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Christine Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996
Born	Christine Josephine Sandberg (1963-08-16)August 16, 1963 Layton, Utah, U.S.
Died	December 22, 2014(2014-12-22) (aged 51) Cedar City, Utah, U.S.
Alma mater	Utah State University University of Hawaiʻi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–2003
Spouse	Kevin James Cavanaugh ​ ​(m. 1985; div. 1988)​

Christine Josephine Cavanaugh (née Sandberg; August 16, 1963 – December 22, 2014) was an American actress, who had a distinctive speaking style and provided the voice for a large range of cartoon characters. She was the original voice of Chuckie Finster in Nickelodeon's Rugrats and the voices of Gosalyn Mallard in Disney's Darkwing Duck, Bunnie Rabbot from ABC's Sonic the Hedgehog animated series, Oblina in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and the titular characters of Babe and Cartoon Network's Dexter's Laboratory, respectively.

Cavanaugh retired from voice acting and public life in general in 2001, although some media with her contributions continued to be released until 2003. She died at age 51 on December 22, 2014, at her home in Cedar City, Utah.

Early life

Christine Josephine Sandberg was born in Layton, Utah, on August 16, 1963, to Waldo Eugene Sandberg and Rheta Sandberg (née Mason). Cavanaugh was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Career

In 1991, Cavanaugh voiced Gosalyn Mallard, the titular character's adoptive daughter on Disney's Darkwing Duck as well as Chuckie Finster on Nickelodeon's Rugrats and later in 1994, Oblina on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.

Cavanaugh could also be heard on The Critic as the voice of Marty, Jay Sherman's son. Her voice credits also include the animated series Sonic the Hedgehog, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Hercules: The Animated Series, The Powerpuff Girls, The Wild Thornberrys, and Recess, as well as the voice of Birdie in The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald. In the early 1990s, Cavanaugh also served as an announcer for The Disney Channel for "coming up next" bumpers.

In 1995, Cavanaugh lent her voice to the live-action film Babe in the starring role of the titular character. She was offered to reprise her role for the sequel, Babe: Pig in the City, but decided against it when contract negotiations fell through, so the role was instead played by her Rugrats co-star Elizabeth Daily. Also in 1995, Cavanaugh started doing the voice of the eponymous character of Dexter's Laboratory, which began as a short under Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon! show, and later became the first short to be adapted into its own series for Cartoon Network. She later won an Annie Award in 2000 for her voice performance as Dexter in the hour-long TV special Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip.

Cavanaugh also guest starred on several TV shows including Salute Your Shorts, Cheers, Empty Nest, Wings, The X-Files, Everybody Loves Raymond, and ER, and had supporting roles in the feature films Soulmates and Jerry Maguire. Cavanaugh retired from voice acting in 2001 to spend more time with family, although some TV episodes and films with her recordings continued to be released until 2003. After her retirement, she was replaced by Candi Milo as the voice of Dexter and by Nancy Cartwright, her co-star in The Critic, as the voice of Chuckie in Rugrats.

Death

On December 22, 2014, Cavanaugh died at her home in Cedar City, Utah, at the age of 51. She was cremated and her ashes were scattered into the Great Salt Lake.

Legacy

Cavanaugh's legacy was acknowledged by Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of Dexter's Laboratory. Tartakovsky cited Cavanaugh's death as a factor in his refusal to create a reboot series.

Filmography

Voice roles

Live-action

References

1. "Christine Cavanaugh". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
2. "Christine Cavanaugh Obituary (2014) – Los Angeles, California". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 2014. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
3. "Obituary: Waldo E. Sandberg". Deseret News. September 19, 1999. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
4. "Television Shows Made by Latter-day Saints". ldsfilm.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
5. Moret, Jim (August 7, 1995). "'Babe' the Pig Really Sizzles". CNN Showbiz News. CNN. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
6. "Work Pays Off with Top Roles as Voice-over". Deseret News. August 25, 1995. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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8. Lacher, Irene (December 18, 1998). "A Former Phantom, a Future Noah". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
9. Goldstein, Patrick (December 18, 2001). "A Voice Actor Speaks for Herself". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
10. "28th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2000)". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
11. McNary, Dave (December 30, 2014). "Christine Cavanaugh, Voice of Chuckie from 'Rugrats,' 'Babe,' Dies at 51". Variety. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
12. "Christine Cavanaugh, Piglet's Voice In 'Babe,' Dies At 51". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 31, 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
13. Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3 ed.). McFarland. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2019 – via Google Books.
14. John-Day, Michael (April 25, 2023). "Dexter's Laboratory Creator Addresses the Chances of a Revival Series". CBR. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
15. "Christine Cavanaugh (visual voices guide)". BTVA. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links

• Christine Cavanaugh at IMDb 
• Christine Cavanaugh Obituary – Los Angeles Times

• 1963 births
• 2014 deaths
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses
• Actresses from Utah
• American film actresses
• American television actresses
• American video game actresses
• American voice actresses
• Annie Award winners
• Latter Day Saints from Utah
• Nickelodeon people
• People from Layton, Utah
• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni
• Utah State University alumni