Grace Stafford
Grace Stafford (born Grace Boyle, November 7, 1903 – March 17, 1992) was an American actress and the wife of animation producer Walter Lantz. Stafford is best known for providing the voice of Woody Woodpecker, a creation of Lantz's, for many years starting from 1950. At first Stafford asked not to be credited in the role, believing that audiences would be disillusioned if they knew Woody was voiced by a woman. But she soon came to enjoy being known as Woody's voice and, starting with 1958's Misguided Missile, finally allowed her name to be credited on screen. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1903-11-07 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 1992-03-17
Known for
- Destination Moon (1950) — Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) — Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
- Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) — Little Lady
- Anthony Adverse (1936) — Lucia
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) — Mrs. Schneider
- Woody Woodpecker and Friends (1982) — Herself / Woody Woodpecker
- A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) — Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited)
- Wild and Woody! (1948) — Angel (voice)
- Bedtime Bedlam (1955) — Woody Woodpecker (voice)
- International Woodpecker (1957) — Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
- Crazy Mixed Up Pup (1955) — Margaret / Fifi (voice) (uncredited)
- Niagara Fools (1956) — Woody Woodpecker / Giggling Woman (voice)
- Red Riding Hoodlum (1957) — Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
- The Unbearable Salesman (1957) — Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
- Under the Counter Spy (1954) — Woody Woodpecker (voice)
- Bunco Busters (1955) — Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)