Lucie Dolène (17 June 1931 – 9 April 2020) was a French actress and singer. She notably dubbed the voices of

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and

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. Her autobiography, cowritten by Grégoire Philibert, was published in 2021.

Biography

Dolène was born in

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during the

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. Discovered by

Joseph Canteloube Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (; 21 October 18794 November 1957) was a French composer, musicologist, and author best known for his collections of orchestrated folksongs from the Auvergne (province), Auvergne region, ''Chants d'Auvergne''. ...

, Dolène recorded ''

Chants d'Auvergne ''Chants d'Auvergne'' (; ), by Joseph Canteloube, is a collection of folk songs from the Auvergne region of France, arranged for soprano voice and orchestra or piano between 1923 and 1930. The 27 songs, collected in five series, are in the local la ...

'' under the pseudonym Lucie Daullène. She played in musicals with

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and

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. Her skills in acting helped her find roles in theatrical productions, including ''Le noir te va si bien'' in 1975. She began dubbing in the 1950s, including her voice-over of

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in the French film edition of ''

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''. Her soprano voice helped her voice-over in ''

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'', which was released in 1962. She voiced over Madame Samovar in ''

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''. When the movie was released on

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, Dolène sued the

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over the rights to the use of her voice. She won the lawsuit, and Disney paid her for all the rights to her songs. Shortly thereafter, Disney opted for a different voice-over actress for all of its films and replaced Dolène's voice in ''Snow White''. In 1997,

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made a documentary on the suit, titled ''Blanche-Neige Lucie''. Dolène withdrew from studios in the 2010s. She died on 9 April 2020 in

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at the age of 88.

Theatre

*''Schnock'' (1952) *''Chevalier du Ciel'' (1955) *''La Belle Arabelle'' (1956) *'' L'amour masqué'' (1970) *''Le noir te va si bien'' (1973–1974) *''Paris by Night'' (1982) *''

Mother Courage and Her Children ''Mother Courage and Her Children'' () is a play written in 1939 by the German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), with significant contributions from Margarete Steffin. Four theatrical productions were produced in Switzerland and ...

'' (1983)

Filmography

Films

*''Diesel'' (1985)

Television

Telefilms

*''Il faut marier Maman'' (1957) *''Là-haut'' (1958) *''Le Sire de Vergy'' (1960) *''Un de la Canebière'' (1960) *''Au pays du soleil'' (1961) *''Monsieur Antoine'' (1961) *''Je connais une blonde'' (1963) *''Le Voleur de riens'' (1972) *''Le Tour du monde en 80 jours'' (1975)

Television series

*''Rue de la Gaîté'' (1960) *''Au théâtre ce soir'' (1975) *''Vitamine'' (1983)

Dubbing

Live action films

*''Singin' in the Rain'' (1953) *''

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'' (1955) *'' How the West Was Won'' (1962) *''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before opening in the W ...

'' (1968) *'' The Christmas Tree'' (1969) *'' Splash'' (1984) *''

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'' (1995) *''

Eight Crazy Nights ''Eight Crazy Nights'', also known as ''Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights'', is a 2002 American adult animated Hanukkah musical comedy-drama film directed by Seth Kearsley (in his feature directorial debut), written by Adam Sandler, Allen Covert ...

'' (2002) *''

Hot Fuzz ''Hot Fuzz'' is a 2007 buddy cop action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, who co-wrote the film with Simon Pegg. Pegg stars as Nicholas Angel, an elite London police officer, whose proficiency makes the rest of his team look bad, causing hi ...

'' (2007) *''

The Other Guys ''The Other Guys'' is a 2010 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Adam McKay, who co-wrote it with Chris Henchy. It stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg with Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samu ...

'' (2010) *''

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger ''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'' is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch, and Naomi Watts. It premiered at the Can ...

'' (2010)

Animated films

*''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937, dubbing 1962) *''

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' is a 1964 American animated musical comedy film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars the voices of Daws Butler, Don Messick, Julie Bennett, Mel Blanc, and J. Pa ...

'' (1964) *''

The Man Called Flintstone ''The Man Called Flintstone'' is a 1966 American animated musical comedy film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The second film by Hanna-Barbera following ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' (1964), it was di ...

'' (1966) *''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...

