Jennifer Darling (born Joan Darling; June 19, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American retired voice, film and television actress. Her best-known role on screen was as Peggy Callahan in The Six Million Dollar Man and its spin-off The Bionic Woman. In anime, she is the voice of Ayeka in the English dub of Tenchi Muyo! for most of the English adaptions. She provided additional voices in A Bug's Life, Tarzan, The Iron Giant, The Emperor's New Groove, Spirited Away, Monsters, Inc., and Treasure Planet.
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Early life
Born on June 19, 1946, and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Darling began taking dancing classes when she was 3 years old. She sang and danced on The Original Amateur Hour when she was 14. While she attended Carnegie Tech, she met Paul Itkin, and they married before they graduated. They have a daughter. She was born Joan Darling, but she had to change her name for professional purposes because another actress named Joan Darling had already registered that name with Actors' Equity Association.
Filmography
Anime
Astro Boy – Nora
Blood+ – Ms. Lee
Hello Kitty – Mama
Tenchi Muyo! series – Ayeka Masaki Jurai, Tokimi (OVA 2)
Animation (non-anime)
Aladdin – Hippsodeth
MoonDreamers – DreamGazer
Annabelle's Wish – Star
Bump in the Night – The Cute Dolls
Bionic Six – Madame O
Capitol Critters – Berkeley
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot – Grams Bear
Dink, The Little Dinosaur – Ariel the Parasaurolophus
The Centurions – Amber
Christmas in Tattertown – Muffet
Darkwing Duck – Dr. Rhoda Dendron
The Dukes - Additional Voices (Season 1)
Foofur - Additional Voices
Galaxy High – Booey Bubblehead, Mertyl Blastermeier, Wendy Garbo
G.I. Joe: The Movie – Pythona
Hound Town – Muffin
James Bond Jr. - Additional Voices
Mighty Orbots – Dia
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light – Virulina, Fletchen
Space Cats - Additional voices
The Gary Coleman Show – Angelica
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Miss Holly Pollywinkle
Live-action
The Secret Storm – Irene (1970–71)
The Six Million Dollar Man – Peggy Callahan (4 episodes, 1975–76)
The Bionic Woman – Peggy Callahan (7 episodes, 1976–78)
The Incredible Hulk (Episode: "Never Give a Trucker an Even Break") – Joanie
Eight Is Enough – Donna (19 episodes, 1977–80)
The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (Episode: "Death in Disguise") – Violet Louise Tree, 1978
The Fall Guy (Episode: Wheels S03E12) - Mary Jo
You Are There – Peggy Arnold
Mad About You – Mrs. Bluestone, aka Marvin's Mom. 1999
Film
Aladdin – Arabian Woman
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West - Female Mice #2
Beauty and the Beast – French Woman #3
Brother Bear - Female Bear
A Bug's Life - Female Ants, Fly Mom
Garfield Gets Real – Bonita, Bobby, Rusty, Mother
Happily N'Ever After - Additional voices
Lilo & Stitch - Female Officer
Hercules - Woman pointing at Young Hercules
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland – Nemo's Mother
Madagascar - Crowd Member
Monsters, Inc. – Female Monster
Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Queen Kashem Nedakh
Ponyo - Additional voices (English dub)
Porco Rosso – Additional voices (English dub)
Roadside Romeo — Additional voices
Kaena: The Prophecy – Reya (English dub)
Spirited Away – Additional voices (English dub)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron – Female Horse 3
Tarzan – Female Gorilla #2
The Emperor's New Groove – Female Villager #1
Video games
Baldur's Gate – Shar-Teel Dosan, Kaishas
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD - Commissar
King's Quest VIII: The Mask of Eternity – Lady of the Lake, Swamp Wisp, Unicorn/Ugly Beast
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! – Victorian/Vikki Principles