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|birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada|occupation = Actress|known_for = Original voice actress for Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo franchise |spouse = {{ublBrad David1979|reason=divorced}}Brian Braff|1982}}}}|yearsactive = 1968–1986, 2002–2004}}Nicole Cowgill Jaffe (born May 23, 1941) is a retired Canadian actress. She is best known as the original voice actress for Velma Dinkley in Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoon series from 1969 to 1973.

Biography

In 1969, Jaffe married Actors StudioBOOK, Garfield, David,weblink A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio, MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1980, 0-02-542650-8, New York, 278, Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980, registration, classmate Brad David at the age of 28.Under her maiden name, Nicole Jaffe, she appeared in The Trouble with Girls (1969) with Elvis Presley and Scooby-Doo voice actor Frank Welker, and in Disney's The Love Bug (1968). She also starred in a stage production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Patty,WEB, Super '70s and '80s: "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"—Nicole David (Jaffe) (Velma 1, 1969-74),weblink Noblemania.com, where she was seen by Hanna-Barbera recording director Gordon Hunt, who auditioned her for and eventually cast her as Velma on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!During the second season of Scooby-Doo, in 1970, after Stefanianna Christopherson, who voiced Daphne on Scooby-Doo, left the show, Jaffe recommended her roommate Heather North as a replacement; North voiced Daphne in various Scooby productions for the next three decades. Velma was Jaffe's only voice role, which she reprised in the spin-off series The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–74). During this time, Nicole also appeared in a starring role in the Room 222 second season episode "What Would We Do Without Bobbie?" in 1970.Jaffe retired from acting in 1973 and went into talent representation. Under her married name - Nicole David – she and Arnold Rifkin formed the Rifkin/David agency in 1982, which was merged two years later into the Triad Artists agency.WEB, 19 October 1992, Morris Agency engulfs Triad,weblink Triad was sold to the larger William Morris Agency in 1992 for over $20 million. David worked as a senior agent and senior vice president at William Morris and its successor William Morris Endeavor until 2013; her clients over the years have included John Travolta, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, and Elijah Wood.WEB, 5 February 2013, Nicole David Exits WME; Top Talent Agent Who Voiced 'Scooby-Doo's Velma Eyes Next Chapter,weblink NEWS, 'Hello? Cher? Whitney? Oh, Emma, Hi', Daniel, Jeffreys, The Independent, London, January 13, 1996, She occasionally returned to the Scooby-Doo franchise from 1977 through 2003, concluding with two direct-to-video movies: Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire and Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico.Nicole David was divorced from Brad David in 1979 (she kept her married name). She then married L.A. photographer Brian Braff in 1982. Subsequently, Braff founded the charity group for teens and young adults who have cancer, High School Yearbook: A Teen & Young Adult Cancer Community.WEB, High School Yearbook: A Young Adult Cancer Community,weblink David served on the charity's board of directors.

Filmography {| class"wikitable sortable"

! Year! Title! Role! class="unsortable" | Notes The Love Bug Girl In Dune-buggy 1969 data-sort-value="Trouble with Girls, The" The Trouble with Girls (film)>The Trouble with Girls Betty Co-starred with fellow Scooby-Doo voice actor Frank Welker who played the character RutgersMarlowe (1969 film)>Marlowe Lilly Uncredited 1969–1970 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Velma Dinkley (voice) 25 episodesRoom 222 >| 2 episodes (The Bold Ones: The New Doctors) Hot Pants Episode: "Broken Melody" The New Scooby-Doo Movies Velma Dinkley (voice) 24 episodesDynomutt, Dog Wonder >| Episode: "The Wizard of Ooze"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels > Additional voices 38 episodes The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour Episode: "The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face"Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)>Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo 3 episodes 1983 data-sort-value=" New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, The" The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries > Additional voices Episode: "The Mark Of Scooby/The Crazy Carnival Caper" The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show Episode: "Wedding Bell Boos!"Scooby's Mystery Funhouse >| 1 episodeScooby-Doo! Winter Wonderdog > Velma Dinkley (voice) rowspan="3" | Direct-to-video2003 Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire| Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

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• {{IMDb name|id=0415476|name=Nicole Jaffe}}

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