Lucie Dolène

Lucie Dolène

Lucie Dolène (17 June 1931 – 9 April 2020) was a French actress and singer. She notably dubbed the voices of Snow White and Madame Samovar. Her autobiography, cowritten by Grégoire Philibert, was published in 2021. Dolène was born in Damascus during the French Mandate. Discovered by Joseph Canteloube, Dolène recorded Chants d'Auvergne under the pseudonym Lucie Daullène. She played in musicals with Luis Mariano and Les Frères Jacques. Her skills in acting helped her find roles in theatrical productions, including Le noir te va si bien in 1975. She began dubbing in the 1950s, including her voice-over of Debbie Reynolds in the French film edition of Singin' in the Rain. Her soprano voice helped her voice-over in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was released in 1962. She voiced over Madame Samovar in Beauty and the Beast. When the movie was released on VHS, Dolène sued the Walt Disney Company over the rights to the use of her voice. She won the lawsuit, and Disney paid her for all the rights to her songs. Shortly thereafter, Disney opted for a different voice-over actress for all of its films and replaced Dolène's voice in Snow White. In 1997, Pierre Huyghe made a documentary on the suit, titled Blanche-Neige Lucie. Dolène withdrew from studios in the 2010s. She died on 9 April 2020 in Noisy-le-Grand at the age of 88. Source: Article "Lucie Dolène" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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2013

Monstres... Pas si monstrueux!
Monstres... Pas si monstrueux!
Movie - Released: 2/20/2013

2011

Pumpkins and Old Lace
Pumpkins and Old Lace
as Rose / Blanche / Madeleine (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/3/2011

2006

Piccolo, Saxo & Cie
Piccolo, Saxo & Cie
as Contrebasse (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/20/2006

1997

Snow White Lucie
Snow White Lucie
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997

1982

Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
as Self
TV - Released: 1/16/1982

1975

Le noir te va si bien
Le noir te va si bien
as Dorothée
Movie - Released: 12/22/1975

1971

Cadet Rousselle
Cadet Rousselle
as Self
TV - Released: 11/4/1971

1970

Aladdin and His Magic Lamp
Aladdin and His Magic Lamp
as La princesse (Voice)
Movie - Released: 1/28/1970

1969

The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree
as Pascal Ségur (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/25/1969
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
as Zorrino (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/13/1969

1967

Le petit lion
Le petit lion
TV - Released: 5/10/1967

1955

TV
Airs de France
as Self
TV - Released: 1/15/1955

1954

Le Petit Poucet
Le Petit Poucet
as Interprête du générique
Movie - Released: 1/1/1954