In 2003 Woods received a Disney Legends award for her role as the voice of Cinderella . In 2010 she died at the age of 81 , of Alzheimer 's disease . According to '' The Spokesman-Review '' , Woods once said in an interview with '' Starlog '' that " I love the idea that after I ’m gone , children will still be hearing my voice as Cinderella . ” In 2013 , Film School Rejects recognized Woods as one of " 7 No-Name Actors Who Had Iconic Roles " , ranking the actress first and writing , " Woods ... really set the bar high , as she managed to audition for the part of Cinderella without even realize she had done it . " Lily James ' performance as Cinderella in the 2015 live-action film earned her nominations for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy and the award for " Favorite Movie Actress " at the 2016 Kids ' Choice Awards . She also won the 2015 Breakthrough Award at the Harper 's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards
2016 Kids ' Choice Awards
2016 Kids' Choice Awards
Cinderella (Disney character)