Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Adriana Caselotti

Role / Field:

American actress and singer, famed for voicing Snow White in the first Disney feature.

Born:

1916-05-06

Died:

1997-01-18

Century / Era:

1916s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Adriana Elena Loretta Caselotti (May 6, 1916 – January 19, 1997) was an American actress and singer. Caselotti was best known as the voice of the title character of the first Walt Disney animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), for which she was named a Disney Legend in 1994, making her the first female voice-over artist to achieve this. Adriana Elena Loretta Caselotti was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 6, 1916 to an Italian-American family. Her father, Guido Luigi Emanuele Caselotti, was an immigrant from Udine, and worked as a music teacher and vocal coach, and served as the organist for the Holy Rosary Church; and her mother, Maria Josephine (née Orefice) from Casavatore, was a singer (coloratura soprano) in the Royal Opera Theatre of Rome.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Her older sister, Louise, sang opera and gave voice lessons—Maria Callas being a student of hers. When Caselotti was seven years old, her family left Connecticut for Italy, while her mother toured with an opera company. Caselotti was educated and boarded at the San Getulio convent, near Rome. When her family returned to New York three years later, Caselotti re-learned English and studied singing with...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

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