Margaret Kerry, the actress and dancer who gave Tinker Bell her body language, died Thursday, June 11 in Wilmington, North Carolina. She was 97. Her family announced her passing in a statement on her ...

A film crew and illustrator meticulously documented her pirouettes and pouts, giving substance to a character depicted previously as a spotlight onstage. By Alex Traub Margaret Kerry, who through ...

The model and actor who inspired the Tinker Bell character in the 1953 animated Disney classic “Peter Pan” has died. Margaret Kerry’s family said the 97-year-old performer died Thursday in North ...

Margaret Kerry, the live-action reference model for Disney's Tinker Bell, has died at the age of 97. Kerry's movements and personality were used by animators to create the iconic fairy for the 1953 ...

Kerry helped bring Tinker Bell to life for 'Peter Pan,' and the fairy's gone one to become one of Disney's most enduring mascots. Reading time 2 minutes When you think of Disney’s Peter Pan movie, you ...

Kerry pantomimed Tinker Bell's actions for months during the creation of 'Peter Pan' Greg Doherty/Getty; Allstar Picture Library Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo Margaret Kerry has died at the age of 97. Kerry ...

She also starred opposite Eddie Cantor in ‘If You Knew Susie’ and on the early ABC sitcom ‘The Ruggles’ and did lots of voice work on cartoons. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Margaret Kerry, the perky ...

A statement on Kerry's Facebook page read that fans will notice a "star shining a little brighter in Margaret’s honor" after her death on June 11. Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Disney's biggest icons, who brought a childhood favorite to life, has died. Margaret Kerry was the live-action model and ...

Kerry's family announced news of her death via Facebook, with a post revealing that she died Thursday surrounded by her family in North Carolina. The statement confirmed a cause of death, with the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Margaret Kerry, the Wilmington-based actress and dancer behind Disney’s Tinker Bell, has died. According to a statement on her Facebook page, Kerry died on June 11 at the age ...