Known for Acting
Denise Bryer (born 5 January 1928) is an English voice actress. Best remembered in her UK homeland for her work on the Gerry Anderson series, Terrahawks, where she voiced both the main villain Zelda and the heroic Capt. Mary Falconer, Bryer became well known in the United States when she voiced Billina in Disney's 1985 film Return to Oz, as well as The Junk Lady in the 1986 movie Labyrinth, and many other films. In addition to her work voice acting in film and television she also worked extensively on UK radio and children's recordings. She was the first wife of Nicholas Parsons. Bryer first came to public attention when she voiced Twizzle in Gerry Anderson's The Adventures of Twizzle and would go on to voice in Anderson's later series Four Feather Falls as Ma Jones and Little Jake. She also voiced Kiki The Frog in Hector's House and Noddy on the eponymous television show. She dubbed the voice of Commander Makara in the Japanese puppet series Star Fleet around the same time as Terrahawks. In Big Finish's Doctor Who audio dramas The Reaping and The Gathering, she provided the voice of Dominique Van Gyseghem. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born
January 5, 1928
Died
October 16, 2021 (age 93)
Birthplace
Kensington, London, England, UK
Filmography
9 films, 6 shows


Century 21 Revisited
2025 · 2h 30m · UK
Mined from the archives of Century 21 Films, this bumper collection of extended interviews and documentary shorts provides further insight into the worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, the secrets of their classic productions revealed.


Reflections in the Mirror
2017 · 25m · US
Reflections in the Mirror - about a young man obsessed with Return to Oz.


The Frog King
1989 · 7m
A personal interpretation of the Brothers Grimm tale of the Frog King, made for the Kellogg's Magic Mirror animated fairytale competition, of which it was one of the winners. Script by Simon Bent, voices by Denise Bryer and Peter Hawkins; produced by Ragdoll Productions for the Kellogg Company.


Labyrinth
1986 · 1h 41m · UK
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers.


Return to Oz
1985 · 1h 49m · UK
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.


Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected
1983 · 1h 26m · UK
The year is 2020, and Mars has been invaded by the evil android Zelda, who plans the total destruction of the human race; on Earth, an elite fighting force, the Terrahawks, stands ready at its secret base to counter Zelda's first attack.


Gulliver's Travels
1977 · 1h 21m · UK
Based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift and built around the Lilliput and Blefuscu episode. It was made partly in live action and partly animated.


The Furry Folk on Holiday
1967 · 12m · UK
Animal puppet cartoon demonstrating three aspects of accident prevention, not swimming whilst the tide goes out, not burying broken glass in the sand and remembering kerb drill. Produced as part of the Tufty child safety campaign.
Here Comes Kandy
Here Comes Kandy
1955 · 12m · US
Kandy the koala gets in a spot of bother when some unexpected visitors arrive at the house.