Christine Cavanaugh- a noted voice actress who lent her vocal skills to a number of classic cartoon characters-died at the age of 51 on Dec. 22 in her Cedar City, Utah home, the Los Angeles Times reports.

TMZ reports that the cause of Cavanaugh's death remains unknown.

Prior to her death, Cavanaugh garnered a reputation of being one of the most skilled and sought after vocal acting talents in Hollywood.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Cavanaugh provided the voice of the pig in the 1995 classic film, "Babe." She also used her voice acting skills to portray Chuckie Finster in Nickelodeon's "The Rugrats," the mad scientist, Dexter in "Dexter's Laboratory," and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer-Mallard in Disney's "Darkwing Duck."

Her additional voice acting credits include voicing several other characters in cartoon classics such as "Aladdin," "The Critic," "The Powerpuff Girls" and "The Wild Thornberrys," adds TMZ.

 Cavanaugh's ability to sound like a child boy often got her hired to voice young male cartoon characters, says the LA times.

Back in 2000, Cavanaugh spoke with the Toronto Star newspaper and described voice acting as her personal "freedom," says the LA Times.

"I can do things I could never do on camera. I can be elderly or I can be a baby ... or animals. It's wonderful," Cavanaugh explained.

In a separate interview with the Washington Post via the LA Times, Cavanaugh addressed her versatility as a voice actor, explaining that "I'm whatever age I need to be for whoever is hiring me."

TMZ reports that Cavanaugh later retired from voice acting in 2001.

The hashtag #ChristineCavanaugh is currently trending on Twitter with fans sending their condolences to to the voice actress that created the voices of some of the most beloved cartoon characters in Hollywood.

Check out some of the tweets below.