Ilene Woods Background information Born: Jacqueline Ruth Woods May 5, 1929 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States Died: July 1, 2010 (aged 81) Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease Alternate names: Occupation(s): Actress and singer Years active: 1944-2004 Spouse(s): Stephen Steck, Jr. (1946-?) Ed Shaughnessy (1963-2010, her death) Partner(s): Children: Stephanie, James and Daniel

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Jacqueline Ruth "Ilene" Woods (May 5, 1929 - July 1, 2010) was an American singer and actress, best known for her role as Cinderella in Disney's 1950 animated film, Cinderella.

In 1948, two songwriters called Woods to record "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes," and "So This is Love." Soon, the songs were presented to Walt Disney to be used in his then-upcoming film, Cinderella. Two days later, Disney asked Woods to voice the starring role of Cinderella.

She gladly accepted the role, surprised that she had won against more than 300 other auditioners. She only saw Walt Disney after finishing work on Cinderella. She said in a recent interview for Classicfilm, "Seeing it [the film] in its new form was breathtaking for me. It's so beautiful. The color is magnificent, it just took my breath away, it was so wonderful. I sort of forget when I'm watching the movie that I had anything to do with it. Yet, it brings back so many beautiful memories of working with the wonderful artists and working with Walt mostly. It brings back wonderful, wonderful memories."

In 2003 she became a Disney Legend for her role as Cinderella.