R.I.P. Marni Nixon

Voice actress Marni Nixon -- best known for being the real singing voices of actresses in The King and I, West Side Story, and My Fair Lady -- sang her last note on July 24, 2016 at age 86.

She will be missed.

R.I.P. Janet Waldo

American voice actress Janet Waldo -- best known for being the voice for such cartoon characters as Judy Jetson and Penelope Pitstop -- gave her last performance on June 12, 2016, at age 96.

She will be missed.

R.I.P. June Foray

American voice actress June Foray -- best known for being the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Cindy Lou Who -- ended her vocal career on July 26, 2017, at age 99.

She will be missed.

R.I.P. Christine Cavanaugh

Former voice actress Christine Cavanaugh -- best known for voicing the title character in the 1995 movie Babe and for providing the original voice of the title character in the animated TV series Dexter's Laboratory -- fell silent on December 22, 2014, at age 51.

She will be missed.

R.I.P. Elizabeth Peña

American actress Elizabeth Peña -- most famous for such films as La Bamba, Lone Star, Tortilla Soup and The Incredibles as well as for such TV shows as I Married Dora and Shannon's Deal -- finally stopped worrying about her acting career on October 14, 2014, at age 55.

She will be missed.

¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Kristen Bell!

AKA Kristen Anne Bell.

Born July 18, 1980.

She is the former star of the TV series Veronica Mars and one of the most famous Polish-American actresses currently working in Hollywood. I like her TV work a lot better than her movie work but I have hope that she will someday make it big in the movies as well. In fact, I would like to think that her voice-acting in last years's Disney film Frozen and her appearance as the title character in this year's movie Veronica Mars is already changing that. Plus her appearances on the Ellen show have been certainly memorable.

R.I.P. Brittany Murphy

Actress Brittany Murphy, most noted for her roles in the movies Clueless, Sin City and 8 Mile and for her voice work in the movie Happy Feet and the TV series King of the Hill, had the curtain come down on her final performance yesterday. She was 32.

She will be missed.