Barbara Luddy

Barbara Luddy
Born	(1908-05-25)May 25, 1908 Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
Died	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Lung Cancer
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1925-1977
Known for	Original voice of Kanga from the 1960s Winnie The Pooh film series, original voice of Lady in Lady and the Tramp, and Merryweather in Sleeping Beauty

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. One of her better known performances on radio was on the The First Nighter Program from 1936 until the series ended in 1953.

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, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, 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	Voice role
1959	Sleeping Beauty	Merryweather	Voice role
1961	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	Rover	Voice role
1962	Terrified	Mrs. Hawley
1966	Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree	Kanga	Voice role
1968	Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day	Kanga	Voice role
1973	Robin Hood	Mother Sexton (church mouse), Mother Rabbit	Voice roles
1974	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!	Kanga	Voice role
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Kanga	Voice role

External links

• Barbara Luddy at Find a Grave
• Barbara Luddy at the Internet Movie Database