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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 20, 1890
Place of Birth:
Salinas, California, USA
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Verna Felton
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Flora (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Disney’s Coyote Tales | Eloise (voice) |
| 1982 | Disney's Halloween Treat | Aunt Sarah (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1967 | The Jungle Book | Winifred (voice) |
| 1965 | The Man from Button Willow | Mrs.Pomeroy / Mother / Lady on Trolley |
| 1963 | A Bob Hope Comedy Special | Self |
| 1960 | Goliath II | Eloise |
| 1960 | Guns of the Timberland | Aunt Sarah |
| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty | Flora / Queen Leah (voice) |
| 1957 | Taming Sutton’s Gal | Aunty Sutton |
| 1957 | The Oklahoman | Mrs. Waynebrook |
| 1955 | Lady and the Tramp | Aunt Sarah (voice) |
| 1955 | Picnic | Helen Potts |
| 1952 | Don't Bother to Knock | Mrs. Ballew |
| 1952 | Belles on Their Toes | Cousin Leora |
| 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | Queen of Hearts (voice) |
| 1951 | New Mexico | Mrs. Fenway |
| 1951 | Little Egypt | Mrs. Doanne |
| 1950 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother (voice) |
| 1950 | Buccaneer's Girl | Dowager |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter | Mrs. August Pennyfeather |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush Man | Junior's Grandmother (uncredited) |
| 1946 | She Wrote the Book | Mrs. Kilgour |
| 1945 | Girls of the Big House | Agnes |
| 1941 | Dumbo | Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage | Mrs. Towne |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way | Mrs. DeLacey |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Neighbor |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Miami Undercover | |
| 1960 | The Flintstones | Pearl Slaghoople (voice) |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | Mub |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Mrs. Lapping |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace | Aunt Emma |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Gran Jennings |
| 1954 | December Bride | Hilda Crocker |
| 1954 | Climax! | Nurse |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | The Queen of Hearts (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Mrs. Whistler |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Mrs. Simpsons (uncredited) |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Mrs. Porter |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Mrs. Day |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Emily Marsh |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Mrs. Rodney |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Maggie |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Mrs. Evans |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self - Sketch Performer (uncredited) |