Which actress contributed to developing the voice of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?
Kim Basinger
Meryl Streep
Debra Winger
Susan Sarandon
Fact: The major voice work of E.T. was performed by Pat Welsh, an elderly woman from California. Welsh smoked two packets of cigarettes a day, which gave her voice a quality that sound effects creator Ben Burtt liked. She spent nine-and-a-half hours recording her part, and was paid $380 by Burtt for her services. Burtt also recorded 16 other people and various animals to create E.T.’s “voice.” These included Spielberg; Debra Winger; his sleeping wife, a burp from his USC film professor; as well as raccoons, sea otters, and horses. Debra Winger not only contributed to the voice for E.T., but she also appeared in the film as one of the ghouls in the Halloween sequence.
Correct Answer: Debra Winger