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2019-07-27 22:49:29 UTC
From Variety.com ...
Russi Taylor, Voice Actress Behind Minnie Mouse, Dies at 75
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Russi Taylor, the voice actress behind the famed Disney character
Minnie Mouse, died Friday in Glendale, California, the Walt
Disney Company confirmed. She was 75.
"Minnie Mouse lost her voice with the passing of Russi Taylor.
For more than 30 years, Minnie and Russi worked together to
entertain millions around the world-a partnership that made
Minnie a global icon and Russi a Disney Legend beloved by fans
everywhere, said Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger. "We're so
grateful for Russi's talent as well as the tremendous spirit and
great joy she brought to everything she did. It was a privilege
to have known her and an honor to have worked with her, and we
take comfort in the knowledge that her work will continue to
entertain and inspire for generations to come. Russi will be
sorely missed and our hearts go out to her family and friends,
along with our deepest condolences."
Taylor is best known as the official voice of Minnie Mouse, a
role she first took on 30 years ago after beating out 200 other
Minnie Mouse hopefuls during a 1986 audition. After assuming
the character, she has since appeared in hundreds of Disney
projects, including television shows, theme park experiences,
animated shorts and theatrical films.
While working for Disney, Taylor also met her husband Wayne
Allwine, who had voiced Mickey Mouse since 1977. The two
married in 1991 and remained together until Allwine's death in
2009.
As Minnie Mouse, Taylor's Disney film credits span a wide swath
of classics including "Who Framed Roger Rabbit,"" Runaway
Brain," "Get a Horse!" and "Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three
Musketeers" in addition to the television series "Mickey
MouseWorks," "House of Mouse," "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and
"Mickey and the Roadster Racers."
However, as the years went by, Taylor expanded her voice acting
chops to other Disney characters which include Nurse Mouse in
"The Rescuers Down Under" and Donald Duck's nephews, Huey,
Dewey and Louie in the "Ducktales" animated series. Outside of
Disney, she voiced Martin Prince and the twins, Sherri and
Terri, on "The Simpsons."
<https://variety.com/2019/film/news/russi-taylor-minnie-mouse-dead-dies-1203282259/>
Russi Taylor, Voice Actress Behind Minnie Mouse, Dies at 75
-----------------------------------------------------------
Russi Taylor, the voice actress behind the famed Disney character
Minnie Mouse, died Friday in Glendale, California, the Walt
Disney Company confirmed. She was 75.
"Minnie Mouse lost her voice with the passing of Russi Taylor.
For more than 30 years, Minnie and Russi worked together to
entertain millions around the world-a partnership that made
Minnie a global icon and Russi a Disney Legend beloved by fans
everywhere, said Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger. "We're so
grateful for Russi's talent as well as the tremendous spirit and
great joy she brought to everything she did. It was a privilege
to have known her and an honor to have worked with her, and we
take comfort in the knowledge that her work will continue to
entertain and inspire for generations to come. Russi will be
sorely missed and our hearts go out to her family and friends,
along with our deepest condolences."
Taylor is best known as the official voice of Minnie Mouse, a
role she first took on 30 years ago after beating out 200 other
Minnie Mouse hopefuls during a 1986 audition. After assuming
the character, she has since appeared in hundreds of Disney
projects, including television shows, theme park experiences,
animated shorts and theatrical films.
While working for Disney, Taylor also met her husband Wayne
Allwine, who had voiced Mickey Mouse since 1977. The two
married in 1991 and remained together until Allwine's death in
2009.
As Minnie Mouse, Taylor's Disney film credits span a wide swath
of classics including "Who Framed Roger Rabbit,"" Runaway
Brain," "Get a Horse!" and "Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three
Musketeers" in addition to the television series "Mickey
MouseWorks," "House of Mouse," "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and
"Mickey and the Roadster Racers."
However, as the years went by, Taylor expanded her voice acting
chops to other Disney characters which include Nurse Mouse in
"The Rescuers Down Under" and Donald Duck's nephews, Huey,
Dewey and Louie in the "Ducktales" animated series. Outside of
Disney, she voiced Martin Prince and the twins, Sherri and
Terri, on "The Simpsons."
<https://variety.com/2019/film/news/russi-taylor-minnie-mouse-dead-dies-1203282259/>