Hollywood singing voice legend Marni Nixon has died at 86

Marni Nixon, who dubbed singing voices for Hollywood actresses in musicals such as West Side Story and My Fair Lady, has died at 86.

Nixon’s friend Randy Banner spoke to the New York Times about her death. He said it was a result of complications from breast cancer.

Some of her notable voice work were for Natalie Wood, Audrey Hepburn and Deborah Kerr in The King and I.

She once said that due to the number of dubs she did, she felt that her voice “felt like it no longer belonged to me. It was eerie; I had lost part of myself.”

While Nixon was not credited for the work she did, she was described as “ghostess with the mostess” by Time magazine in 1964, The Guardian noted.

Nixon once revealed Hepburn understood that she wasn’t the best singer while Wood’s ego did not accept this.

She has appeared on screen herself, including as a singing nun for The Sound of Music.

Nixon is survived by two sisters, two daughters, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Screenshot via YouTube.