Paula Winslowe (born Winifred Reyleche; March 23, 1910 – March 6, 1996) was an American television, radio and voice actress, best known for her role as the voice of Bambi's mother in the 1942 movie '' Bambi''.

Career

In the early 1930s, Winslowe acted with the Marta Oatman Players and McFadden Productions. Winslowe played the role of Mrs. Martha Conklin in '' Our Miss Brooks'' on both radio and television. On radio, she played Peg Riley in '' The Life of Riley'', She was also heard in ''

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'', '' Big Town'' and Elliott Lewis' shows ''

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'' and '' On Stage''. She briefly portrayed Mrs. Foster on '' Big Town'', which starred

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. She starred in several episodes of ''Suspense'', including June 14, 1955 ("The Whole Town's Sleeping") written by

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; July 11, 1956 ("Want Ad"); January 24, 1956 ("The Cellar Door"); and June 5, 1956 ("The Twelfth Rose"). Winslowe was cast in numerous TV shows, including ''

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'' and 2 episodes of the courtroom drama series '' Perry Mason'' : in season 1, 1957 episode entitled "The Case of the Drowning Duck" and in season 6, 1962 episode entitled "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle", in which she played a night court judge. She played multiple characters on ''

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''. She also voiced Greta Gravel on '' The Flintstones'' (ep. ''

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''). In animated films, she did two voices in Disney's '' Bambi'': Bambi's mother and the pheasant who panics when the hunters come leading to her demise. Jean Harlow died of

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shortly before the completion of the film '' Saratoga'' in 1937. The film was 90% completed and

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used body double

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for Harlow. Dees's voice was higher than that of Harlow, so MGM allowed Winslowe to step in as a voice double. The film was a box office hit.

Personal life

Winslowe was a lifelong

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and a practicing

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Filmography

*'' The Little Mole'' (1941), Mother Mole *'' Bambi'' (1942), Pheasant / Bambi's Mother (voice, uncredited) *'' North by Northwest'' (1959), Woman at Auction (uncredited)

References

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* * 1910 births 1996 deaths 20th-century American actresses American radio actresses American voice actresses American television actresses American stage actresses Actresses from North Dakota People from Walsh County, North Dakota California Democrats North Dakota Democrats American Roman Catholics Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City {{US-radio-bio-stub