Margaret Kerry, the live-action reference model for Disney's Tinker Bell, has died at the age of 97. Kerry's movements and ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The woman who inspired and voiced the Walt Disney character Tinker Bell and spent her later years in the Wilmington area has died.

The woman who inspired and voiced the Walt Disney character Tinker Bell and spent her later years in the Wilmington area has died. Margaret Kerry, the model for Tinker Bell in the 1953 animated movie ...

Margaret Kerry, who through months of graceful and poignant pantomime inspired the portrayal of the Peter Pan fairy Tinker Bell that the world knows best, died on June 11 at her home in Wilmington, ...

Actor Margaret Kelly, who starred in “The Ruggles” and inspired the “Peter Pan” Tinker Bell character, had died from cancer. She was 97.

Margaret Kerry, the actress, dancer and model whose movements provided the framework for Disney’s Tinker Bell in Peter Pan, has died. She was 97. Kerry’s family announced the news of her passing in a ...

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.

Margaret Kerry, the actress and dancer whose movements helped bring Disney’s Tinker Bell to life, has died at 97. The model behind the beloved fairy in Disney’s 1953 animated classic Peter Pan died ...

For generations of Disney fans, Kerry's legacy was inseparable from Tinker Bell, the spirited fairy who became one of the company's most recognizable characters.

Kerry pantomimed Tinker Bell's actions for months during the creation of 'Peter Pan' ...

The woman responsible for shaping Tinker Bell as we know her has died. Margaret Kerry, the actress and dancer best known for being the live-action model for Peter Pan‘s Tinker Bell, was 97. According ...