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Russi Taylor

Russi Taylor
Taylor in 2018
Born	(1944-05-04)May 4, 1944 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 26, 2019(2019-07-26) (aged 75) Glendale, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1976–2019
Spouse	Wayne Allwine ​ ​ (m. 1991; died 2009)​

Russi Taylor (May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019) was an American voice actress. She was best remembered for voicing the character of Minnie MouseinEnglish from 1986 to 2019, and was married to voice actor Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, until his death on May 18, 2009. She was the longest-tenured voice actress to voice the character, having held the role for 33 years. She also provided the voices of several characters in The Simpsons.

Early life[edit]

Russi Taylor was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1944.^[1]

Career[edit]

Taylor began her voice-over career in the mid-1970s. Her first voice-over role was the voice of Ted and Georgette's baby on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.^[2] Taylor became the voice of Minnie Mouse in 1986, and continued to voice the character for 33 years until her death in 2019.^[3] She also voiced Huey, Dewey, and Louie and Webby Vanderquack in the television series DuckTales and in other appearances.^[3] Taylor provided the voices of numerous characters in the animated series The Simpsons, including fourth-grade nerd Martin Prince, purple-haired twins Sherri and Terri, and German exchange student Üter.^[4] After her death, The Simpsons producers hired Grey DeLisle to succeed her.^[5]

She voiced Pebbles FlintstoneinThe Flintstone Comedy Show for Hanna-Barbera in 1980.^[6] Taylor was also the original voice of Strawberry Shortcake and the voice of Baby GonzoinMuppet Babies, Nova in Twinkle, the Dream Being, Pac-Baby in the television series Pac-Man, the high-pitched Nurses that were mice in The Rescuers Down Under, Melissa in the Pound Puppies episode Garbage Night: The Musical, Queen Rosedust in My Little Pony and her last non-Disney role was Birdie the Early BirdinMcDonaldland commercials. She was also the voice of Drizella and the Fairy Godmother in the Cinderella sequels, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.^[7]

Personal life[edit]

Taylor was married to Wayne Allwine, the third voice of Mickey Mouse, from 1991 up until his death in 2009.^[8][9][10] In 2008, a year before Allwine's death, they were both named Disney Legends.^[11]

Death[edit]

Taylor died from colon cancer on July 26, 2019, at her home in Glendale, California, at the age of 75.^{[1][12][13][14]} She is now interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park next to Allwine's grave.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Video games[edit]

Theme park attractions[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

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