Cinderella's Voice Actress Dies

[Aqua 1]

Ilene Woods, voice of Cinderella, dies at 81

 

Ilene Woods, the voice of Cinderella in Disney's animated classic, has died. She was 81.

Woods died Thursday of causes related to Alzheimer's disease at a nursing home in Canoga Park, her husband, Ed Shaughnessy, tells the Los Angeles Times.

Woods was an 18-year-old radio singer in 1948 when she recorded a demo for an upcoming Disney feature. Two days later, Walt Disney himself auditioned her and she went on to voice the title character's speaking and singing parts for 1950's "Cinderella," about a mistreated stepdaughter who finds her Prince Charming.

 

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[rho 9]

Is it known if she recorded for BBS? If so, she'll be the third straight Disney VA to have died and had a KH game be their final voice acting role.

[im-axel-fear-me-NOW 10]

aaaaaaaaw =( poor cindarelly....=(

 

but seriously though thats sad!!! cinderella wont be the same....*sob*

 

RIP ilene woods. we all love you

[Tricia-chan 42]

Oh noes!! D8 I'm so upset!

 

RIP. :'C

[Iscreamer1 100]

I don't think so.

[RoxSox 3,593]

Is it known if she recorded for BBS? If so, she'll be the third straight Disney VA to have died and had a KH game be their final voice acting role.

 

So... KH is cursed?

[Think Pink 1,967]

D:

Oh, that's awful!

And on top of that, when I was little, I was in LOVE with Cinderella. I always dressed as a princess for Halloween up until I was, like, eleven, but most of those years I dressed as her. When I was six or so, I would say her lines with her I loved her voice actor