Barbara Luddy
Barbara Luddy | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955 - 1974 |
Barbara Luddy (May 25, 1908 — April 1, 1979) was an American actress from Great Falls, Montana. Her film career began with silent pictures in the 1920s, during which time she was also a prolific radio performer.
Barbara Luddy is perhaps best remembered for her voice work in Disney animated films such as Lady and the Tramp (in which she played the titular Lady), Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood and the Winnie-the-Pooh featurettes including Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, all of which were edited into the composite feature The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Her other film credits include Terrified (1962) and the TV film Lost Flight (1969). She also guest starred in episodes of such television programs as Hazel, Dragnet, Adam-12, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
She died in Los Angeles, California, in 1979 age 70 from lung cancer.
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Lady and the Tramp | Lady | |
| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty | Merryweather | |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Rover | |
| 1962 | Terrified | Mrs. Hawley | |
| 1966 | Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | Kanga | |
| 1968 | Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Kanga | |
| 1973 | Robin Hood | Mother Saxton (church mouse), Mother Rabbit | |
| 1974 | Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! | Kanga |
