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 Minnie Mouse made her movie debut in the 1928 film "Steamboat
Willie," and her co-star and beau Mickey Mouse got his bronze
plaque on Hollywood Boulevard back in 1978.
But it took another 40 years for Minnie, who appeared in more
than 70 animated movies, to join him on the Walk of Fame.
"In true Hollywood fashion, she delivered a memorable
performance but Mickey got all the credit," Walt Disney Co Chief
Executive Bob Iger said at the ceremony unveiling the 2,627th
star.
"After 90 years in show business, it's certainly about time you
got your star," Iger said.
Minnie has been celebrated as a fashion icon, pop culture staple
and a character who brings joy to children worldwide, and an
actor dressed as the cartoon character waved and batted her
eyelashes throughout Monday's ceremony.
"This is the best day ever. Thank you, thank you, thank you,"
she squeaked from the red and white polka dot stage.
Pop star Katy Perry, also dressed in red and white polka dots
for the occasion, said she had been a fan of Minnie since the
age of two or three.
"Minnie and Mickey printed diapers - that was my first memory
ever and it turned into a lifelong devotion," the "Firework"
singer said.
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"No one rocks a bow, or the color red, quite like her," Perry added.
Walk of Fame honorees are selected by the Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce.
Women have stepped up their campaign in recent years for equal pay
in Hollywood and better representation behind and in front of the
camera.
It took Minnie much longer than her boyfriend to receive Monday's
accolade because Disney only nominated her last year, Walk of Fame
producer Ana Martinez told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
"Maybe he was more popular back in the day," Martinez said.
Donald Duck, Tinker Bell, Snow White and other Disney characters
were immortalized on the Walk of Fame before Minnie.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant, Sebastien Malo and Reuters Television;
Editing by Tom Brown)
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