Cecil Roy

Cecil H. Roy was an American actress who was well-known in radio broadcasting of the 1930s and 1940s as The Girl of a Thousand Voices.

Early life

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, she grew up in Oklahoma. Her father was an opera singer.

Career

Roy entered radio during the 1930s, appearing on The Rise of the Goldbergs, The Henry Aldrich Show, Pepper Young's Family. Marthy and Elmer, and many other programs.
The "Girl of a Thousand Voices" label came about due to her ability to immediately shift through a wide range of characters and ages, from an elderly woman to a crying baby.
Roy's roles on radio programs included those shown in the following table.

Program	Role
The Adventures of Dari-Dan	Stanley Hall
Amanda of Honeymoon Hill	Aunt Mazie
Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories	infant
Big Sister	Jerry Jr.
Kaltenmeyer's Kindergarten	Daisy Dean
Ma Perkins	Junior Fitz
The Timid Soul	Madge Milquetoast
Quiet Please	Carol Sue

She also was featured "enacting dilemmas" on Daily Dilemmas.

Animation

Between 1943 and 1964, she provided voices for numerous animated cartoons, specializing in children's voices, originating the voice of Little Lulu.

Recordings

Her recordings for children included the role of Winnie the Pooh on a recording with Jimmy Stewart, and Cindy Bear on a Yogi Bear record. Through Replica Records, Roy released at least one 33 rpm recording Buddy's Butterfly 2) The Thistle/Buddy's Garden 3) Christmas Eve/Plasco Toys.

Personal life

Roy spoke German and French and sang in Italian and French. She was reported to have a "polished repertoire of 20 dialects." Her long-time partner, Beni, was a hairdresser in New York City. His clientele included many Broadway and vaudeville stars. Cecil Roy also lived in Cozy Lake, Oak Ridge, New Jersey. Her "summer" or weekend home was a place where she entertained many of the neighborhood children with her accordion, singing, and voice talents.