'' (1967) *''

Tintin and the Temple of the Sun ''Tintin and the Temple of the Sun'' (original title ''Tintin et le temple du soleil'') is a 1969 animated film produced by Belvision Studios. A co-production between Belgium, France and Switzerland, it is an adaptation of Hergé's two-part Tinti ...

'' (1969) *'' Aladdin and His Magic Lamp'' (1970) *''

Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. It tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his frie ...

'' (1973) *''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a poor man named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

'' (1940, dubbing 1975) *''

Las Aventuras de Oliver Twist ''Las Aventuras de Oliver Twist'' is a 1987 Spanish-language animated film directed by Fernando Ruiz. It is based on the 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an ...

'' (1986) *''

Sparky's Magic Piano ''Sparky's Magic Piano'' is the second in a series of children’s audio stories featuring Sparky, an original character created for Capitol Records in 1947. (Sparky also appeared in comic books as a sidekick to Capitol’s other famous creation, ...

'' (1987) *''

The Nutcracker Prince ''The Nutcracker Prince'' is a 1990 Canadian animated romance fantasy film directed by Paul Schibli based on the screenplay by Patricia Watson. It is a retelling of E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and ...

'' (1990) *''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991) *''

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'' (1997) *'' The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain'' (1997) *''

Chicken Run ''Chicken Run'' is a 2000 animated adventure comedy film directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park and written by Karey Kirkpatrick from an original story by Lord and Park. Produced by Pathé and Aardman Features in partnership with DreamWork ...

'' (2001) *'' The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration'' (2003) *''Piccolo, Saxo & Cie'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006) *''

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'' (2008) *''

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'' (2010) *''

Tad, The Lost Explorer ''Tad, the Lost Explorer'' (Spanish: ''Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones'', ) is a 2012 Spanish animated adventure comedy film directed by Enrique Gato. The film is a spinoff of Gato's 2004 short film, '' Tadeo Jones'' and its sequel '' Tadeo Jones an ...

'' (2012)

Television

Telefilms

*'' The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years'' (1996) *''

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (also known as ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English Children's literature, children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics university don, don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a ...

'' (1999)

Television series

*''

The Bold and The Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...

'' (1990–2006) *''

Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a Gay men, gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra ...

'' (1999–2006) *'' Sunset Beach'' (1999) *'' The Middle'' (2009–2012)

Animated series

*''Le Petit Lion'' (1967–1968) *''

Hector's House ''Hector's House'' (French ''La Maison de Toutou'') is a French children's television series using glove puppets. It was first broadcast in France on 1ère chaine on 27 October 1966 and ran over seven series and 78 episodes. It was re-voiced in ...

'' (1968) *''

Candy Candy is a Japanese series created by Japanese writer Keiko Nagita under the pen name Kyoko Mizuki. The main character, Candice "Candy" White Ardley, is a blonde girl with freckles, large emerald green eyes and long hair, worn in pigtails wi ...

'' (1976–1979) *''

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'' (1979–1980) *''

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' (known as ''You're on Nickelodeon, Charlie Brown'' during reruns on Nickelodeon) is an American animated television series featuring characters and storylines from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip ''Peanu ...

'' (1983–1985) *'' The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love'' (1986) *''

Maple Town ''Maple Town'', also known as , is a 1986 Japanese anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series, produced by Toei Animation, Asatsu and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, consists of 52 half-hour episodes, wh ...

'' (1986–1987) *''

Katri, Girl of the Meadows is an anime series based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' (''The Shepherd, the Servant Girl, and the Hostess'') by Auni Nuolivaara. The series was broadcast originally in Japan in 1984 as part of the children's anthology ser ...

'' (1987) *''

Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' is an animated series based on the Japanese character Hello Kitty, co-produced by DIC Enterprises and MGM/UA Television Productions and animated by Toei Animation. The series involves Hello Kitty and her f ...

'' (1987) *''

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'' (1991) *'' Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern'' (1995) *''

Idol Densetsu Eriko is a Japanese anime series by Ashi Productions that aired from 1989 until 1990, spanning 51 episodes. The story has been adapted into a three-Tankōbon, volume manga series by Ayumi Kawahara. Plot The series follows titular character , who i ...

'' (2000)

Discography

*''Chants d'Auverge'' (1950) *''

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'' (1957)

Distinctions

*Knight of the

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(2017)

References

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