With her mix-and-match patterned skirt, top and tights and her hair in two tufts, the pint-size girl projected art and life to the far reaches of the theater.
Cast after Walt Disney saw her at a dance recital, she appeared in the Mouseketeer uniform of mouse ears, a pleated skirt and a turtleneck sweater emblazoned with her first name, and captivated young viewers with her wholesome, girl-next-door appeal.