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'{{Short description|British-American former actress and singer (born 1938)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Kathryn Beaumont | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|6|27|df=y}}<ref name="disneylegends">{{cite web|title=Kathryn Beaumont – Disney Legends, Voice|url=https://d23.com/kathryn-beaumont/|website=D23.com|publisher=Disney|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213043318/https://d23.com/kathryn-beaumont/|archive-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> | birth_place = [[London]], England | education = [[University of Southern California]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|school teacher}} | years_active = 1943–2010 | known_for = ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''<br>''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' | spouse = {{marriage|Allan Levine|1985}}<ref name="filmreference1">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/Kathryn-Beaumont.html |title=Kathryn Beaumont Biography (1938-) |website=Filmreference.com |access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> <!-- Not the author Allan Levine, a different Allan Levine --> | awards = [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]] (1998) }} '''Kathryn Beaumont Levine''' (born 27 June 1938) is an British-American former actress, singer and school teacher. She is best known for voicing [[Alice (Disney)|Alice]] in ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1951) and [[Wendy Darling]] in ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' (1953), for which she was named a [[Disney Legend]] in 1998. == Early life == Kathryn Beaumont was born to Evelyn and Kenneth Beaumont in London on 27 June 1938.<ref>{{cite web|work=Animated Views|url=http://animatedviews.com/2007/beaumont-and-kerry-leading-ladies/|title=Beaumont and Kerry: Peter Pan's Leading Ladies|author=Armstrong, Josh|date=14 March 2007|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> Her mother was a professional dancer, while her father was a singer.<ref name=officialsite>{{cite web|work=KathrynBeaumont.com|url=http://www.kathrynbeaumont.com/|title=Kathryn Beaumont Official Site|access-date=24 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217171356/http://www.kathrynbeaumont.com/|archive-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> Shane Bone is 25 Age was born in London on 13th September 1997. And Shane Bone is a British Actor by Walt Disney Movie Superstar Shane Was using Voice of Shane Wayne in Alice in Wonderland (1951), Shane Wayne in The Quiet Man of Alice in Wonderland (1952) And Charlie Darling Bone in Peter Pan (1953). == Career == Beaumont made her feature film debut in ''[[It Happened One Sunday]]'' (1944), which drew interest from [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], who offered her a contract.<ref name=hero /> She recalled: "MGM was planning to have films with British characters and British-type stories. However, as ideas come and go, they must have shelved the idea because they brought me over and put me under contract, then nothing happened."<ref name=hero /> In spite of this, she did play small parts in MGM's ''[[On an Island with You]]'' (1948), where she did a [[Jimmy Durante]] impression in front of Durante's character, ''[[The Secret Garden (1949 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' (1949) and ''[[Challenge to Lassie]]'' (1949). After Beaumont had relocated to Los Angeles, [[Walt Disney Pictures]] began auditioning young British actresses to portray Alice in their animated version of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1951).<ref name=hero /> Beaumont auditioned and received the role, working under voice director [[Winston Hibler]].<ref name=hero /> Disney subsequently cast her in the voice role of Wendy Darling in their following feature, ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' (1953).<ref name=hero /> In addition to providing her voice, Beaumont also served as the performance model for both characters for live-action reference to help the animators. When performing as Wendy, Beaumont was suspended in the air to simulate flight, although Beaumont had a [[Acrophobia|fear of heights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/kathryn-beaumont/|title=Kathryn Beaumont Disney Legends|work=D23|publisher=Disney|access-date=11 November 2018}}</ref> [[Walt Disney]] personally cast Beaumont after seeing the film, ''On an Island with You''. Beaumont reprised her voice acting role as Alice in two episodes of the animated series ''[[Disney's House of Mouse]]'' (2001–2003) and as both Alice and Wendy in the 2002 video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''. In 1998, Beaumont was awarded a [[Disney Legend]] award for her voice work on the films ''Alice in Wonderland'' and ''Peter Pan''. In 2005, Beaumont retired from acting;<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/950407-cs-interview-kathryn-beaumont-voice-of-wendy-in-peter-pan CS Interview: Kathryn Beaumont, Voice of Wendy in Peter Pan] Comingsoon.net, Retrieved 14 October 2018</ref> 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 ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''.