Talent Talks

For many years, I have looked forward to seeing Mona Marshall come in to the studio. Sometimes she would be accompanied by her little dog and sometimes she’d be wearing a piece of her own artwork. She was always upbeat and she always had a good story to share.

Mona is well known in both the anime and the original animation communities. She has been the voice of countless little boys, little girls, a blobby, blue creature with a one word vocabulary, a shy wolf, a psychic old broad, and – of course – Kyle’s mom on “South Park”. When she’s not in the recording studio, she’s creating art under the moniker, Malki. She’s also a musician, a teacher – and even a puppeteer. She has been one of my go-to talents since I started working in the dubbing community. But I was unaware of the path she took to get there until I interviewed her.

At the start of her career, Mona trained with one of the most talented and loved, voice actors in the business, Daws Butler. You may not know his name but you know his work: Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, plus a few dozen more. His voice is certainly all over my childhood memories.

 In our interview, Mona shares some of her own memories about working with Daws, as well as working on “South Park” with Matt Stone and Trey Parker. There aren’t too many people in the industry that can do that! Open or download the file below and enjoy spending a little time with Mona Marshall.

Talent Talks: Mona Marshall