Russi Taylor is best remembered as the voice of Minnie Mouse from 1986 to 2019, and was notably married to voice actor Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, until his death on May 18,2009.
12 Facts About Russi Taylor
Russi Taylor is the longest-tenured voice actress to voice the character, having held the role for 33 years.
Russi Taylor provided the voices of several characters in The Simpsons.
Russi Taylor was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 4,1944.
Russi Taylor voiced Huey, Dewey, and Louie and Webby Vanderquack in the television series DuckTales and in other appearances.
Russi 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 Uter.
Russi Taylor voiced Pebbles Flintstone in The Flintstone Comedy Show for Hanna-Barbera in 1980.
Russi Taylor was 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 her last non-Disney role was Birdie the Early Bird in McDonaldland commercials.
Russi Taylor was the voice of Drizella and the Fairy Godmother in the Cinderella sequels, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.
Russi Taylor was married to Wayne Allwine, the third voice of Mickey Mouse, from 1991 up until his death in 2009.
Russi Taylor died from colon cancer on July 26,2019, at her home in Glendale, California, at the age of 75.
Russi Taylor is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park right next to Allwine's grave.