Bettina Nicole Bush, known professionally as Bettina, is an American actress and singer. She is known for voicing characters including Rainbow Brite, Lucy Little in The Littles, and Kai Green in Ben 10. Bush has also contributed to video games, including voicing Gloria in the Madagascar series, and has released pop music independently.

Early life Bush was born the youngest of three children. Her father was Charles V. Bush, the first African-American graduate of the US Air Force Academy and later a business executive, and her mother was of Scottish-Polynesian and Cherokee descent.

Voice acting Bettina's professional career began at the age of 5 when she began modeling and acting. Her acting career eventually led to voiceovers, including My Little Pony (as Megan), The Get Along Gang (as Dotty Dog), The Littles (as Lucy Little), Rugrats, All Grown Up! (as Alisa Carmichael), Stargate Infinity, Ben 10 (as Kai Green), Age of Empires III (as Nonahkee), God Hand (as Olivia), and is perhaps best known as the voice of Rainbow Brite and as the voice of Gloria in the Madagascar video games. She has also performed the McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It" commercial jingles. She starred as Maria, a teenage Native American girl, in the film Journey to Spirit Island (1988).

Musical career Her early influences in music include Dolly Parton and Elton John. Bettina's early singing talents can be heard on the title sing "Gift of Love" as the voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite by Disneyland/Vista Records in 1985, and in the song "Make Room for a Rainbow Inside" again as voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite in the Rainbow Brite Paint a Rainbow in Your Heart album also produced by Disneyland/Vista Records in 1984. Bettina also performed the songs "Brand New Day" and "Rainbow Brite and Me" for the feature film Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. Bettina later created her own record label company and financed, co-wrote, and performed her first independent release entitled "Lucky Girl". In 2006 she was named the winner of American Idol Underground in the pop category. Exposure from the show led to her being offered the opportunity to direct a music video. Along with it came the opportunity for her to co-write and edit three tracks with Sony Music producer/songwriter Automatic (P!nk, India.Arie). With them she has co-written and edited three tracks: "Emerald City", "Let Me Inside" and "I Can't Deny You". Her single titled "She Is" reached No. 4 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart. Her debut album was set to be released in January 2008 but was never released.

Filmography Film

+ Year Title Role Notes 1985 Here Come the Littles Lucy Little Voice role Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer Rainbow Brite Voice roleCredited as Bettina It's Your Birthday Party with Rainbow Brite and Friends Voice roleCredited as BettinaDirect-to-video 1986 Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure Voice roleUncreditedDirect-to-video 1988 Journey to Spirit Island Maria Live-action roleCredited as Bettina 1997 A Christmas Carol Voice Voice roleDirect-to-video 2002 Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge Female Superhero Voice roleCredited as Tina BushDirect-to-video 2006 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Elena Voice roleDirect-to-videoEnglish dub

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1983 The Littles Lucy Little Voice role29 episodes1984 Rainbow Brite Rainbow Brite, Wisp Voice role13 episodes The Get Along Gang Dotty Dog Voice role13 episodes1986 ABC Weekend Specials Lucy Little Voice roleCredited as Bettina1 episode Moon Dreamers Additional Voices Voice role2 episodes My Little Pony Megan, Additional Voices Voice role43 episodes1989 The Karate Kid Additional Characters Credited as Bettina1 episode Superior Court Azure Whitefoot 1 episode Solarman Voice Voice roleTelevision film 1990 They Came from Outer Space Ellen Clearwater 1 episode 1995 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Voice Voice role10 episodes 1999; 2001 Rugrats Alisa Carmichael Voice role4 episodes 2002 Groove Squad Mackenzie "Mac" Voice roleCredited as Tina BushTelevision film Sabrina: Friends Forever Zelda Spellman Voice roleCredited as Tina BushTelevision film Stargate Infinity Seattle Montoya Voice role26 episodes2003 Sabrina's Secret Life Zelda Spellman Voice roleCredited as Tina Bush All Grown Up! Alisa Carmichael Voice role10 episodes 2007 Ben 10 Kai Green Voice roleEpisode: "Benwolf" 2014 Ben 10: Omniverse Kai, Kai 10,000 Voice role5 episodes

Video games

+ Year Title Role Notes 2005 Madagascar Animal Trivia DVD Game Gloria Voice role Madagascar Voice role Age of Empires III Nonahkee Voice roleCredited as Bettina 2006 Dead Rising Additional voices Voice role God Hand Olivia Voice roleEnglish dub Desperate Housewives: The Game Voice Voice role 2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Gloria Voice role 2009 Madagascar Kartz Voice role 2011 Saints Row: The Third Pedestrian, additional voices Voice role 2012 Madagascar 3: The Video Game Gloria Voice role 2013 Saints Row IV The Voices of Virtual Steelport Voice role

References

External links