Little Red - Haired Girl - wikipedia Little Red - Haired Girl This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2013 ) Little Red - Haired Girl Peanuts character The Little Red - Haired Girl and Charlie Brown as seen in It 's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown ( 1977 ) First appearance It 's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown ( 1977 ) Last appearance The Peanuts Movie ( 2015 ) Created by Charles M. Schulz Voiced by Francesca Capaldi ( 2015 ) Information Gender Female The Little Red - Haired Girl is an unseen character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, who serves as the object of Charlie Brown 's affection, and a symbol of unrequited love. While never seen in the strip, she appears onscreen in several television specials, in which her name has been revealed as Heather Wold. Charlie Brown most often notices her while eating lunch outdoors, always failing to muster the courage to speak to her. She figures prominently in Valentine 's Day strips, several of which focus on Charlie Brown 's hope of getting a valentine from her. Charlie Brown typically attempts to give her a valentine but panics at the last minute. Contents 1 Appearances 2 Inspiration 3 Voiced by 4 References Appearances Charlie Brown first catches sight of her in the November 19, 1961 strip, saying he would `` give anything in the world if that little girl with the red hair would come over and sit with me. '' In July 1969, a story arc ran depicting the Little Red - Haired Girl moving away. Charlie Brown despaired that he would never see her again. He saw her from a distance later that year while skiing. Peppermint Patty and Marcie encountered her at summer camp a few years later in 1972, where it is stated that she is aware of Charlie Brown ( despite his belief that she does not know he exists ) and is talking about him to the other girls at camp, although what she says of him and how she feels about him are not stated. Eventually, the Little Red - Haired Girl moved back to Charlie Brown 's neighborhood, with no further mention of her ever having been away. The 1967 Peanuts animated TV special You 're in Love, Charlie Brown revolved entirely around Charlie Brown 's obsession with the Little Red - Haired Girl. After several failed attempts at making conversation with her on the last two days of school, she stuffs a note into Charlie Brown 's hands as students rush past him to board the school bus. Thinking he has ruined his final chance at meeting her, he reads the letter, which affectionately states, `` I like you, Charlie Brown. Signed, the Little Red - Haired Girl. '' Ecstatic, Charlie Brown skips his way home, realizing he has triumphed against what he considers all odds. Throughout the entirety of You 're in Love, Charlie Brown, the Little Red - Haired Girl is not seen once. The Little Red - Haired Girl returned in the 1977 special It 's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown, making her first ever onscreen appearance. Linus tells Charlie Brown that her name is `` Heather '', and that she is the Homecoming Queen. Charlie Brown becomes a wreck, trying desperately to impress her once he learns that he has been chosen to escort her to the dance after the football game. After spending nearly the entire duration of the special stressing about meeting her, he eventually musters up the courage to give her a kiss. Heather appeared onscreen again in the 1985 special Happy New Year, Charlie Brown ! She did not have a speaking role in either of the aforementioned specials. Schulz did not consider these animated appearances to be canonical, although he wrote the screenplay himself. The Little Red - Haired Girl was once seen in the comics in silhouette on May 25, 1998, dancing with Snoopy. When the storyline was adapted as part of the 2002 special A Charlie Brown Valentine, she was seen unshadowed but had a different design than suggested by the silhouette, and completely different from her two previous appearances in It 's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown and Happy New Year, Charlie Brown ! A third animated version of the Little Red - Haired Girl is briefly seen in the introduction sequence used in the second season of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, in which she again looks different from her other appearances. The shot used here was most likely to provide a visual for the line used at that particular point in the song 's lyrics ( ``... maybe that Red - Haired Girl will come and dance with Charlie Brown '' ). Another appearance includes the 1988 special Snoopy ! ! ! The Musical ( albeit a brief cameo ). She also appears in A Charlie Brown Valentine. In The Peanuts Movie, she has a much different design based on the earlier mentioned silhouette, and on the test score sheet, it is revealed her name is Heather Wold, after her name in the specials and the last name of Donna Wold, the real - life inspiration behind the character. The film marked the first time the Little Red - Haired Girl spoke in all Peanuts - related media, with Charlie Brown finally succeeding in talking to her. She is voiced by Francesca Capaldi who also voiced Frieda. Inspiration A former co-worker, Donna Mae Wold ( born Donna Mae Johnson January 3, 1929 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, died August 8, 2016 in Richfield, Minnesota ), was Schulz 's inspiration for the character. A 1947 high school graduate, Johnson was working in the accounting department of the Art Instruction, Inc., a correspondence school where Schulz worked. Johnson and Schulz eventually became romantically involved and dated for three years, but in 1950 when Schulz proposed to her, she turned him down, saying she was already engaged. Schulz was devastated, but he