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Mary Costa is an American opera singer and actress who provided the voice of Aurora in Disney's 1959 animated feature film, Sleeping Beauty.

In 1952, she auditioned for the starring role of Aurora in the then-upcoming Disney film, Sleeping Beauty. Walt Disney called her personally within hours of the audition to inform her that the part was hers. Her role in Sleeping Beauty remains her most successful, renowned and critically acclaimed film role to date. She continues to do promotional appearances for Disney, most recently for the Blu-ray release of Sleeping Beauty.

In November 1999, she received the prestigious Disney Legends award, and her handprints are now a permanent part of the Disney Legends Plaza at the entrance to Disney Studios.

Disney Role

Gallery

Notes

She is the only voice actress of the original three Disney Princesses to still be alive; both Adriana Caselotti and Ilene Woods passed away in 1997 and 2010, respectively.
She is also the only surviving cast member of Sleeping Beauty.

Sources

Cummings, David (ed.), "Costa, Mary, International Who's Who in Classical Music, Routledge, 2003, p. 158. ISBN 185743174X
Hayes, John "2 with Futures to Follow: Mary Costa and Marilyn Horne", Billboard 16 May 1964 p. 38
Hollis, Tim and Ehrbar, Greg, Mouse tracks: the story of Walt Disney Records, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2006, p. 52. ISBN 1578068495
Kennedy, Michael and Bourne, Joyce, "Costa, Mary", The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 1996. (accessed via Encyclopedia.com. 26 January 2010)
Metropolitan Opera, Performance Record: Costa, Mary (Soprano), on the MetOpera Database
Sleeman, Elizabeth (ed.), "Costa, Mary" The International Who's Who of Women, Routledge, 2001, p. 116. ISBN 1857431227
The Walt Disney Company, Disney Legends: Mary Costa (accessed 26 January 2010)

References

External links

Mary Costa at the Internet Movie Database

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+|born = [[April 5]], [[1930]] (age 90)<br>Knoxville, [[Tennessee]], [[United States]]
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+|occupation(s) = Opera singer, actress
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+|spouse = [[Frank Tashlin]] (1953-[[1966]]; divorced)}}'''Mary Costa''' is an American opera singer and actress who provided the voice of [[Aurora]] in [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]]'s [[1959]] animated feature film, ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]''.
-|spouse = [[Frank Tashlin]] (1953-[[1966]])
-}}'''Mary Costa''' (born [[April 5]], [[1930]]) is an American opera singer and actress who provided the voice of [[Princess Aurora]] in Disney's 1959 animated film, ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]''.
-In 1952, she auditioned for the starring role of [[Princess Aurora]] in the then-upcoming Disney film, ''Sleeping Beauty''. [[Walt Disney]] called her personally within hours of the audition to inform her that the part was hers. Her role in ''Sleeping Beauty'' remains her most successful, renowned and critically acclaimed film role to-date. She continues to do promotional appearances for Disney, most recently for the Blu-ray release of ''Sleeping Beauty''.
+In [[1952]], she auditioned for the starring role of Aurora in the then-upcoming Disney film, ''Sleeping Beauty''. [[Walt Disney]] called her personally within hours of the audition to inform her that the part was hers. Her role in ''Sleeping Beauty'' remains her most successful, renowned and critically acclaimed film role to date. She continues to do promotional appearances for Disney, most recently for the Blu-ray release of ''Sleeping Beauty''.
-In November 1999, she received the prestigious [[Disney Legends]] award, and her handprints are now a permanent part of the Disney Legends Plaza at the entrance to Disney Studios.
+In November [[1999]], she received the prestigious [[Disney Legends]] award, and her handprints are now a permanent part of the Disney Legends Plaza at the entrance to Disney Studios.
 ==Disney Role==
-<gallery captionalign="center">
+<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
-Aurora.jpg|[[Princess Aurora]] (''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'')
+Aurora.jpg|'''[[Aurora]]'''<br>(''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'')
 </gallery>
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery captionalign="center">
+<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
 Mary Costa-Sleeping beauty.jpg|Mary in front of the concept art for ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]''
 </gallery>
+== Notes ==
+*She is the only voice actress of the original three [[Disney Princess]]es to still be alive; both [[Adriana Caselotti]] and [[Ilene Woods]] passed away in 1997 and 2010, respectively.
+*She is also the only surviving cast member of ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]''.
 ==Sources==
 *Cummings, David (ed.), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=48V3kmpJEEgC&pg=PA158&dq=%22Costa,+Mary%22&lr=&as_brr=3&cd=22#v=onepage&q=%22Costa%2C%20Mary%22&f=false "Costa, Mary], ''International Who's Who in Classical Music'', Routledge, 2003, p.&nbsp;158. ISBN 185743174X
 *Hayes, John [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IUUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&dq=%22Mary+Costa%22&cd=6#v=onepage&q=%22Mary%20Costa%22&f=false "2 with Futures to Follow: Mary Costa and Marilyn Horne"], ''Billboard'' 16 May 1964 p.&nbsp;38
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 *Sleeman, Elizabeth (ed.), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6J8xDWDqOkEC&pg=PA116&dq=%22Costa,+Mary%22&lr=&as_brr=3&cd=16#v=onepage&q=%22Costa%2C%20Mary%22&f=false "Costa, Mary"] ''The International Who's Who of Women'', Routledge, 2001, p. 116. ISBN 1857431227
 *[[The Walt Disney Company]], [http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Mary+Costa Disney Legends: Mary Costa] (accessed 26 January 2010)
-== Notes ==
-*She is the only actress of the original three [[Disney Princess|Disney princesses]] to still be alive. Both [[Adriana Caselotti]] and [[Ilene Woods]] have passed away.
-*She is also the only surviving cast member of [[Sleeping Beauty]].
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://imdb.com/name/nm0182250/ Mary Costa] at the Internet Movie Database
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