Sherri Lynn Stoner (born July 16, 1959) is an American actress, animation executive, and writer. She also voiced Slappy Squirrel in the children's television series ''

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'' and for one short segment in its revival.

Biography

She has worked extensively in animation. She was a writer and producer for such 1990s animated shows as ''

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'' and ''

''. In ''Animaniacs'', Stoner also voiced Slappy Squirrel, a grumpy elderly squirrel and retired cartoon star. In 2023 she reprised the role of Slappy Squirrel for the final episode of the ''Animaniacs'' revival. She co-wrote (with Deanna Oliver) Universal's '' Casper'' and was on the writing staff of the 1996 revival of an animated ''

Casper the Friendly Ghost Casper the Friendly Ghost is a fictional character who serves as the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a translucent ghost who is pleasant and personable, but often criticized by his thr ...

'', also known as '' The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper''. Stoner and Oliver wrote the Disney film ''

My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. ''My Favorite Martian'' was th ...

'', based on the original 1960s TV series. Stoner served as animation reference model for Ariel in

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's ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...

'' and for Belle in ''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

''. Animators for ''The Little Mermaid'' incorporated some of Stoner's mannerisms, such as biting her lower lip, into the character design of Ariel. Stoner's live-action television work includes a recurring role as Rachel Brown Oleson in the 9th season of ''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books comprise a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adulthood in the Midwestern United States, Americ ...

'', and appearances in ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' and ''

Knots Landing ''Knots Landing'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially cente ...

''. She worked with

Tom Ruegger Tom Ruegger () is an American animator and songwriter. Ruegger is known for his association with Disney Television Animation and Warner Bros. Animation. He also created ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'', '' Pinky and the Brain'', and '' H ...

as story editor on Disney's ''

The 7D ''The 7D'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation, which premiered on Disney XD on July 7, 2014. It is a re-imagining of the title characters from the 1937 film ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' by ...

''. On the big screen, Stoner starred alongside Wendy O. Williams in the 1986 film '' Reform School Girls.'' She was also a member of The Groundlings improvisational troupe in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Acting

Crew work

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoner, Sherri 1959 births Living people 20th-century American women 21st-century American women Actresses from Santa Monica, California American women screenwriters American women television writers Disney people Television writers from California American voice actresses Warner Bros. Animation people Writers from Santa Monica, California