Ilene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella passes away at age 81! RIP!
Ilene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella passes away at age 81! RIP!
beautywickedlover
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#1Ilene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella passes away at age 81! RIP!
Posted: 7/3/10 at 10:17pm
Illene Woods, who voiced Cinderella in the 1950 movie of the same name, sadly passed away on Thursday. She died of causes related to Alzheimer's disease at a nursing home in Canoga Park. Although I'm not a huge fan of "Walt Disney's Cinderella" I'm saddened she passed away because I loved her voice in the movie. RIP! 
https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_cinderella_s_voice
Updated On: 8/20/11 at 10:17 PM
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#2Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/3/10 at 10:29pmAww, thats so sad. =[ RIP.
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#2Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/3/10 at 10:37pmShe left an indelible mark on young children and will continue to for many generations to come. RIP
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#3Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/3/10 at 10:43pm
This means that Mary Costa, who voiced Princess Aurora in "Sleeping Beauty," is the only one of the three actresses, who voiced the original three Disney Princesses who is still alive.
Updated On: 7/4/10 at 10:43 PM
#4Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/4/10 at 1:25am
RIP. My favorite Disney princess
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#5Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/4/10 at 1:26amSo so sad. She left behind quite a legacy though, something for her and all her family to be proud of forever.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#6Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/4/10 at 1:27am
She basically sumed it up in an interview back in 2006: "Oh, I love the idea that after I'm gone, children will still be hearing my voice." Quoted from the LA Times an article about her passing. So she's not gone forever.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ilene-woods-20100703,0,1808644.story
Updated On: 7/4/10 at 01:27 AM
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#7Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/4/10 at 5:23am
I heard about this earlier. It's so sad. She's my top favorite Disney heroine.
Her voice had a really nice fairy tale quality and sophistication to it. I'm sure it will last forever.
#8Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/4/10 at 6:03amShe had such a lovely voice. (Of course, anything is better than Snow White! lol)
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#9Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/4/10 at 8:04am
I thought it was a nice change of pace for Disney to steer away from the high sopranos and have Cinderella speak and sing in a lower alto register, like most of the big band singers of the day. She did sound more sophisticated, warm, and surprisingly mature for an 18-year-old.
I love her scenes with Eleanor Audley, who voiced the stepmother. Wonderful stuff.
She will be remembered through this movie for ages to come.
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Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#10Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/4/10 at 8:35am
This statue sits on a console table in our foyer next to a clock permanently set to 12:03, so that she can dance with her prince forever. And she will, in my heart.
RIP
Updated On: 7/4/10 at 08:35 AM
#11Illene Woods, the actress who voiced Cinderella, passes away at age 81
Posted: 7/5/10 at 12:09pm
Q, I love that. That is just so imaginative. That statue is beautiful.
Ilene Woods is interviewed extensively on the last 2 Disc Special Edition of Cinderella that was released on Disney DVD. She was still so beautiful...and that voice!
Mary Costa is another one of my favorites.
Ilene lives on eternally through this timeless movie.
Updated On: 7/5/10 at 12:09 PM
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