of Empires III (as Nonahkee), God Hand (as Olivia),[3] and is perhaps best known as the voice of Rainbow Brite and as the voice of Gloria in the Madagascar video games. She has also performed the McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It" commercial jingles.[4] She starred as Maria, a teenage Native American girl, in the film Journey to Spirit Island (1988).

Musical career

Her early influences in music include Dolly Parton and Elton John.[5] Bettina's early singing talents can be heard on the title sing "Gift of Love" as the voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite by Disneyland/Vista Records in 1985, and in the song "Make Room for a Rainbow Inside" again as voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite in the Rainbow Brite Paint a Rainbow in Your Heart album also produced by Disneyland/Vista Records in 1984. Bettina also performed the songs "Brand New Day" and "Rainbow Brite and Me" for the feature film Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. Bettina later created her own record label company[citation needed] and financed, co-wrote, and performed her first independent release entitled "Lucky Girl".[citation needed] In 2006 she was named the winner of American Idol Underground in the pop category. Exposure from the show led to her being offered the opportunity to direct a music video. Along with it came the opportunity for her to co-write and edit three tracks with Sony Music producer/songwriter Automatic (P!nk, India.Arie).[6] With them she has co-written and edited three tracks: "Emerald City", "Let Me Inside" and "I Can't Deny You".[citation needed] Her single titled "She Is" reached No. 4 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart.[7][8] Her debut album was set to be released in January 2008[citation needed] but was never released.

Filmography

Film

Bettina Bush' film credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1985 Here Come the Littles Lucy Little Voice role [9]
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer Rainbow Brite Voice role
Credited as Bettina 		[10][11][3]
It's Your Birthday Party with Rainbow Brite and Friends Voice role
Credited as Bettina
Direct-to-video 		[12]
1986 Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure Voice role
Uncredited
Direct-to-video 		[13]
2002 Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge Female Superhero Voice role
Credited as Tina Bush
Direct-to-video 		[3]
2006 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Elena Voice role
Direct-to-video
English dub 		[3]

Television

Bettina Bush' television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1999; 2001 Rugrats Alisa Carmichael Voice role
4 episodes 		[3]
2002 Groove Squad Mackenzie "Mac" Voice role
Credited as Tina Bush
Television film 		[3]
Sabrina: Friends Forever Zelda Spellman Voice role
Credited as Tina Bush
Television film 		[3]
2007 Ben 10 Kai Green Voice role
Episode: "Benwolf" 		[3]
2014 Ben 10: Omniverse Kai, Kai 10,000 Voice role
5 episodes 		[3]

Video games

Bettina Bush' video game credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2005 Madagascar Animal Trivia DVD Game Gloria Voice role [3]
Madagascar Voice role [3]
2006 God Hand Olivia Voice role
English dub 		[3]
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Gloria Voice role [3]
2009 Madagascar Kartz Voice role [3]
2012 Madagascar 3: The Video Game Voice role [3]

References

  1. ^ "Bettina Bush Editor-at-Large, Working Mother; Host, Working Mother Radio". Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Video Shoot: American Idol Underground Winner, Bettina Bush" (Press release). PRWEB. May 17, 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Bettina Bush (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 28, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.((cite web)): CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ "Bettina: Voiceover". Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
  5. ^ "Bettina: About". Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
  6. ^ "Bettina: News 7.6.07 Bettina in studio with Sony Producer Automatic". Retrieved December 8, 2007.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2007.[dead link]
  8. ^ "Bettina: News 9.15.07 "She Is" climbs to #4". Retrieved December 8, 2007.[dead link]
  9. ^ "HERE COME THE LITTLES (1985)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Birthday Nostalgia Hell: It's Your Birthday Party! With Rainbow Brite". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Venezio-Preston, Allison L. (June 2, 2020). "Exploring The San Diego Zoo…With Rainbow Brite!". Allison's Written Words. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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