Sally Dryer

Sally Dryer is an American former child voice actress, artist, and store owner best known for her voice-over work in the 1960s.

Career

Dryer provided the voices for several Peanuts characters in television specials and film from 1965 to 1969. Dryer first started as the voice of Violet in A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1963) and A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), before going on to Lucy in four Peanuts specials Charlie Brown's All-Stars (1966), It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966), You're in Love, Charlie Brown (1967), and He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown (1968).

Dryer then provided the voice of Patty (not to be confused with the character of Peppermint Patty) in the feature film A Boy Named Charlie Brown. Dryer's last stint with the Peanuts gang was performing the voices of Clara, Shirley, and Sophie in It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown.

Dryer also starred as herself in a pair of documentaries on the 1960s Peanuts television phenomenon. Dryer was interviewed on the special documentary You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown (1990); and on the documentary The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (2001).

Personal life She is a lesbian and lives with her partner in Jerome, Arizona.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1963 A Boy Named Charlie Brown Violet Gray Voice role 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas 1966 Charlie Brown's All-Stars! Lucy van Pelt It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 1967 You're in Love, Charlie Brown 1968 He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown 1969 It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown Clara/Shirley/Sophie A Boy Named Charlie Brown Patty 1990 You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown Herself 2001 The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"