Patricia Alice Albrecht obit

Patricia Alice Albrecht, Voice of ‘Jem’s Pizzazz, Has Died

 

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Actress, voice over artist and poet Patricia Alice Albrecht, known to a generation of fans as the voice of green-haired troublemaker Pizzazz in animated series Jem and the Holograms, died on December 25, 2019, at her home in Nashville, Tennessee. The news was shared by her friend and co-star, Samantha Newark (voice of Jem), in a heartfelt Instagram post.

Newark added that in lieu of flowers, Albrecht’s wish was for donations to be made to Free for Life International (https://freeforlifeintl.org), a Nashville-based organization dedicated to finding and helping victims and survivors of human trafficking.

Albrecht was born in Detroit, Michigan and earned a BFA in Theater from Wayne State University, according to her IMDb bio. She played roles in live-action TV series and movies including Remington Steele and Midnight Madness and in the late ‘70s/early ‘80s before landing the role of Phyllis “Pizzazz” Gabor on Jem and the Holograms (1985-88). The character was the spoiled, mischief-making lead singer of Holograms rival band The Misfits, and was often the source of peril for the popular toy tie-in cartoon from Sunbow, Marvel and Hasbro.

Into the mid-’90s, Albrecht continued to provide voices for animated projects, with repeated appearances on The New Yogi Bear Show, Snorks and New Kids on the Block a well as gigs on Tom & Jerry Kids, Droopy: Master Detective, Batman: The Animated Series and The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries.

Albrecht eventually moved to Nashville, where she pursued writing, forming a group and encouraging other aspiring scribes. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in literary anthology Wind Eyes, A Woman’s Reader and Writing Source, The Crone Chronicles, National Library of Poetry and others. She also published poetry chapbooks The Value of Sacrifice, about healing from breast cancer; The Shade of a Forest, about late-life motherhood, and The Season of Dying Mothers. In 2009, Albrecht recorded a poetry CD A Touch of Pizzazz for fans of Jem.

Actress (18 credits)

 1996 The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (TV Series)

French Woman

- Catch as Catch Cannes/Yodel Recall (1996) ... French Woman (voice)

 1994 Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

Brenda

- Riddler's Reform (1994) ... Brenda (voice)

 1993 Droopy: Master Detective (TV Series) (voice)

 1992 Tom & Jerry Kids Show (TV Series)

- Penthouse Mouse/12 Angry Sheep/The Ant Attack (1992) ... (voice)

 1990 New Kids on the Block (TV Series)

- Homeboys on the Range (1990) ... (voice)

- The New Kids Off the Wall (1990) ... (voice)

- Rewind Time (1990) ... (voice)

- Overnight Success (1990) ... (voice)

- New Heroes on the Block (1990) ... (voice)

1990 The Clean Club (Short) (voice, as P. Alice)

 1990 Mama's Family (TV Series)

Sally Bowers

- Look Who's Breathing (1990) ... Sally Bowers

 1987-1988 Snorks (TV Series)

Additional Voices

- My Dinner with Allstar (1988) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- All That Glitters is Not Goldfish (1988) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Wish or Wish Out (1988) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- The First Snork in Space (1988) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- The Day They Fixed Junior Wetworth (1988) ... Additional Voices (voice)

1988 The New Yogi Bear Show (TV Series)

Additional Voices

- Little Big Foot (1988) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Little Lord Boo Boo (1988) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Clucking Crazy (1988) ... Additional Voices (voice)

- Kahuna Yogi (1988) ... Additional Voices (voice)

 1985-1988 Jem (TV Series)

Pizzazz / Phyllis Margaret Gabor / Anne

- A Father Should Be... (1988) ... Pizzazz / Phyllis Margaret Gabor / Anne (voice)

- Riot's Hope (1988) ... Pizzazz / Phyllis Margaret Gabor / Anne (voice)

- A Change of Heart (1988) ... Pizzazz / Phyllis Margaret Gabor / Anne (voice)

- That Old Houdini Magic (1988) ... Pizzazz / Phyllis Margaret Gabor / Anne (voice)

- The Day the Music Died (1988) ... Pizzazz / Phyllis Margaret Gabor / Anne (voice)

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 1986 Jem: Truly Outrageous! (TV Movie)

Pizzazz (voice)

 1983-1985 Remington Steele (TV Series)

Wanda Sutton / Young Clarissa

- Coffee, Tea or Steele (1985) ... Wanda Sutton

- Love Among the Steele (1983) ... Young Clarissa

 1982 The Ghost Dance

Carol

 1981 Force: Five

Cathy

 1980 Angie (TV Series)

Crystal

- Angie and the Doctor (1980) ... Crystal

 1980 Midnight Madness

Lucille - Blue Team

 1979 The Outsider

Ginny (as Patricia Albrecht)

 1979 Eight Is Enough (TV Series)

Julie

- The Graduates (1979) ... Julie

Hide Hide Self (3 credits)

 2011 Glamour & Glitter (Video documentary short)

Self

 2011 Jem Girls (and Boys!) Remember (Video documentary short)

Self

 2011 Showtime, Synergy! The Truly Outrageous Creation of an '80s Icon (Video documentary)

Self