# Ellen Gerstell

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American voice actress (born 1954)

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Ellen Gerstell Born (1954-10-16) October 16, 1954 (age 71) United States Occupations Voice actress Vocal Coach Spouse Gordon Bressack Children 3, including James

**Ellen Gerstell** (born October 16, 1954) is an American [voice actress](/source/Voice_actress).[1] She is most known for providing the voice of Rapture in *[Jem](/source/Jem_(TV_series))* and [Mihoshi Kuramitsu](/source/Mihoshi_Kuramitsu) in the *[Tenchi Muyo!](/source/Tenchi_Muyo!)* franchise. She is the wife of the late [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award)-winning writer [Gordon Bressack](/source/Gordon_Bressack) and mother of film producer [James Cullen Bressack](/source/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](/source/Aaahh!!!_Real_Monsters)* - Twarp

- *[Blondie and Dagwood](/source/Blondie_and_Dagwood)* - Cookie Bumstead

- *[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys](/source/Captain_Simian_%26_the_Space_Monkeys)* - Dr. Kelb

- *[Darkwing Duck](/source/Darkwing_Duck)* - Ample Grime

- *[Dragon's Lair](/source/Dragon's_Lair_(TV_series))* - [Princess Daphne](/source/Princess_Daphne_(character))

- *[Jem](/source/Jem_(TV_series))* - Rapture/Phoebe Ashe, Astral

- *[Little Clowns of Happytown](/source/Little_Clowns_of_Happytown)* - Tickles

- *[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland](/source/Little_Nemo%3A_Adventures_in_Slumberland)* - Page

- *[Magical Girl Pretty Sammy](/source/Magical_Girl_Pretty_Sammy)* - Mihoshi Mizutani, Yuka, Chihiro Kawai (ep. 1)

- *[Mighty Max](/source/Mighty_Max_(TV_series))* - Flight Attendant, Sarah

- *[Monchhichis](/source/Monchhichis_(TV_series))* - Tootoo

- *[My Little Pony 'n Friends](/source/My_Little_Pony_'n_Friends)* - Locket, Lofty, Scoops

- *[My Little Pony: The Movie](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_The_Movie_(1986_film))* - Magic Star

- *[Poochie](/source/Poochie_(toy))* - Poochie

- *[Rude Dog & the Dweebs](/source/Rude_Dog)* - Ditzy Kibble, Gloria; Additional Voices

- *[TaleSpin](/source/TaleSpin)* - Katie Dodd

- *[Tenchi Muyo!](/source/Tenchi_Muyo!)* - [Mihoshi Kuramitsu](/source/Mihoshi_Kuramitsu) (*OVAs 1-2*), (*[Tenchi Universe](/source/Tenchi_Universe)*), (*[Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special](/source/Tenchi_Muyo!_Mihoshi_Special)*), (*[Tenchi Muyo in Love](/source/Tenchi_Muyo_in_Love)*), (*[Magical Girl Pretty Sammy](/source/Magical_Girl_Pretty_Sammy)* (*OVA 1*))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NYT_1-0)** [The New York Times](https://web.archive.org/web/20160310103848/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/806606/Ellen-Gerstell)

## External links

- [Ellen Gerstell](http://www.voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1623) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060615023901/http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1623) June 15, 2006, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at Voice Chasers

- [Ellen Gerstell](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314926/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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