Olive Oyl

Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his strip Thimble Theater. The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929 appearance. Unlike most modern damsels in distress, Olive Oyl is tall and skinny, with tightly wound hair and enormous feet. In the films and later televisions cartoons, Olive Oyl is Popeye's girlfriend, although she could be extremely fickle, depending on who could woo her the best and was prone to get angry over the tiniest things. Popeye always comes to the rescue, winning her affection from his archrival Bluto in the end.

The original voice of Olive Oyl was played by Mae questel who also voiced Betty Boop and other characters.