Biography
Ilene Woods had a long standing career with Disney and passed away in July 2010. Ilene was an 18-year-old radio singer in 1948 when she recorded a demo for an upcoming Disney feature. Two days later, Walt Disney himself auditioned her and she went on to voice the title character's speaking and singing parts for 1950's "Cinderella," about a mistreated stepdaughter who finds her Prince Charming.
Woods sang on the Perry Como and Arthur Godfrey shows in the 1950s before retiring from show business in the early 1970s. She passed away in July 2010 aged 81.
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It was rumoured that Ilene Woods, as well as 19-year-old Adriana Caselotti (Snow White), was asked to sign an exclusivity contract for her voice. The contract stated that she would not perform another character, she could only perform as Cinderella or perform as herself.
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