Patricia Anderson Welsh (née Carroll; February 11, 1915 â€" January
26, 1995) was an American film actress, known as the raspy voice of
E.T. in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.Welsh was a radio
soap opera actress and only appeared in three films, all uncredited.
The only movie in which she was seen was the 1940 World War I film
Waterloo Bridge.She was the voice of E.T. in the 1982 film E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial. As a chain smoker, she had a raspy voice that gave
E.T. his trademark speech sound. She also had been hired by George
Lucas to be the voice of Boushh in the film Return of the Jedi. Lucas
had said he was in a laundromat when he thought her ambiguous voice
was perfect.[citation needed]Welsh died of pneumonia on January 26,
1995, in Green Valley, Arizona.
26, 1995) was an American film actress, known as the raspy voice of
E.T. in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.Welsh was a radio
soap opera actress and only appeared in three films, all uncredited.
The only movie in which she was seen was the 1940 World War I film
Waterloo Bridge.She was the voice of E.T. in the 1982 film E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial. As a chain smoker, she had a raspy voice that gave
E.T. his trademark speech sound. She also had been hired by George
Lucas to be the voice of Boushh in the film Return of the Jedi. Lucas
had said he was in a laundromat when he thought her ambiguous voice
was perfect.[citation needed]Welsh died of pneumonia on January 26,
1995, in Green Valley, Arizona.
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