Della Duck
Della Duck (sometimes named Dumbella Duck) is a cartoon character created in 1937 by Al Taliaferro and Ted Osborne. She is a core member of the Disney Duck family, as the niece of Scrooge McDuck, the younger twin sister of Donald Duck and the mother of his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Della is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet.
Della Duck
- Donald Duck Sunday strip on October 17, 1937 (name only)
In animation:
- Donald's Nephews (1938) (name only)
- DuckTales (2017)
Paget Brewster (2018–2021)
Della Duck
Dumbella Duck
American Pekin Duck
Quackmore Duck (father)
Hortense McDuck (mother)
Donald Duck (older twin brother)
Scrooge McDuck (maternal uncle)
Ludwig Von Drake (uncle)
Gladstone Gander (first cousin)
Gus Goose (second cousin)
Duck family (paternal relatives)
Clan McDuck (maternal relatives)
She is one of the main characters in the DuckTales reboot, where she typically wears an aviator hat, bomber jacket with a light blue scarf, brown pants and, as an adult, a robot leg. Della is famous for her boisterous and adventurous spirit as a female adventurer. She is an amputee in the reboot, and is a positive role model to other women and to people with disabilities.[1][2]
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Voice[edit]
Della's first speaking appearance was in the season 1 finale of 2017's DuckTales. Paget Brewster voiced Della in the episode before joining the DuckTales cast as a recurring cast member in season 2 and a main character in season 3.[6][17] Brewster told Entertainment Weekly that she really wanted the role and to be on the DuckTales cast, saying "it's very exciting to be able to be a part of the creation of [Della's] backstory, and who she is." Brewster was initially worried that, because Della is Donald Duck's twin, she might be asked to do a Donald-like voice for the character, telling Entertainment Tonight that "I could not pull it off."[37]
Entertainment Weekly said that Brewster "makes Della Duck sound like someone generating rocket fuel with pure pep."[38] Since voicing Della in her speaking debut, Brewster has been praised for her performance in the role; with Den of Geek writing that "the fantastic work of Paget Brewster" helped breathe "an adventurous and loving spirit into Della,"[39] while The A.V. Club wrote that Brewster was "selling Della with every passionate line-reading, making her such a perfect addition to the cast."[40] Paget Brewster was nominated for the 2020 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for her performance as Della Duck.[41]