Pat Welsh (actress)
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Pat Welsh | |
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| Born | Patricia A. Carroll February 11, 1915 |
| Died | January 26, 1995 (aged 79) Green Valley, Arizona, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
Pat Welsh (born Patricia A. Carroll; February 11, 1915 – January 26, 1995) was an American film actress, known as the voice of E.T. in the 1982 film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.
Career
Welsh only appeared in three films, most famously as the voice of E.T. in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. When Welsh was in a camera store, Ben Burtt, the sound designer of the film's character E.T., heard her talking and asked her to audition for the role. As a chain smoker, she had a raspy voice that gave E.T. his trademark speech sound.[1] She also had been hired by George Lucas to be the voice of Boushh in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Lucas had said he was in the laundromat when he thought her ambiguous voice was perfect.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ Callo, Jim (August 23, 1982). "Revealing His Secrets at Last: Director Steven Spielberg Takes the Wraps Off E.T.", People 18 (8). Retrieved April 5, 2013.
External links
- Pat Welsh at IMDb
- Pat Welsh at Find a Grave
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