Was Betty Boop based on a Black jazz singer? The answer is complicated

Quinta Brunson is gearing up to play Betty Boop in an upcoming live-action adaptation of the famous cartoon flapper. Dressed ...
The Root

Quinta Brunson Just Proved Betty Boop Was a Black Woman

Emmy-winning creator and actress Quinta Brunson is stepping into one of animation’s most recognizable roles, Betty Boop, the flirty cartoon icon who first appeared in 1930. She’s bringing back the ...
Daily Herald

A life in color: New tuner about cartoon favorite Betty Boop opens in Chicago on its way to ...

Jasmine Amy Rogers always knew that someday she would be a cartoon character. Her mother told her and her brother as much when they were children. But the actress always thought it would be as a voice ...
Women's Wear Daily

Betty Boop to Get a Makeover from Pantone and Zac Posen

BETTY BOOP REVAMPED: Eighty-six years after Betty Boop first appeared as a cartoon character, King Features is polishing up a new version that will be introduced this fall. The character’s creator, ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Gorgeous ‘Boop!’ builds a colorful, tuneful, graceful world for cartoon heroine

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Vulture

Does Betty Boop Exist in Three Dimensions?

Who’s Betty Boop? Beyond the iconography you might have seen on a lunchbox or keychain, what do you really know? You can recognize her curls, her red flapper dress, and her pursed lips, plus maybe the ...