Russi Taylor, the woman behind many recognizable animated characters, including Disney’s Minnie Mouse and the “Simpsons” character Martin Prince, died on Friday at her home in Glendale, Calif. She was 75 .

The Walt Disney Company announced her death in a news release. The cause was colon cancer.

In 1986 Ms. Taylor beat out 200 voice actors in an audition to land the coveted role of Minnie, the company said. For more than 30 years, she voiced Minnie in numerous films, including “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988), “Runaway Brain” (1995), “Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers ” (2004) and “Get a Horse!” (2013).

The actress also voiced Minnie in several television series, including “Mickey MouseWorks,” “House of Mouse,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and the “Mickey Mouse” shorts series for Disney Channel, as well as many other Disney characters, including Donald Duck’s nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie.