Scooby-Doo actress Heather North who voiced the character of Daphne Blake dies at age 71 after long illness

The California native began voicing the character of Daphne in 1970 She went on to work on spinoffs and movies like Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood And the star also worked in front of the camera on TV shows such as Adam-12 Her biggest film role was opposite Kurt Russell in 1971's The Barefoot Executive

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North was married to H Wesley Kenney, after the pair met on the set of Days of Our Lives.

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