Meg Ryan's voice gives her the slightly combative tone of a snippy, know-it-all cheerleader. Snippy was Lady's sire and belonged to Nellie's husband, Berle Lewis. She is playful and snippy with many people such as Amanda and Owen. Hoggart attributed his ambivalence to Baxendale's portrayal of the character as a "fraught, snippy" woman. Early press coverage of the case misnamed Lady as Snippy. The caller is snippy and dense, and will answer security questions only partially. A "Snippy" cartoon series never materialised, however.