Russi Taylor


Russi Taylor was an American voice actress. She was best remembered for voicing the character of Minnie Mouse 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, holding the role for 33 years. She also provided the voices of several characters in The Simpsons, most prominently Martin Prince, Uter Zorker, and Sherri and Terri. Russi Taylor, an actress who played the voice of Minnie Mouse died on July 26th, 2019 in Glendale, California from colon cancer. Russi Taylor was 75 years old.

Early life

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

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, and continued to voice the character for 33 years until her death in 2019. Russi Taylor was 75 years old. She also voiced Huey, Dewey, and Louie and Webby Vanderquack in the television series DuckTales and in other appearances. 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. After her death, The Simpsons producers cast Grey DeLisle as her characters.
She voiced Pebbles Flintstone in The Flintstone Comedy Show for Hanna-Barbera in 1980. Taylor was also the original voice of Strawberry Shortcake and 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 Birdie the Early Bird in McDonaldland 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.

Personal life

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

Death

Taylor died from colon cancer on July 26, 2019, at her home in Glendale, California, at the age of 75. She is now interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park next to Allwine's grave.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theme park attractions

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRefs
2005DVDX AwardBest Animated Character PerformanceMickey's Twice Upon a ChristmasNomitated
2005Annie AwardsBest Voice Acting in an Animated Television ProductionJakers! The Adventures of Piggley WinksNomitated
2006Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramJakers! The Adventures of Piggley WinksNomitated
2007Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramJakers! The Adventures of Piggley WinksNomitated
2007Annie AwardsBest Voice Acting in an Animated Television ProductionJakers! The Adventures of Piggley WinksNomitated
2008Disney Legend AwardAnimation - VoiceWon
2012Behind the Voice Actors Special/DVD Voice Acting AwardBest Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or ShortSofia the First: Once Upon a PrincessNomitated
2012Behind the Voice Actors Video Game Voice Acting AwardBest Vocal Ensemble in a Video GameKingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop DistanceWon
2013Behind the Voice Actors Special/DVD Voice Acting AwardBest Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/EducationalMickey Mouse ClubhouseNomitated
2013Behind the Voice Actors Television Voice Acting AwardBest Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/EducationalMickey Mouse ClubhouseWon
2013Behind the Voice Actors Television Voice Acting AwardBest Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Comedy/MusicalThe SimpsonsNomitated
2014Behind the Voice Actors Television Voice Acting AwardBest Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Comedy/SlapstickMickey MouseNomitated
2014Behind the Voice Actors Television Voice Acting AwardBest Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Children's/EducationalMickey Mouse ClubhouseNomitated
2014Behind the Voice Actors Television Voice Acting AwardBest Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/EducationalJake and the Neverland PiratesNomitated
2014NAVGTR AwardBest Performance in a Comedy, SupportingDuckTales: RemasteredNomitated
2015Behind the Voice Actors Television Voice Acting AwardBest Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Children's/EducationalMickey Mouse ClubhouseNomitated
2015Behind the Voice Actors Television Voice Acting AwardBest Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Children's/EducationalMinnie's Bow-ToonsNomitated
2018Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Character Voice-Over PerformanceThe Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!Nomitated