Trivia

Chain smoking lead to her raspy voice, which was used simultaneously with Debra Winger in the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).

Welsh was originally paid $380 for 9 1/2 hours work on E.T.

Ben Burtt overheard her talking in a camera store and asked her to audition for the voice of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).

As a young woman, Welsh was a radio soap opera actress in San Francisco.

Her biography, written by J.D. Goldberg, was released in July 2016 under the title "Pat Welsh: The Voice of E.T.". It is available both in print and audiobook format, the latter having been narrated by Tonya Cornelisse.