Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Billie Mae Richards (November 21, 1921 September 10, 2010) was a Canadian voice actress, who also appeared onstage and on television. Born as Billy Mae Dinsmore in Toronto, she was best known for voicing the role of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1964's television special (credited as "Billy Richards" to mask the fact that she was a woman). She also voiced Tenderheart Bear in the first two Care Bears movies, as well as the DIC-produced television series (credited as "Billie Mae Richard"), and Brightheart Raccoon in the Nelvana-produced Care Bears television series.