Pat Welsh
American actress
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| Intro | American actress | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Actor Film actor Voice actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 11 February 1915, San Francisco, USA | |
| Death | 26 January 1995Green Valley, USA (aged 80 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
The details
Biography
Patricia Anderson Welsh (née Carroll; February 11, 1915 – January 26, 1995) was an American film actress, known as the raspy voice of E.T. in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Career
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. She also had been hired by George Lucas to be the voice of Boushh in the film Return of the Jedi. Lucas had said he was in a laundromat when he thought her ambiguous voice was perfect.
Personal life and death
Welsh died of pneumonia on January 26, 1995, in Green Valley, Arizona.