Lucille Bliss, is the woman who did the voice of ‘Smurfette’ on the classic cartoon, “The Smurfs.” Ms. Bliss was 96 years old and she died of natural causes. She never married and didn’t have any immediate family. R.I.P. Ms. Bliss. Drop down bottom for more.
During a six-decade career in film and television, Bliss gave voice to a series of well-known toons. In 1950, one of her first roles was in Disney’s Cinderella as Anastasia Tremaine, the clumsy redheaded stepsister who torments the titular character and tries to land Prince Charming for herself.
The same year Cinderella was released, Bliss originated the character of Crusader Rabbit, the first ever made-for-television cartoon that aired on NBC. It was cocreated by Jay Ward, who later launched Rocky and Bullwinkle and Dudley Do-Right.
After Crusader Rabbit ended in 1952, Blissed continued to land a variety of voice roles for Disney, MGM and Hanna-Barbera Productions.
