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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram his radio show]] and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." While she did unsuccessfully sue Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess,[[note]]Walt even gave her permission to build a [[https://larchmontla.com/adriana-caselotti-house-in-los-angeles/ replica]] of the Dwarfs' Cottage to live in.[[/note]] having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.

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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram his radio show]] and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." While she did unsuccessfully sue Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess,[[note]]Walt even gave her permission to build a [[https://larchmontla.com/adriana-caselotti-house-in-los-angeles/ replica]] of the Dwarfs' Cottage to live in.[[/note]] having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy in ''Snow White'' and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.
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In an interview with Marv Newland of ''WesternAnimation/BambiMeetsGodzilla'', he stated that he created the animated short in an apartment Caselotti rented out at the time, naming her as the "studio owner".

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Per TRS, Now Which One Was That Voice was moved to Trivia and renamed to Unspecified Role Credit. Moving to Uncredited Role becuase it fits that better.


* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: Caselotti and the rest of the Snow White cast were uncredited to the point that she was barred from taking any major film roles afterwards.



* RoleReprise: Caselotti re-recorded "I'm Wishing" for the Snow White Wishing Well at the age of 75.

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* RoleReprise: Caselotti re-recorded "I'm Wishing" for the Snow White Wishing Well at the age of 75.75.
* UncreditedRole: Caselotti and the rest of the Snow White cast were uncredited to the point that she was barred from taking any major film roles afterwards.
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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram his radio show]] and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess,[[note]] Walt even gave her permission to build a [[https://larchmontla.com/adriana-caselotti-house-in-los-angeles/ replica]] of the Dwarfs' Cottage to live in.[[/note]] having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.

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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram his radio show]] and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite While she did unsuccessfully suing sue Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess,[[note]] Walt Princess,[[note]]Walt even gave her permission to build a [[https://larchmontla.com/adriana-caselotti-house-in-los-angeles/ replica]] of the Dwarfs' Cottage to live in.[[/note]] having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.
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* RoleReprisal: Caselotti re-recorded "I'm Wishing" for the Snow White Wishing Well at the age of 75.

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* RoleReprisal: RoleReprise: Caselotti re-recorded "I'm Wishing" for the Snow White Wishing Well at the age of 75.
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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram his radio show]] and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess [[note]] Walt even gave her permission to build a replica of the Dwarfs' Cottage to live in: [[https://larchmontla.com/adriana-caselotti-house-in-los-angeles/]] [[/note]], having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.

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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram his radio show]] and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess [[note]] Princess,[[note]] Walt even gave her permission to build a replica [[https://larchmontla.com/adriana-caselotti-house-in-los-angeles/ replica]] of the Dwarfs' Cottage to live in: [[https://larchmontla.com/adriana-caselotti-house-in-los-angeles/]] [[/note]], in.[[/note]] having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.
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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram his radio show]] and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess, having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.

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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram his radio show]] and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess, Princess [[note]] Walt even gave her permission to build a replica of the Dwarfs' Cottage to live in: [[https://larchmontla.com/adriana-caselotti-house-in-los-angeles/]] [[/note]], having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.
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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on his radio show and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess, having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.

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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram his radio show show]] and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess, having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.
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* Expy: Caselotti admitted in an [[https://bettyboop.fandom.com/wiki/Adriana_Caselotti_Used_A_Imitation_of_Betty_Boop%27s_Voice_to_Create_Snow_White%27s interview]] that she thought about imitating WesternAnimation/BettyBoop's speaking voice when she lent her voice to Snow White, further backing up any similarities her character has with Betty Boop (both Betty and Snow were designed by noted American cartoonist Creator/GrimNatwick).

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: Caselotti admitted in an [[https://bettyboop.fandom.com/wiki/Adriana_Caselotti_Used_A_Imitation_of_Betty_Boop%27s_Voice_to_Create_Snow_White%27s interview]] that she thought about imitating WesternAnimation/BettyBoop's speaking voice when she lent her voice to Snow White, further backing up any similarities her character has with Betty Boop (both Betty and Snow were designed by noted American cartoonist Creator/GrimNatwick).
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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on his radio show and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess, having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the Mickey Mouse shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.

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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on his radio show and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess, having appeared in promotional spots and in ''The Julie Andrews Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the Mickey Mouse ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.
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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on his radio show and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess, having appeared in promotional spots and in The Julie Andrews Hour where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Julie Andrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the Mickey Mouse shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.

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Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on his radio show and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess, having appeared in promotional spots and in The ''The Julie Andrews Hour Hour'' where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Julie Andrews.Creator/JulieAndrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the Mickey Mouse shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.
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[[caption-width-right:285:The original Disney Princess.]]

Adriana Elena Loreta Caselotti (May 6, 1916 – January 18, 1997) was an American actress and singer, best known as the voice of the title character of the seminal 1937 Creator/{{Disney}} animated musical feature ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''. Born to an Italian-American musical family, Caselotti landed the role when Creator/WaltDisney was asking her father, Guido, if he knew of any suitable voices for Snow White. After auditioning for the part in 1934, she was offered the role and accepted it. She had previously been a chorus girl for [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]].

Despite the success of the film, Walt was keen on keeping Adriana's melodic opera voice exclusive to his first feature film, not allowing the actress to take up any major roles since. Creator/JackBenny recalled that he had asked Walt Disney for permission to use her on his radio show and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White." Despite unsuccessfully suing Disney for royalties, she never held any apparent resentment towards the company and was reportedly proud of her role as the original Disney Princess, having appeared in promotional spots and in The Julie Andrews Hour where she sang her performances in Snow White alongside Julie Andrews. Caselotti also reunited with fellow voice actor Creator/PintoColvig (who voiced Grumpy and Goofy in the Mickey Mouse shorts) in the obscure 1945 short film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bn650y64M ''Hobo's Lady'']] where they voiced a pair of talking dogs.

In 1994, she was named a Disney Legend and was the first female voice actress to be named so.

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!!Filmography:
* ''Film/NaughtyMarietta'' (1935) - Dancing Doll
* ''Film/TheBrideWoreRed'' (1937) - First Peasant Girl
* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' (1937) - Snow White (voice)
* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' (1939) - Juliet (voice)
* ''Film/WeWereDancing'' (1942) - Opera Singer (voice)
* ''Hobo's Lady'' (1945) - Pom-Pom (voice; short film)
* ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' (1946) - Singer at Martini's (voice; final film role)

!! Adriana Caselotti's work provides examples of:
* TheCameo: She contributed bit voice parts in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', but not much else due to the infamous contractual clause with Disney.
* Expy: Caselotti admitted in an [[https://bettyboop.fandom.com/wiki/Adriana_Caselotti_Used_A_Imitation_of_Betty_Boop%27s_Voice_to_Create_Snow_White%27s interview]] that she thought about imitating WesternAnimation/BettyBoop's speaking voice when she lent her voice to Snow White, further backing up any similarities her character has with Betty Boop (both Betty and Snow were designed by noted American cartoonist Creator/GrimNatwick).
* TheIngenue: As Snow White.
* {{Kayfabe}}: Walt Disney was insistent on keeping the illusion of Snow White as a real person, hence why Caselotti and the rest of the cast were left uncredited.
* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: Caselotti and the rest of the Snow White cast were uncredited to the point that she was barred from taking any major film roles afterwards.
* OneBookAuthor: Though far from her only role, Snow White was very much her sole major acting credit; most of her roles were at best bit parts.
* RoleReprisal: Caselotti re-recorded "I'm Wishing" for the Snow White Wishing Well at the age of 75.

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