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name: "Thelma Boardman"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 October 1909"
died: "1 April 1978"
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updated: "2026-09-17T05:58:39.526564+00:00"
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# Thelma Boardman

Actor. Born 31 October 1909 in Panama Canal Zone. Died 1 April 1978.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 October 1909, Panama Canal Zone
- **Died:** 1 April 1978
- **Also known as:** Thelma Hubbard
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3523521, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1028218/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31706

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Bambi*](https://film.one/film/bambi.md) (86)

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## Biography

Thelma Boardman, also credited as Thelma Hubbard, was an American voice actress and writer. Born Thelma Joyce Hubbard on 31 October 1909 in the Panama Canal Zone, she began her voice work with Walt Disney Studios in the late 1930s.

She provided the voice of Minnie Mouse for radio broadcasts and several animated shorts between 1937 and 1942, including *The Little Whirlwind* (1941) and *Mickey's Birthday Party* (1942). Her other Disney roles included Donald's Angel in *Donald's Better Self* (1938) and multiple characters in *Bambi* (1942). She later wrote for television series such as *Ethel Barrymore Theater* (1956) and *Gunsmoke* (1971).

Boardman was married to screenwriter and actor True Boardman from 1935 until her death on 21 April 1978 in Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bambi* (1942), Fi1m 86, as Girl Bunny / Quail Mother / Female Pheasant (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bambi.md)

## Also known for

- *The Little Whirlwind* (1941), Minnie Mouse (voice)
- *Mickey's Birthday Party* (1942), Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- *Donald's Better Self* (1938), Donald's Angel (voice) (uncredited)

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