Russi Taylor

Russi Taylor
Taylor in 2018
Born	Russell Taylor (1944-05-04)May 4, 1944 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 26, 2019(2019-07-26) (aged 75) Glendale, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Colon cancer
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1980–2019
Known for	The voice of Minnie Mouse
Notable work	Mickey Mouse franchise
Spouse	Wayne Allwine ​ ​ (m. 1991; died 2009)​

Russell "Russi" Taylor (May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019) was an American voice actress.^[1] She was best known for being the voice of Disney's Minnie Mouse since 1986. She also voiced numerous other Disney characters. Taylor was the wife of the late voice actor Wayne Allwine. He was the third voice of Mickey Mouse from 1991 up until his death in 2009.^[2] In 2008, she received a Disney Legends award.^[3]

She died from colon cancer on July 26, 2019, at her home in Glendale, California, at the age of 75.^[4][5]

1. ↑ "RUSSI TAYLOR". Behind the Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
2. ↑ McLellan, Dennis (2009-05-21). "Wayne Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse, dies at 62". Los Angeles Times.
3. ↑ "Voice, Russi Taylor". D23.com. Disney. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
4. ↑ "Disney Legend Russi Taylor Dies at 75". The Walt Disney Company. July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
5. ↑ Taylor, Derrick Bryson (July 28, 2019). "Russi Taylor, the Voice of Minnie Mouse and 'Simpsons' Characters, Dies at 75". Obituaries. The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2019.