Barbara Luddy was an American actress and voice actress from Great Falls, Montana. Her film career began with silent pictures in the 1920s, during which time she was also a prolific radio performer.
Filmography[]
Luddy is perhaps best remembered for her voice work in Disney animated films, for characters, such as the titular Lady and Annette, Collette, and Danielle in Lady and the Tramp (1955), Merryweather in Sleeping Beauty (1959), Rover in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), Mother Rabbit and Little Sister in Robin Hood (1973), and Kanga in the original three Winnie the Pooh featurettes: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974).
She also provided background vocals with Rex Allen in the original recording of "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" for the Carousel of Progress as well as the voice of the grandmother in the original attraction before being replaced by Peggy Stewart.
Death[]
Luddy died in Los Angeles, California, in 1979, age 70, from lung cancer.
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