Sally Dryer (also known as Sally Dryer-Baker; born February 10, 1957) is an American former child voice actress, artist, and store owner best known for her voice-over work in the 1960s.
Career
Dryer provided the voices for several ''
Peanuts
''Peanuts'' is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ' ...
'' characters in television specials and film from 1965 to 1969. Dryer first started as the voice of
Violet in ''
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
''A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' is a 1969 American animated musical comedy film, produced by Cinema Center Films, distributed by National General Pictures, and directed by Bill Melendez. It is the first feature film based on the ''Peanuts'' c ...
'' (1963) and ''
A Charlie Brown Christmas
''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' is a 1965 animated television special. It is the first TV special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'', by Charles M. Schulz. Produced by Lee Mendelson and directed by Bill Melendez, the program made its debut o ...
'' (1965), before going on to
Lucy
Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, ...
in four ''Peanuts'' specials ''
Charlie Brown's All-Stars'' (1966), ''
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
''It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'' is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip '' Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz.
A Halloween special, it was the third ''Peanuts'' special (and second holiday-the ...
'' (1966), ''
You're in Love, Charlie Brown
''You're in Love, Charlie Brown'' is the fourth prime-time animated television special based upon the comic strip ''Peanuts,'' by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on CBS on June 12, 1967. This was the second non-holiday-oriented ''Peanuts'' ...
'' (1967), and ''
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'' is the fifth prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip '' Peanuts,'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on February 14, 1968.
Plot
Snoopy's persistent m ...
'' (1968).
Dryer then provided the voice of
Patty
A patty or burger (in British English) is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat and/or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Patties are found in multiple cuisines throughout the world.
In British and American En ...
(not to be confused with the character of
Peppermint Patty
Peppermint Patty is a fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts''. Her full name is Patricia Reichardt, which is very rarely used in the strip. She is one of a small group in the strip who live across town from ...
) in the feature film ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown''. Dryer's last stint with the ''Peanuts'' gang was performing the voices of Clara, Shirley, and Sophie in ''It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown''.
Dryer also starred as herself in a pair of recent documentaries on the 1960s Peanuts television phenomenon. Dryer was interviewed on the special documentary ''
You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown
''You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown'', the first ''Peanuts'' television special of the 1990s, is one of many prime-time animated TV specials, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip ''Peanuts''. It originally aired on the CBS n ...
'' (1990); and on the documentary ''The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"'' (2001).
Personal life
She is openly
lesbian and lives with her partner.
Filmography
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
American child actresses
American television actresses
American voice actresses
American lesbian actresses
LGBT people from California
People from Burlingame, California
21st-century American women
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