Minnie Mouse

Minnie Mouse is a character created by the Walt Disney Company, who serves as Mickey Mouse’s girlfriend,known for her sweet disposition, cartoonishly large head bows, and polka-dotted dresses. Inspired by flapper girls of the 1920s, Minnie first appeared in the short Steamboat Willie, released on November 18, 1928, Minnie is traditionally depicted as a starving musician, singer, and songwriter. Her classy, yet no-nonsense demeanor serves as a foil to the troublemaking Mickey.

Why She Rocks

 * 1) She is one of the most memorable Disney ladies ever made.
 * 2) Her relationship with Mickey Mouse is cute.
 * 3) She is sweet, classy, cheerful, and feminine.
 * 4) She is widely recognized for her large collection of big bows of different colors that sit atop her head.
 * 5) She is a great girlfriend of Mickey.
 * 6) Great voice acting by the late Russi Taylor.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Russi Taylor is no longer voicing her because of her death.

Trivia

 * When Wheel of Fortune hostess Vanna White hosted while host Pat Sajak was recovering from emergency surgery, Mickey and Minnie helped out.
 * The comic strip story The Gleam by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Gottfredson first gave her full name as Minerva Mouse. "Minerva" has since been a recurring alias for her. In the French translations, Minerva is actually her middle name, making her full name Minnie Minerva Mouse; in that case, Minnie is one of the two Disney icons to have officially a middle name (the other being Donald Duck, whose full name has been revealed to be Donald Fauntleroy Duck).
 * Minnie appeared in concept art for Epic Mickey, but did not appear in the actual game herself (nor is she ever mentioned by Mickey). There was also no mention of her in Epic Mickey 2, but she did appear in Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion and appeared in one of the projectors at the end of the second Epic Mickey.
 * According to Walt Disney, Mickey and Minnie Mouse have never been married on screen. But, in 1933, during an interview with Film Pictorial, Walt said, "In private life, Mickey is married to Minnie... What it really amounts to is that Minnie is, for screen purposes, his leading lady."
 * Mickey, or Michael, means "the one who is like God", and Minnie or Minerva was the name of a Roman "goddess". This remarkable coincidence is, however, likely unforeseen.
 * Russi Taylor's co-stars Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo, and Tress MacNeille have revealed that, after the passing of her then-husband Wayne Allwine in 2009, she had a very difficult time providing the voice of Minnie on various Mickey Mouse-related projects for a short period. She eventually recovered in the later years of her life.