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Verna Felton
Actor · Crew· Salinas, California, USA
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Verna Felton (July 20, 1890 – December 14, 1966) was an American character actress who was best-known for providing many female voices in numerous Disney animated films, as well as voicing Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law Pearl Slaghoople for Hanna-Barbera. Her film appearances during the 1940s included If I Had My Way (1940), Girls of the Big House (1945) and The Fuller Brush Man (1948). She was much in demand as a movie character actress during the early 1950s, including Buccaneer's Girl (1950) Belles on Their Toes (1952) Don't Bother to Knock (1952) and her memorable supporting role of Mrs. Potts in the film of William Inge's Picnic (1956). She was also known for her distinctive husky voice and no-nonsense attitude.
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Cinderella
Fairy Godmother (voice) · 1950
The Jungle Book
Winifred (voice) · 1967
Alice in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts (voice) · 1951
Lady and the Tramp
Aunt Sarah (voice) · 1955
Sleeping Beauty
Flora / Queen Leah (voice) · 1959
Dumbo
Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited) · 1941
Once Upon a Studio
2023
The Gunfighter
Mrs. August Pennyfeather · 1950
Filmography
21 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Disney's Halloween Treat | Aunt Sarah (voice) (archive footage) | Film |
| 1967 | The Jungle Book | Winifred (voice) | Film |
| 1965 | The Man from Button Willow | Mrs.Pomeroy / Mother / Lady on Trolley (voice) | Film |
| 1960 | Goliath II | Eloise | Film |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | TV | |
| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty | Flora / Queen Leah (voice) | Film |
| 1957 | The Oklahoman | Mrs. Waynebrook | Film |
| 1955 | Picnic | Helen Potts | Film |
| 1955 | Lady and the Tramp | Aunt Sarah (voice) | Film |
| 1954 | December Bride | Hilda Crocker | TV |
| 1952 | Don't Bother to Knock | Mrs. Ballew | Film |
| 1952 | Belles on Their Toes | Cousin Leora | Film |
| 1951 | New Mexico | Mrs. Fenway | Film |
| 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | Queen of Hearts (voice) | Film |
| 1950 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother (voice) | Film |
| 1950 | Buccaneer's Girl | Dowager | Film |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter | Mrs. August Pennyfeather | Film |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush Man | Junior's Grandmother (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Dumbo | Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage | Mrs. Towne | Film |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way | Mrs. DeLacey | Film |
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