Pat Welsh (actress)
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.
Pat Welsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Patricia Anderson Carroll February 11, 1915 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 1995 (aged 79) Green Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1940–1983 |
| Spouse(s) | Tom Welsh (m. 1961) |
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.[1] 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.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Waterloo Bridge | Uncredited | |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | E.T. | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Boushh | Voice, Uncredited, (final film role) |
Notes
- 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.