Mary Morgan Gibbs (born October 5, 1996) is an American voice actress. She is best known for voicing the human toddler Boo in the Pixar animated film Monsters, Inc..
Mary Gibbs | |
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 Gibbs at the Bakersfield Mouse-Con in 2022 | |
| Born | Mary Morgan Gibbs October 5, 1996 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1998–2004, 2022–present |
| Known for | Voice of Boo in Monsters, Inc. |
Life and career
editMary Gibbs was born in Pasadena, California, to Pixar director and story artist Rob Gibbs (1964–2020) and his wife Susan (née Hollands).[1] One of the production babies listed in the film credits of Toy Story 2 (1999) is Mary; Rob Gibbs was the story artist for that film.
As Gibbs was a toddler at the time she was recorded as the voice of Boo in Monsters, Inc., her parents helped the crew simulate scenarios that would elicit the required audio reactions that would be her lines; recording was difficult nevertheless because she would run all over the Pixar office.[2] When Pixar's Inside Out (2015) was in production, the audio recordings of Gibbs's screams as Boo were reused for baby Riley.[2] As a teenager, Gibbs suffered from scoliosis before she had surgery in 2012 to fix it.[3]
Gibbs returned to acting in 2022, voicing the character of Janessa Jensen in the audio-drama series Heroes of Extinction for Adventurous Ideas, LLC. In January 2022, Gibbs spoke on a panel at the Bakersfield Mouse-Con event about the project alongside other actors and producers of the series: Jason Braden, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Jerry Cornell, C. Andrew Nelson, and Joshua C. Shaffer.[4]
Gibbs has been documenting her life and time as Boo on her YouTube channel, Boo Grown Up.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Baby Kiara (voice) | Video[5] |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Boo (voice) | |
| 2002 | Monsters, Inc. DVD Read-Along | Video short/archive recordings | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Girl in cabin (voice) | Archive recordings[6] |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Baby Riley (voice) | Archive recordings |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Boo (voice) | Archive recordings |
| Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training | |||
| 2002 | Mike's Monstrous Adventure | ||
| Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena | |||
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III |
Attractions
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! | Boo (voice) | archive recordings[7] |
Radio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 | Heroes of Extinction | Janessa Jensen (voice) | 7 episodes (audio drama)[8] |
| 2022 | The Lowdown at the Down Low | Self | 1 episode [9] |
References
edit- ^ "Rob Gibbs, Longtime Director and Story Artist at Pixar, Dies at 55". The Hollywood Reporter. April 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Shaffer, Joshua C (July 17, 2017). Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide – Second Edition. Synergy Book Publishing. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-9991664-0-6.
- ^ Peek, Kaitlin (July 31, 2020). "The voice of Boo from Monsters Inc, Mary Gibbs, is all grown up". The Voice of Boo. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Con, Mouse (January 30, 2022). "Bakersfield Mouse-Con". Conventions. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com.
- ^ "Boo's Rawr In Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University". YouTube.com.
- ^ "Monsters, Inc.: Mike and Sulley to the Rescue". Mouse Planet. Mouse Planet. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ Ideas, Adventurous (March 21, 2023). "Heroes of Extinction Cast". Cast. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "The Lowdown at the Down Low". Retrieved December 31, 2022.