Christine Josephine Cavanaugh (''

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'' 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

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's '' Rugrats'' and the voices of

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in '' Darkwing Duck'', Bunnie Rabbot from the ''

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'' Saturday-morning cartoon on ABC, Oblina in '' Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' and the title characters from '' Babe'' and

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's ''

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''. 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

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Early life

Christine Josephine Sandberg was born in

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, on August 16, 1963, to Waldo Eugene Sandberg and Rheta Sandberg (née Mason). Cavanaugh was a member of

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Career

In 1991, Cavanaugh voiced Gosalyn Mallard, the title character's adopted daughter on

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's '' Darkwing Duck'' as well as Chuckie Finster on the

cartoon '' 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 ''

'', '' 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

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for "coming up next" bumpers. In 1995, Cavanaugh lent her voice to the live-action film '' Babe'' in the starring role of Babe the Gallant Pig. 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

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. Also in 1995, Cavanaugh started doing the voice of boy-genius Dexter on ''

'', which began as a short under

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'' show, and later became the first short to be adapted into its own series for Cartoon Network. She later won an

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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'', ''

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'', '' Empty Nest'', '' Wings'', ''

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'', '' 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 of

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at her home in

. She was 51 years old. She was

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and her ashes scattered into the

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Filmography

Voice roles

Live-action

References

External links

*
Christine Cavanaugh profile
at Voice Chasers
Christine Cavanaugh Obituary
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