Sally Brown - Portrayals

Portrayals

• Kathy Steinberg was the first to voice Sally Brown in 1965. Kathy couldn't read at the time "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was being recorded and had to have her lines read to her. Various actresses have voiced her since. Hilary Momberger voiced her from It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969), A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969), Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971), Snoopy Come Home (1972), You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972), There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (1973), A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973). Lynn Mortensen voiced her from It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (1974) to Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975). Gail M. Davis voiced her in Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977). In It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984) and Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown (1985), and the 1985 version of "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show", Sally was voiced by Stacy Ferguson from Kids Incorporated, who later gained fame as Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas. Ami Foster from Punky Brewster, voiced her in Snoopy!!! The Musical (1988) and This is America, Charlie Brown (1988–1989). Kaitlyn Walker voiced her in Snoopy's Reunion (1991). In It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992), Sally was voiced by Mindy Ann Martin.
• Kristin Chenoweth played Sally in the 1999 Broadway revival of the musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress. (The character of Sally did not appear in the original musical; she replaced Patty from the original production, who had long since disappeared in the comic strip.) In this revival, Sally was also given a new song specifically written for her character, titled "My New Philosophy." In an interview printed in the introduction to The Complete Peanuts 1971-1972, Chenoweth noted that Sally was her favorite character due to her "adult" sense of humor, and that Charles M. Schulz had sent her flowers after she won her Tony Award and had told her she was born to play Sally.