Disney vet Suzanne Pleshette has died.

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Disney vet Suzanne Pleshette has died.

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Sadly Suzanne Pleshette has died at the age of 70. She died of respiratory failure and had been treated in recent years for lung cancer. She starred in 3 of my favorite Disney live action movies: The Ugly Dachshund, Blackbeard's Ghost & The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin. She also was in Hitchcock's The Birds & was probably best known as Bob Newhart's wife in The Bob Newhart Show. She was also the widow of Tom Poston who starred in The Princess Diaries 2. RIP
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And let's not forget her unforgettable role as Zira in "Simba's Pride".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQnZXnGqRKA
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This is terribly sad news. I... truly cannot think of words to say at the moment. She will be very missed.
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what?! no!!! :( :shifty: *cries* ...

let's not forget she also Yubaba and Zeniba in the U.S Dub of Spirited Away ... RIP :(
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This is sad news. I was a fan of her wonderful work. RIP, and thank you.
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Who is forgetting <i>The Shaggy D.A.</i>? Not me!

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Trumpet Joe wrote:And let's not forget her unforgettable role as Zira in "Simba's Pride".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQnZXnGqRKA
Wow, and for a while I'd been thinking Zoe Caldwell did Zira's voice. Because she does the voice for the Grand Councilwoman in Lilo & Stitch who sounds identical to Zira so I automatically thought Zoe did Zira's too. Oops!

Anyway, Suzanne Pleshette did a great job as Zira, Yubaba, and Zeniba. I only say those because Spirited Away and Simba's Pride are the ones she'd worked in that I'm most familiar with. Rest in peace, fair lady. :(
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Was very sad to hear this. Growing up, her Disney films were some of my favorites, especially Shaggy D.A. (which is particularly notable for a great opening song sung by Dean Jones, I still gotta get that DVD) and the Ugly Dachshund. Love those flicks! And, Bullwhip Griffin has become one of my all-time favorite films, period. On the non-Disney side, my little sister is a huge fan of the old Bob Newhart show and will be very sad to hear this.
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:( Oh no. I really liked Ms. Pleshette's work in Spirited Away and TLK2...

I also loved her in The Birds.... RIP.

Man, this has not been a good day for Hollywood... :( Sad, really.
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