Ellen Gerstell

{{short description|American voice actress (born 1954)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{blpsources|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Ellen Gerstell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|16}} | birth_place = [[United States]] | occupation = [[Voice actress]]<br>Vocal Coach | spouse = [[Gordon Bressack]] | children = 3, including [[James Cullen Bressack|James]] }}

'''Ellen Gerstell''' (born October 16, 1954) is an American [[voice actress]].<ref name=NYT>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310103848/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/806606/Ellen-Gerstell The New York Times]</ref> She is most known for providing the voice of Rapture in ''[[Jem (TV series)|Jem]]'' and [[Mihoshi Kuramitsu]] in the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' franchise. She is the wife of the late [[Emmy Award]]-winning writer [[Gordon Bressack]] and mother of film producer [[James Cullen Bressack]].

== Early life and education == She was a contestant on the ''$100,000 Pyramid'' in January 1986, where she won $49,950 in cash and other prizes while making it to the $100,000 tournament with one of the three fastest winner circle times of that season.

==Voice roles== *''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' - Twarp *''[[Blondie and Dagwood]]'' - Cookie Bumstead *''[[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys]]'' - Dr. Kelb *''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' - Ample Grime *''[[Dragon's Lair (TV series)|Dragon's Lair]]'' - [[Princess Daphne (character)|Princess Daphne]] *''[[Jem (TV series)|Jem]]'' - Rapture/Phoebe Ashe, Astral *''[[Little Clowns of Happytown]]'' - Tickles *''[[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]]'' - Page *''[[Magical Girl Pretty Sammy]]'' - Mihoshi Mizutani, Yuka, Chihiro Kawai (ep. 1) *''[[Mighty Max (TV series)|Mighty Max]]'' - Flight Attendant, Sarah *''[[Monchhichis (TV series)|Monchhichis]]'' - Tootoo *''[[My Little Pony 'n Friends]]'' - Locket, Lofty, Scoops *''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (1986 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'' - Magic Star *''[[Poochie (toy)|Poochie]]'' - Poochie *''[[Rude Dog|Rude Dog & the Dweebs]]'' - Ditzy Kibble, Gloria; Additional Voices *''[[TaleSpin]]'' - Katie Dodd *''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' - [[Mihoshi Kuramitsu]] (''OVAs 1-2''), (''[[Tenchi Universe]]''), (''[[Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special]]''), (''[[Tenchi Muyo in Love]]''), (''[[Magical Girl Pretty Sammy]]'' (''OVA 1''))

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==External links== *[http://www.voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1623 Ellen Gerstell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615023901/http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1623 |date=June 15, 2006 }} at Voice Chasers *{{IMDb name|id=314926|name=Ellen Gerstell}}

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