Sherri Stoner
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| Born | Sherri Lynn Stoner Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, animator |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Sherri Lynn Stoner is an American actress, animator, and writer. She also voiced Slappy in the children’s television series Animaniacs.
Biography
She has worked extensively in animation. She was a writer and producer for such 1990s animated shows as Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs. She is probably best known for Animaniacs, for which she created and voiced Slappy Squirrel, a grumpy retired cartoon squirrel.[1] She lives and works in Los Angeles.
She co-wrote (with Deanna Oliver) Universal's Casper and was on the writing staff of the 1996 revival of an animated Casper the Friendly Ghost, also known as The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper. Stoner and Oliver wrote the Disney film, My Favorite Martian, based on the original 1960s TV series.
Stoner served as animation reference model for Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid[2] and for Belle in Beauty and the Beast.[3] Ariel frequently bites her lower lip, and Belle often brushes hair away from her face. Both of these are mannerisms of Stoner's that animators adapted to the characters.[citation needed]
Stoner's live-action television work includes a recurring role as Rachel Brown Oleson in the 9th season of Little House on the Prairie, and appearances in Murder, She Wrote and Knots Landing. She worked with Tom Ruegger as story editor on Disney's The 7D.[4]
On the big screen, Stoner starred alongside Wendy O. Williams in the 1986 cult film favorite Reform School Girls. She was also a member of The Groundlings improvisational troupe in Los Angeles.
References
- ^ Maurice LaMarche, Tom Ruegger, et al. (2006). Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Volume 2. Special Features: The Writers Flipped They Have No Script. [DVD]. Warner Home Video.
- ^ The Little Mermaid Art Gallery: Early Drawings, Model Keys, color Keys Archived May 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Disney Archives – Belle Character History
- ^ "'The 7D' Report for July 7 Disney XD Premiere". Animation Magazine. April 25, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
DisneyChannelPR (April 3, 2014). "Kelly Osbourne joins the cast of Disney's The 7D, a contemporary, comedic take on the seven dwarfs, premiering this summer" (Press release). Archived from the original on December 17, 2014.