and Donna remained friends for the rest of his life. Said Schulz of the relationship, `` I can think of no more emotionally damaging loss than to be turned down by someone whom you love very much. A person who not only turns you down, but almost immediately will marry the victor. What a bitter blow that is. '' Only one known Schulz drawing ( aside from the aforementioned silhouette ) of the little red - haired girl exists. It was drawn in 1950, long before she was mentioned in Peanuts. The girl in the drawing strongly resembles Patty ( not to be confused with the later character Peppermint Patty ), a character who was prominent in the early days of the strip. A book containing the sketch also has a photo of Johnson with Schulz. `` I 'd like to see Charlie Brown kick that football, and if he gets the little red - haired girl, that 's fine with me, '' Donna said around the time Schulz announced his retirement in 1999. On Valentine 's Day 2011, the Schulz Museum gave free admission to all redheaded girls and boys in honor of the Little Red - Haired Girl. Voiced by Francesca Capaldi ( 2015 ) References Jump up ^ Annotations ; accessed April 7, 2014. Jump up ^ July 14, 1969 comic book extract, gocomics.com ; accessed April 7, 2014. Jump up ^ December 20, 1969 comic book extract, gocomics.com ; accessed July 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Wold, Donna Mae age 87 of Richfield Jump up ^ Donna was born on Jump up ^ Schulz was devastated Jump up ^ Peanuts FAQs at FiveCentsPlease Jump up ^ Rheta Grimsley Johnson. Good Grief : The Story of Charles M. Schulz. Andrews McMeel Publishing ; 2nd ed., June 1995 ; ISBN 978 - 0 - 8362 - 8097 - 5 Jump up ^ Charles M. Schulz ( 2001 ). Peanuts : the Art of Charles M. Schulz. Pantheon Books. ISBN 978 - 0 - 375 - 42097 - 9 Drawing appears on page 198. A photo of Schulz and Wold in the 1980s appears on the following page. Jump up ^ `` Valentine 's Day Freebie For Redheads At Santa Rosa Schulz Museum ''. CBS San Francisco February 14, 2011. Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz Filmography Characters Charlie Brown Sally Brown Eudora Franklin Frieda Great Pumpkin Kite - Eating Tree Little Red - Haired Girl Marcie Patty Peggy Jean Peppermint Patty Pig - Pen Schroeder Shermy Snoopy Snoopy 's siblings Linus van Pelt Lucy van Pelt Rerun van Pelt Violet Woodstock other characters Feature films A Boy Named Charlie Brown Snoopy, Come Home Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown ( and Do n't Come Back ! ! ) The Peanuts Movie soundtrack Television specials A Boy Named Charlie Brown ( documentary ) A Charlie Brown Christmas Charlie Brown 's All Stars ! It 's the Great Pumpkin... You 're in Love... He 's Your Dog... Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz ( documentary ) It Was a Short Summer... Play It Again... You 're Not Elected... There 's No Time for Love... A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving It 's a Mystery... It 's the Easter Beagle... Be My Valentine... You 're a Good Sport... Happy Anniversary... ( documentary ) It 's Arbor Day... It 's Your First Kiss... What a Nightmare... Happy Birthday... ( documentary ) You 're the Greatest... She 's a Good Skate... Life Is a Circus... It 's Magic... Someday You 'll Find Her... A Charlie Brown Celebration Is This Goodbye... ? It 's an Adventure... What Have We Learned... ? It 's Flashbeagle... Snoopy 's Getting Married... It 's Your 20th Television Anniversary... ( documentary ) You 're a Good Man... Happy New Year... ! Snoopy ! ! ! The Musical It 's the Girl in the Red Truck... This Is America... ( 8 episodes miniseries ) You Do n't Look 40... ( documentary ) Why, Charlie Brown, Why ? Snoopy 's Reunion It 's Spring Training... It 's Christmastime Again... You 're in the Super Bowl... It Was My Best Birthday Ever... Good Grief... : A Tribute to Charles Schulz ( documentary ) Here 's to You... : 50 Great Years ( documentary ) It 's the Pied Piper... The Making of `` A Charlie Brown Christmas '' ( documentary ) A Charlie Brown Valentine Charlie Brown 's Christmas Tales Lucy Must Be Traded... I Want a Dog for Christmas... He 's a Bully... Happiness Is a Warm Blanket... Animated series The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Peanuts Motion Comics Peanuts Video games Snoopy and the Red Baron Snoopy Snoopy 's Magic Show Snoopy 's Silly Sports Spectacular Snoopy Concert Snoopy Tennis Snoopy vs. the Red Baron Snoopy Flying Ace The Peanuts Movie : Snoopy 's Grand Adventure Other media Music `` Better When I 'm Dancin ' '' A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack `` Christmas Time Is Here '' `` Linus and Lucy '' Musicals You 're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Snoopy the Musical Book series Charlie Brown 's Super Book of Questions and Answers The Complete Peanuts Educational films Tooth Brushing It 's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown Charlie Brown Clears the Air Related Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center Unofficial adaptations Dog Sees God : Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown Other Schulz comics It 's Only a Game Li'l Folks Young Pillars Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Red-Haired_Girl&oldid=836120947 '' Categories : Peanuts characters Comics characters introduced in 1963 Child characters in comics Female characters in animation Female characters in comics Unseen characters Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from July 2013 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Italiano Suomi 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 12 April 2018, at 19 : 57. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who did charlie brown have a crush on
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