What happened to Dottie from Pee-wees Big Adventure?

Elizabeth Daily is one of those actresses who had an astonishing career following the film Pee-wees Big Adventure, the breakout film of the late Paul Reubens who is being remembered this week by Daily and others following his tragic passing.

Elizabeth Daily is one of those actresses who had an astonishing career following the film Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, the breakout film of the late Paul Reubens who is being remembered this week by Daily and others following his tragic passing.

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If playing Pee-wee’s love interest Dottie in the Tim Burton-directed film wasn’t an iconic enough role, she has also portrayed a number of other incredibly classic characters, such as Buttercup from Cartoon Network’s The Powerpuff Girls, Tommy from Nickelodeon’s Rugrats, and the titular pig from Babe: Pig in the City. Indeed, Daily is not the only iconic thespian who has crossed paths with Pee-wee, as The Matrix‘s Laurence Fishburne can attest.

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Though Daily, who started as a child actress, was enjoying a hot streak playing many quirky cute girl roles during the time she was cast as Dottie in Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, she said she “had no idea it was going to be so huge” since Burton was only an up-and-comer then (via San Antonio Current).

Recalling those memories of meeting and working with Reubens in the 1985 cult classic, Daily had warm things to say about her late co-star (via L.A. Magazine):

“Paul was just so sweet and gentle and working with him was hilarious. There’s something really brilliant about being able to feel like you’re a kid again.”

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On Daily’s Instagram page, she posted a tribute of gratitude addressed to Reubens, describing her friendship with the actor as “getting to do this amazing ride with you.” She continued to describe her co-star as “Thoughtful, brilliant, kind and loved.”

Despite these loving thoughts, Daily also revealed to TMZ that she had no idea Reubens was privately battling cancer before his death:

“I had no idea that he was battling cancer […] I knew that something was going on. I could tell that he was not wanting to be out or be seen. I’d invite him to something, and he [would say] no… He felt fragile to me, honestly.”

It is clear that Reubens had a positive impact on Daily’s life through their collaboration, even as more and more celebrities express their condolences for a man with a praised but complicated legacy.

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