Minnie Mouse Voice Actor Russi Taylor Dead at 75 – TMZ

Russi Taylor — the girl who voiced Minnie Mouse for bigger than three decades — has died.

Taylor passed away Friday at her Glendale home in Southern California, in line with Disney CEO Bob Iger. He says, “Minnie Mouse lost her instruct with the passing of Russi Taylor.”

Iger went on to verbalize, “We’re so grateful for Russi’s skills as wisely as the expansive spirit and mountainous pleasure she introduced to the whole lot she did. It was a privilege to agree with identified her and an honor to agree with labored with her, and we remove consolation in the knowledge that her work will continue to entertain and encourage for generations to shut.”

He added, “Russi will most definitely be sorely missed and our hearts exit to her family and chums, together with our deepest condolences.” The circumstances spherical her demise are unclear.

Russi voiced the iconic Disney personality persistently for the explanation that ’80s — 1987 to be proper, which is when she’s first credited for taking part in Minnie in a TV movie called “DTV ‘Doggone’ Valentine.” She auditioned and landed the coveted fair. Hers is the Minnie instruct most millennials and children are accustomed to.

She’s persevered to instruct Minnie as currently as 2019, and has a minute of over 80 Minnie credit ranking to her title over the loads of Disney projects. Just a few of the most critical contributions to the Disney canon as Minnie … “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” “Runaway Brain,” “Goofy and the Three Musketeers,” “Mickey Mouse Works,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and a whole bunch others.

Russi’s instruct skills went wisely beyond Disney though … she’s instruct other iconic characters too, love Pebbles on “The Flinstones,” the Mackleberry Twins and Martin Prince on “The Simpsons” and other characters on “The Jetsons,” “Scooby Doo,” “The Muppets” … plus a good deal of different Disney favorites.

She was as soon as married to longtime Mickey Mouse instruct actor Wayne Allwine, who died of diabetes in 2009. They did now not agree with any children together, nonetheless she’s purchased a whole country of children who esteem her.

Russi was 75. RIP.