Sally Dryer


Sally Elizabeth Dryer is a former American child voice actress, artist, and store owner best known for her voice-over work in the 1960s.

Career

Dryer provided the voices for several Peanuts characters in television specials and film from 1965 to 1969. Dryer first started as the voice of Violet in A [Boy Named Charlie Brown (TV special)|A Boy Named Charlie Brown] and A [Charlie Brown Christmas], before going on to Lucy [van Pelt|Lucy] in four Peanuts specials Charlie Brown's All-Stars, It's the [Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown], You're [in Love, Charlie Brown], and He's [Your Dog, Charlie Brown].
Dryer then provided the voice of Patty in the feature film A Boy Named Charlie Brown. Dryer's last stint with the Peanuts gang was performing the voices of Clara, Shirley, and Sophie in It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown.
Dryer also starred as herself in a pair of documentaries on the 1960s Peanuts television phenomenon. Dryer was interviewed on the special documentary You [Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown] ; and on the documentary The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas".

Personal life

She is a lesbian and lives with her partner in Jerome, Arizona.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963A Boy Named Charlie BrownViolet GrayVoice role
1965A Charlie Brown ChristmasViolet GrayVoice role
1966Charlie Brown's All-Stars!Lucy van PeltVoice role
1966It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie BrownLucy van PeltVoice role
1967You're in [Love, Charlie Brown]Lucy van PeltVoice role
1968He's Your Dog, Charlie BrownLucy van PeltVoice role
1969It Was a Short Summer, Charlie BrownClara/Shirley/SophieVoice role
1969A Boy Named Charlie BrownPattyVoice role
1990You Don't Look 40, Charlie BrownHerself
2001The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"Herself