http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/01/arts/television/christine-cavanaugh-prolific-voice-actress-dies-at-51.html 2015-01-01 03:41:00 Christine Cavanaugh, Prolific Voice Actress, Dies at 51 Ms. Cavanaugh was perhaps best known as the voice of Babe, a piglet from the movie of the same name. === Christine Cavanaugh, a prolific voice actress whose characters included Her sister, Deionn Masock, confirmed her death, saying the cause was not known. “Babe,” which was filmed in Australia, follows the adventures of an orphaned piglet who learns to herd sheep on a farm. It was an international hit and earned a raft of awards, including an Oscar for best visual effects. Besides Babe, Ms. Cavanaugh lent her voice to many cartoon characters of the 1990s, including She also acted on several television shows, including “Cheers,” “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “ER,” and appeared in the Tom Cruise movie “Jerry Maguire” (1996). Christine Josephine Sandberg was born on Aug. 16, 1963, in Layton, Utah. She attended Utah State University and the University of Hawaii, where she met Kevin Cavanaugh. Their marriage, in 1985, ended in divorce. She retired from voice acting in 2001 and moved back to Utah to be closer to her family. Elizabeth Daily provided the voice of Babe in the 1998 sequel, “Babe: Pig in the City.”