<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kathryn-Beaumont/ Kathryn Beaumont at Behind the Voice Actors] Behind the Voice Actors, Retrieved March 10, 2022</ref> == Personal life == After completing ''Peter Pan'', Beaumont graduated from high school and enrolled at the [[University of Southern California]], where she graduated with a degree in education.<ref name=hero>{{cite web|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/alice-in-wonderland-sixty-years-later-former-disney-child-star-looks-back/|work=Los Angeles Times|series=Hero Complex|title='Alice in Wonderland': Sixty years later, former Disney child star looks back|date=18 February 2011|access-date=25 August 2018|author=King, Susan}}</ref> Upon graduating from college, Beaumont worked as an [[elementary school]] teacher in Los Angeles for 36 years.<ref name=hero /> Beaumont has been married to her husband, Allan Levine, since 1985.<ref name="filmreference1" /> As of 2020, she is the last surviving cast member of ''[[It Happened One Sunday]]'' (1944) and ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1951) . == Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1944 || ''[[It Happened One Sunday]]'' || Jill Buckland || |- | 1948 || ''[[On an Island with You]]'' || Penelope Peabody || |- | 1949 || ''[[The Secret Garden (1949 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' || Muriel || Uncredited |- | 1949 || ''[[Challenge to Lassie]]'' || Tenement Child || Uncredited |- | 1951 || ''Operation Wonderland'' || Herself / Alice || |- | 1951 || ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' || [[Alice (Disney)|Alice]] (voice) || Live Action Reference |- | 1953 || ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' || [[Wendy Darling]] (voice) || |- | 1963 || ''[[Noddy (character)#Television adaptations productions and incarnations|Noddy Goes to Toyland]]'' || Noddy / Mrs. Tubby Bear / Mrs. Noah / The Little Doll / The Little Doll's Mother (voices) || Uncredited |- | 2003 || ''[[101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure]]'' || Additional Voices || |} === Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1950 || ''[[One Hour in Wonderland]]'' || Herself / Alice || <ref name="disneylegends" /> |- | 1951 || ''[[The Fred Waring Show]]'' || Alice || |- | 1951 || ''[[What's My Line]]'' || Herself || 1 episode |- | 1955 || ''[[TV Reader's Digest]]'' || Priscilla Mullins || Episode: "The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, the Pirate" |- | 1955 || ''[[Climax!]]'' || Dorrant's Daughter || Episode: "The First and the Last" |- | 1958 || ''[[From All of Us to All of You]]'' || Alice / Wendy (voices) || TV special |- | 2002 || ''[[Disney's House of Mouse]]'' || Alice (voice) || 2 episodes |} === Video games === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1999 || ''[[Disney's Villains' Revenge]]'' || Alice || |- | 2002 || ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' || Alice / Wendy Darling || |- | 2010 || ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' || Kairi's Grandma || |- | 2013 || ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix]]'' || Alice / Wendy Darling || (archive footage) |- | 2014 || ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix]]'' || Kairi's Grandma || (archive footage) |- | 2016 || ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]]'' || Kairi's Grandma || (archive footage) |} == Awards and nominations == {|class="wikitable sortable" |+Awards and nominations ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Title ! Result |- | 1998 | [[Disney Legend Award]] | Animation – Voice | | {{won}} |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|0064607}} * {{tcmdb name|id=12256|name=Kathryn Beaumont}} *{{rotten-tomatoes-person|kathryn_beaumont}} *{{amg name|4828}} {{Disney Legends Awards 1990s}} {{Walt Disney Animation Studios}} {{Portalbar|Disney|Animation|Arts|Cartoon|Film|Visual arts}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaumont, Kathryn}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century English actresses]] [[Category:21st-century English actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from London]] [[Category:Audiobook narrators]] [[Category:English voice actresses]] [[Category:English child actresses]] [[Category:English child singers]] [[Category:English women singers]] [[Category:English film actresses]] [[Category:English television actresses]] [[Category:English video game actresses]] [[Category:RCA Victor artists]] [[Category:Schoolteachers from California]] [[Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players]] [[Category:University of Southern California alumni]] [[Category:British emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:Disney Legends]]'