(CBS) - Russi Taylor, the voice behind Disney's Minnie Mouse for over 30 years, has died, Walt Disney Company said in a statement on Saturday. She was 75.
"Minnie Mouse lost her voice with the passing of Russi Taylor," said Diseny CEO and chair Bob Iger. "Russi will be sorely missed and our hearts go out to her family and friends, along with our deepest condolences."
The cause of death was not released.
Taylor was born in 1944 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. According to Disney, she was a young girl when she walked up to Walt Disney and told him she wanted to work for him one day.
Taylor beat out over 200 hopefuls in her 1986 audition for Minnie Mouse, the company said said.
Taylor also served as the voice of Pebbles Flintstone and Martin Prince and twins Sherri and Terri on "The Simpsons" and "The Simpsons Movie." She also lent her voice to "Ducktails," "The Smurfs," "Muppet Babies," "The Critic" and others.
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