Thea White, an actor best known for voicing the sweet-natured Scotswoman Muriel Bagge on Cartoon Network’s “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” died on July 30. She was 81.

Thea White, who supplied the Scottish voice for the sweet farmer's wife Muriel on the Cartoon Network dark comedy Courage the Cowardly Dog, has died.

Pic credit: Thea White/Facebook/Cartoon Network/YouTube. Thea White, a voice actress, best known as playing Muriel in Courage the Cowardly Dog, has died at age 81.

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The death of Thea White, the voice of Muriel Bagge on Courage the Cowardly Dog, has prompted an outpouring of tributes from the industry. Marty Grabstein, who played Courage in the Cartoon Network ...

Thea White, an actor best known for voicing Muriel Bagge on Cartoon Network's "Courage the Cowardly Dog," died on July 30. She was 81.

In fact, Courage the Cowardly Dog 's popularity is such that Thea White reprised the role of Muriel for the upcoming straight-to-video animated crossover feature Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo!

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