Editing Minnie Mouse (section)

==Voice actors==
[[File:Walt disney portrait.jpg|thumb|Walt Disney was one of the main creators of Minnie Mouse and her voice actor during the mid-to-late 1920s.]]
Minnie Mouse was first voiced by [[Walt Disney]], who was also the original voice of [[Mickey Mouse]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Media|first1=Cox|title=Mickey Mouse turns 87 years old|url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/entertainment/mickey-mouse-turns-years-old/Rr9uDzttoMIyzcpjleyiZP/|date=November 18, 2015|website=Dayton Daily News|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623081542/https://www.daytondailynews.com/entertainment/mickey-mouse-turns-years-old/Rr9uDzttoMIyzcpjleyiZP/|archive-date=June 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CartoonVoices1"/>

Marjorie Ralston, a Disney inker who joined the animation team as Disney's thirteenth employee, voiced Minnie in ''The Barn Dance'', ''[[Mickey's Choo-Choo]]'' and ''Wild Waves'', but did not further pursue the role out of shyness.<ref name="Wild Waves">{{cite web|last1=Barrier|first1=Michael|title=Funnyworld Revisited: Carl Stalling|url=http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Funnyworld/Stalling/Stalling.htm|website=MichaelBarrier.com|quote=Carl Stalling: Not too many. They couldn't decide whether they wanted him to speak or not. I was his voice in only one picture. I don't recall the title (probably ''Wild Waves'' (1929)) but Mickey was a lifeguard at the beach, and saved Minnie's life. She said, "My hero," and Mickey said, "Oh, shucks, that's nothin'," in a falsetto. One of the girls in the inking department did the voice for Minnie. I left not long after that, so I don't know what they did about Mickey's voice after that.|access-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110002607/http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Funnyworld/Stalling/Stalling.htm|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tighe|first1=Lori|title=Voice of Minnie Mouse leaves legacy of art|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/08/04/news/obits.html|date=August 4, 1998|publisher=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|access-date=March 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118030257/http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/08/04/news/obits.html|archive-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref><ref name="CartoonVoices2"/> Gloria Narath voiced Minnie in ''[[The Plowboy]]'' and ''The Barn Dance''.<ref name="Narath1">{{cite news|title=Slaying victim was 'Our Gang' actor – Las Vegas Sun Newspaper |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/oct/22/slaying-victim-was-our-gang-actor/|access-date=March 28, 2025|work=Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|date=22 October 2002|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Narath2">{{cite news|title=Homeless man charged in death of actor Smith|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/oct/30/homeless-man-charged-in-death-of-actor-smith/|access-date=March 28, 2025|work=Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|date=30 October 2002|language=en}}</ref><ref name="CartoonVoices3"/> From 1929 up until 1941, Minnie was voiced by [[Marcellite Garner]]. Carol Tevis, [[Bernice Hansen]] and Shirley Reed voiced her in guest radio appearances.<ref name="CartoonVoices7">{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 1 |date=2022 |publisher=Bear Manor Media |isbn=979-8-88771-008-2 |pages=469}}</ref> From 1936 to 1939 and 1946 to 1950, Minnie was voiced by Leone LeDoux.<ref name="CartoonVoices4"/> From 1941 to 1942 and on the radio program, ''[[The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air]]'', she was voiced by [[Thelma Boardman]]. Boardman also voiced her in the short ''Mickey's Birthday Party'' in 1942.<ref name="Radio"/><ref name="CartoonVoices5"/> Shirley Reed voiced Minnie in ''Two-Gun Mickey'' except the end.<ref name="CartoonVoices8">{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 |date=2022 |publisher=Bear Manor Media |isbn=979-8-88771-010-5 |pages=268}}</ref> Following this, from 1950 to 1952, [[Ruth Clifford]] provided the character's voice.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Smith|first1=Dave|title=Disney Trivia from the Vault: Secrets Revealed and Questions Answered: Secrets Revealed and Questions Answered|date=2012|publisher=Disney Electronic Content|isbn=9781423178576|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nEGaj75GhXcC&q=%22Ruth+Clifford%22+actress&pg=PT62|access-date=25 September 2017|language=en|archive-date=August 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826145853/https://books.google.com/books?id=nEGaj75GhXcC&q=%22Ruth+Clifford%22+actress&pg=PT62|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CartoonVoices6"/> [[Janet Waldo]] voiced Minnie in the 1974 Disneyland record album, ''An Adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol, Performed by The Walt Disney Players''.<ref name="cartoonresearch.com"/> In the 1980s, choreographer Barnette Ricci voiced Minnie for live entertainment offerings in the parks, ''[[Disney on Ice]]'' shows, and live-action clips for television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/A-Magic-Kingdom-Yuletide-Special/|title=A Magic Kingdom Yuletide Special|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2025-03-28}}</ref> [[Deborah Gates]] voiced Minnie for commercials, toys, and records in 1985-1987, including the album ''Totally Minnie''.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite web|last1=Wong|first1=Herman|title=THEATER AND FILM: Actress Does It All: Shakespeare's Juliet to Disney's Minnie|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-23-ca-44640-story.html|date=February 23, 1988|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hollis|first1=Tim|last2=Ehrbar|first2=Greg|title=Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records|quote=The mid-1980s saw the rise of MTV and the pop stars it helped launch, particularly the edge-pushing Madonna. The Walt Disney Company responded to the trend by marketing Minnie Mouse in a hip, stylish way, and the result was a line of products under the umbrella "Totally Minnie". For the tie-in ''Totally Minnie'' record album, Chris Montan and Bambi Moé called on both old friends and artists new to the label. Desirée Goyette, Lora Mumford, and even Ted Kryczko's wife, Debbie Gates (as the voice of Minnie), were welcomed into the studios.|date=August 16, 2011|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=9781617034336|access-date=March 27, 2025|url=https://archive.org/details/mousetracksstory0000holl/page/178/mode/2up|pages=176–178}}</ref>

In 1986, [[Russi Taylor]] inherited the role of Minnie, which she performed up until her death in 2019 (her husband, [[Wayne Allwine]], voiced Mickey from 1977 up until his death in 2009). Taylor's voice is used in various TV series and theme parks via archival and posthumous dialogue. [[Kaitlyn Robrock]] officially took over as the new voice of Minnie, beginning with two [[Disney Jr.]] [[stop-motion]] Mickey Mouse shorts, ''Mickey Mouse and the Magical Snowy Holiday'' and ''Mickey Mouse and the Magical Holiday Bag'', both released in November 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://d23.com/catching-up-with-mickey-and-minnie-a-d23-interview-with-bret-iwan-and-kaitlyn-robrock/|first=Justin|last=Arthur|title=Catching up with Mickey and Minnie: A D23 Interview with Bret Iwan and Kaitlyn Robrock|website=D23.com|date=August 26, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://dapsmagic.com/2020/07/kaitlyn-robrock-voicing-minnie-mouse-in-mickey-mouse-mixed-up-adventures/|first=Caitie|last=Bear|title=Kaitlyn Robrock Voicing Minnie Mouse in 'Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures'|website=DapsMagic.com|date=July 19, 2020|access-date=July 25, 2020|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506014744/https://dapsmagic.com/2020/07/kaitlyn-robrock-voicing-minnie-mouse-in-mickey-mouse-mixed-up-adventures/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Robrock continues voicing Minnie in ''[[The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse]]'' on [[Disney+]] and onward.<ref name="disney+"/>