Sherri Stoner

Sherri Stoner

Sherri Stoner at Comic-Con in 2008
Born July 16, 1965 (1965-07-16) (age 46)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Sherri Stoner is an American actress and writer. She was born July 16, 1965, in Santa Monica, California.[1]

She has worked extensively in animation. She was a writer and producer for such 1990s animated shows as Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs. She is probably best known for Animaniacs, for which she created and voiced Slappy Squirrel, a grumpy retired cartoon character.[2] As a producer for Tiny Toon Adventures, Sherri won Emmy awards for Outstanding Animated Program in 1991[3] and 1993.[4]

She also cowrote Universal's Casper with Deanna Oliver[5] and was on the writing staff for the 1996 revival of an animated Casper the Friendly Ghost, also known of The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper.[6] Stoner and Oliver also co-wrote the Disney film, My Favorite Martian, based on the original 60s TV series.[7]

Stoner served as the body model for Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid[8] and for Belle in Beauty and the Beast.[9] Ariel frequently bites her lower lip, and Belle often brushes hair away from her face. Both of these are mannerisms of Stoner's that animators adapted to the characters.

Her live-action television work includes a recurring role as Rachel Brown Oleson in Little House on the Prairie,[10] and appearances in Murder, She Wrote[11] and Knots Landing.[12] She was also a member of the Groundlings improvisational troupe in Los Angeles.

Sherri Stoner lives and works in Los Angeles. She is currently (June 2011) working on 1001 Nights for Big Bad Boo Productions, and writing her first novel.[13]

References

  1. ^ California Birth Index [1]
  2. ^ Maurice LaMarche, Tom Ruegger, et al.. (2006). Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Volume 2. Special Features:The Writers Flipped They Have No Script.. [DVD]. Warner Home Video.
  3. ^ The Internet Movie Database – Daytime Emmy Awards 1991[2]
  4. ^ The Internet Movie Database – Daytime Emmy Awards 1991[3]
  5. ^ The Internet Movie Database – Casper (1993) [4]
  6. ^ The Internet Movie Database – Casper (1996) [5]
  7. ^ The Internet Movie Database – My Favorite Martian (1999) [6]
  8. ^ The Little Mermaid Art Gallery:Early Drawings, Model Keys, color Keys [7]
  9. ^ Disney Archives – Belle Character History [8]
  10. ^ The Internet Movie Database – "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) – Full cast and crew [9]
  11. ^ The Internet Movie Database – "Murder She Wrote" Old Habits Die Hard (1987) [10]
  12. ^ The Internet Movie Database – "Knots Landing" Let Me Count The Ways (1980) [11]
  13. ^ Private email from Sherri Stoner, June 16, 2011

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