Ilene woods

Jacqueline Ruth "Ilene" Woods was an American actress, voice actress, and singer, who was best known for her Disney role as the title character of Disney's 1950 animated feature film Cinderella. Ilene Woods was born as Jacqueline Ruth Woods on May 5, 1929, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Woods' mother worked behind the scenes of films, taking Woods with her. As a little girl, Woods dreamed about becoming a schoolteacher, but her mother planned to make her a star instead. In…

Actress, Singer. A noted Big Band performer, she is remembered for voicing the title role of Walt Disney's 1950 animated classic Cinderella. Born Jacqueline Ruth Woods, she originally wanted to be a teacher but was pushed into show business by an ambitious mother who arranged for her to receive dance and music lessons....

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Ilene Woods, the original voice of the animated Cinderella of 1950

Illene Woods, the voice of Cinderella.

“A dream Is a wish your heart makes.” - Ilene Woods

Ilene Woods and Mary Costa take a look at Marc Davis’ sketches of their title characters in Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.

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Ilene Woods as Cinderella

A beautiful publicity photo of Ilene Woods, the voice of Cinderella. Look at all that stunning art by Mary Blair. Some of you might know that Ilene originally sang the demo tracks for three of the film's songs: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, A Dream is a Wish your Heart makes and So This is Love. Walt Disney liked the demos so much , he offered her the part of Cinderella. Much to her amazement. I had the chance of meeting Ilene a few times over the years at Disney events. She really embodied her…

Ilene Woods, (1929-2010) Walt Disney selected Ilene to be the voice of Cinderella. She was named a Disney Legend in 2003.

Ilene Woods records vocal for Cinderella, 1950

Ilene Woods - Voice of Cinderella

Ilene Woods voice of Cinderella 1950

Ilene Woods ~Born Jacqueline Ruth Woods May 5, 1929 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US. Died July 1, 2010 (aged 81) in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, US. American voice actress and singer. Woods was the voice of the title character of the Walt Disney animated classic Cinderella, for which she was named as a Disney Legend in 2003.

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Ilene Woods, the voice of Cinderella, died on July 1, 2010, at age 81, from causes related to Alzheimer’s disease. Towards the end of her life, she did not recognize a lot of what was going on around her, and did not remember that she had been the voice of Cinderella, but her nurses found that she was most comforted by “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes,” so they played it for her as often as possible.

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Ilene Woods voices Cinderella