Russi Taylor


Russi Taylor was an American voice actress, best known as the long-time voice of Minnie Mouse and several characters in The Simpsons.

Early life

Taylor was born on May 4, 1944, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Career

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.
Taylor became the voice of Minnie Mouse in 1986. She continued to voice the character for thirty years until her death in 2019.
She also voiced Huey, Dewey, and Louie and Webby Vanderquack in the television series DuckTales and in other appearances.
She voiced Pebbles Flintstone in The Flintstone Comedy Show for Hanna-Barbera in 1980. Taylor was also the voice of Baby Gonzo in Muppet 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 Bird in McDonaldland commercials. She was also the voice of Drizella and the Fairy Godmother in the Cinderella sequels, ' and '.
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.

Personal life

Taylor was married to her first husband until 1991. She was married to Wayne Allwine, the third voice of Mickey Mouse, from 1991 until his death in 2009. They were both named Disney Legends in 2008.

Death

Taylor died from colon cancer on July 26, 2019, at her home in Glendale, California, at the age of 75.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theme park attractions

Awards and nominations