Actress Russi Taylor, who voiced Disney character Minnie Mouse for more than 30 years, has passed away at the age of 75.
In a statement, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced: “Minnie Mouse lost her voice with the passing of Russi Taylor. Russi will be sorely missed and our hearts go out to her family and friends, along with our deepest condolences.”
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Her cause of death has not been revealed.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1944, it was always Russi’s dream to work for Disney.
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According to the company, when Russi was a young girl she walked up to Walt Disney himself and told him that, one day, she wanted to work for him.
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