Christine Cavanaugh , who lent her distinctive voice to the title pig in `` Babe , '' Chuckie Finster on `` Rugrats '' and Dexter of `` Dexter 's Laboratory , '' has died . She was 51 . Cavanaugh died December 22 . The death was reported in an obituary posted in the Los Angeles Times . Cavanaugh , a native of Utah , first became known as Gosalyn Mallard , the adopted daughter of Drake Mallard on the `` DuckTales '' spinoff `` Darkwing Duck . '' She then supplied the voice of Chuckie for the long-running Nickelodeon series `` Rugrats , '' about a pack of adventurous toddlers . In 1995 , Cavanaugh gave her voice to the titular character in the hit movie `` Babe , '' about a little talking pig who becomes an unlikely sheepherding champion . Her raspy , childlike voice added an extra layer of sweetness to such existential lines as `` Why are any of us here ? '' The film became a classic and spawned a 1998 sequel , `` Babe : Pig in the City , '' though Cavanaugh was replaced by E.G . Daily in the lead voice role . Cavanaugh also provided voice-acting for the shows `` Aaahh ! ! Real Monsters , '' `` The Critic , '' `` The Wild Thornberrys , '' `` The Powerpuff Girls '' and `` Dexter 's Laboratory . '' According to the Internet Movie Database , she appeared in episodes of `` ER '' and `` Everybody Loves Raymond '' as well as the film `` Jerry Maguire . '' According to the obituary , Cavanaugh retired from show business in 2001 to be closer to her family . A memorial ceremony in her honor was held on Antelope Island in Utah 's Great Salt Lake . People we lost in 2014 .
Christine Cavanaugh was the voice of the pig in `` Babe '' Cavanaugh was a go-to voice actor for many series . She also voiced several characters on The Simpsons, including Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson. `` Everybody Loves Raymond ''