Spoilers S2 surprise voice actor (french version, spoils cameo)

[chrinFinity]

I understand French and was able to watch the S2 release... And I noticed a very interesting voice actor observation.

Spoiler: Beware this spoils a character cameo ~midway in Season 2

Obviously the French voices are different, right? Janeway, The Doctor, everyone. But partway through the season there is an extremely surprising cameo appearance from none other than Beverley Crusher! And I could swear, it's Gates McFadden's voice... Or an incredibly close approximation. I couldn't say for sure, since she wasn't credited in the French part of the voice cast for some reason!

Well, it just kept nagging at me, so I did some googling. And I have learned that Gates McFadden is FLUENT IN FRENCH. Hmmmm... I am sure that it's her. But she's not credited in the French cast in the credits (nobody is specifically credited in French for Beverley Crusher). But I'm SURE that it's actually her. Maybe the credits work differently since McFadden is already listed, higher in the credits, for doing the English voice?

 

[NCC-73515]

I had the same thoughts and knew she speaks French quite well, so it would make perfect sense

 

[Danlav05]

This is cool

Spoiler

For a moment I thought they got Genevieve Bujold to play Janeway again !!!!

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

This is cool

Spoiler

For a moment I thought they got Genevieve Bujold to play Janeway again !!!!

That was my first though when I saw this thread title too.

 

[NCC-73515]

That would've been big news when S1 came out

 

[chrinFinity]

That would've been big news when S1 came out

Do you know if:

Spoiler: same spoiler

...McFadden voiced Crusher in French in S1? Obv I only watched that season in English.

 

[fireproof78]

Do you know if:

Spoiler: same spoiler

...McFadden voiced Crusher in French in S1? Obv I only watched that season in English.

Not on the IMDB.

 

[Tuskin38]

The opening and ending credits only list the English cast

But I do agree with you, she does sound like Gates

 

[firehawk12]

This is cool

Spoiler

For a moment I thought they got Genevieve Bujold to play Janeway again !!!!

I was really hoping they'd do this, even though of course her accent would be so off putting to French audiences. lol

 

[firehawk12]

This is the French dub cast as listed in the credits. I assume they did multiple roles since they didn't credit them with specific performances. But the cast also does really good approximations/impersonations so...

Spoiler

 

[Tuskin38]

Hm how did I miss that

 

[fireproof78]

The opening and ending credits only list the English cast

But I do agree with you, she does sound like Gates

Dub cast and translation are always listed at the tail end of the credits.

 

[NCC-73515]

Wiki says Denise Metmer is the French Janeway voice in S1.
I checked the credits at the end of her 'bigger' episode and they only listed the main voices, not hers.

Do you know if:

Spoiler: same spoiler

...McFadden voiced Crusher in French in S1? Obv I only watched that season in English.

There was no Crusher in S1

 

[Paul755]

There was no Crusher in S1

yes there was. The holodeck episode where Dal keeps trying the Kobayashi Maru. She’s the only one that had new/original lines.

 

[fireproof78]

yes there was. The holodeck episode where Dal keeps trying the Kobayashi Maru. She’s the only one that had new/original lines.

Yup, and credited.

 

[NCC-73515]

Holo Crusher, ok

 

[Danja]

yes there was. The holodeck episode where Dal keeps trying the Kobayashi Maru. She’s the only one that had new/original lines.

At it stands, she and Brett are now the only actors in that scene who are still with us.

 

[Deks]

At it stands, she and Brett are now the only actors in that scene who are still with us.

what do you mean?

 

[Danja]

what do you mean?

They're the only two actors in the scene who are still living (Nichelle and the others -- Leonard Nimoy, Rene Auberjonois, James Doohan -- have passed away).