Pat Welsh (actress)
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Pat Welsh | |
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Born | Patricia Anderson Carroll February 11, 1915 |
Died | January 26, 1995 Green Valley, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 79)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1940–1983 |
Spouse |
Tom Welsh (m. 1961) |
Patricia Anderson Welsh (née Carroll; February 11, 1915 – January 26, 1995) was an American actress. She was known as the raspy voice of E.T. in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[1]
Career[edit]
Welsh was a radio soap opera actress and only appeared in three films, all uncredited. The only movie in which she was seen was the 1940 World War I film Waterloo Bridge.
She was the voice of E.T. in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. As a chain smoker, she had a raspy voice that gave E.T. his trademark speech sound.[2] She also had been hired by George Lucas to be the voice of Boushh in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi.
Personal life and death[edit]
Welsh died of pneumonia on January 26, 1995, in Green Valley, Arizona.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Meet Pat Welsh, the voice of E.T." twitter.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "100 Years Ago Today: The Voice of E.T. - Legacy.com". Legacy.com. 11 February 2015.
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