Kathryn Beaumont

Kathryn Priscilla Beaumont (born 27 June 1938) is a British actress. She is best known for voicing Alice in Alice in Wonderland and Wendy Darling in Peter Pan (1953), for which she was named a Disney Legend in 1998.

Early life Beaumont was born to Evelyn and Kenneth Beaumont in London, England, on 27 June 1938. Evelyn was a professional dancer, while Kenneth was a singer with British dance bands, including those led by Henry Hall and Oscar Rabin.

Beaumont was an infant when World War II began. Though authorities in war-torn England urged Evelyn to send her daughter to safety on the SS Athenia, Evelyn refused. Authorities were very upset at first, but when the ship sank, they "ceased to scold" her for her decision. However, after frequent bombing raids—and witnessing the death of a close friend—Evelyn and Kathryn moved to the safer, smaller area of Bangor, Wales. When the war ended in 1945, all three of the Beaumonts moved back to London. working under voice director Winston Hibler. When asked how she overcame her fear of heights, Beaumont answered, " gritted my teeth! That's about all you can do. I thought, 'Oh, well, I have to do what I have to do.' So you grit your teeth and you do it." the roles of Alice and Wendy were taken over by Hynden Walch. She made a brief return to voice acting in 2010 when she voiced Kairi's grandmother in Disney's Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. In 2023, Beaumont guest-starred as Alice in the second season of Alice's Wonderland Bakery.

After completing Peter Pan, Beaumont enrolled in high school, where she joined a drill team and ran for a position in student government. Upon graduating from college, Beaumont worked as an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles for 36 years.

Noddy, Mrs. Tubby Bear, Mrs. Noah, Little Doll, Little Doll's Mother (voice)

Television Year Title Role Notes 1950 One Hour in Wonderland Herself / Alice 1951 The Fred Waring Show Alice What's My Line Herself 1 episode Operation Wonderland Herself / Alice segment of Ford Star Revue Walt Disney Christmas Show Herself/ Wendy 1 episode 1955 TV Reader's Digest Priscilla Mullins Episode: "The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, the Pirate" Climax! Dorrant's Daughter Episode: "The First and the Last" 1958 From All of Us to All of You Wendy (voice) Television special 2002 House of Mouse Alice (voice) 2 episodes 2023 Alice's Wonderland Bakery Original Alice (voice) Episode: "Alice's First Day in Wonderland"

Video games Year Title Role Notes 1999 Disney's Villains' Revenge Alice 1992 Fantasmic! Wendy Darling Voice

Radio Beaumont made three appearances on Lux Radio Theatre.

+ Caption text Episode title Role Date "Treasure Island" Herself / interstitial ad January 29, 1951 "Alice in Wonderland" Alice Dec. 24, 1951 "Peter Pan" Wendy 21 Dec 1953

Awards and nominations +Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result 1998 Disney Legend Award Animation – Voice