June Foray, called “the first lady of voice acting” for her talent and ubiquity, died Wednesday at her home in California, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
She won a Grammy in 1968 for voicing Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and a Governors Award lifetime achievement award from the Television Academy in 2013.
“I was performing witches and grandmothers before I was old enough to be a grandmother,” Foray once said.
The Annies, which honor achievement in the field of animation, gave her four awards including its inaugural lifetime achievement award, which was subsequently named after her.