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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
The Disney household has mislaid 1 of their own.
Coco Lee, who voiced Fa Mulan successful the Mandarin dubbed mentation of the 1998 Disney classical Mulan, died by termination connected July 5, her relatives said successful a statement. She was 48.
Lee had been hospitalized aft a termination effort and was successful a coma erstwhile she died, her elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said successful a connection shared to Facebook, per NBC News. They besides shared that her years-long conflict with slump that had worsened successful the past fewer months.
"Although, CoCo sought nonrecreational assistance and did her champion to combat depression," Carol and Nancy said successful a connection alongside a photograph montage of Lee, "sadly that demon wrong of her took the amended of her."
In summation to voicing the titular heroine successful Mulan, Lee besides sang "Reflection" successful the Mandarin mentation of the deed song. She looked backmost connected her Disney travel successful a September 2020 Instagram, penning astatine the time, "That was my 1st clip being an histrion arsenic the dependable of Mulan successful 1998... Do u guys retrieve ??"
But earlier she stepped into the shoes of the iconic warrior, Lee had already made a sanction for herself successful Asia arsenic a mandopop singer, according to NBC News. Lee was praised for her beardown vocals and captivating unrecorded performances during the 1990s and 2000s, including a 2001 show astatine the Oscars for "A Love Before Time" from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Throughout her career, which spanned astir 3 decades, Lee had released albums successful Mandarin, Cantonese and English.
"Not lone did she bring america joyousness with her songs and dances successful the past 29 years," her sister's wrote, "she besides worked hard to interruption caller crushed for Chinese singers successful the planetary euphony country and has been doing her utmost to radiance for the Chinese."
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In Lee's final Instagram post, shared in December 2022, she reflected connected her "incredibly hard year," noting that she was "desperately" carrying the words emotion and religion successful her heart.
"Life seemed unbearable astatine times but I adapted the cognition of a 'female warrior' to look them caput connected fearlessly but ever had the biggest grin and large abdominous laughters!" Lee wrote astatine the time. "Strength, courage, n bravery is wrong each of america truthful usage them."
Lee is survived by her hubby of 12 years Bruce Rockowitz and her two stepdaughters, according to NBC News.
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