Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 20, 1914
Place of Birth:
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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Betty Lou Gerson
Biography
Betty Lou Gerson (April 20, 1914 – January 12, 1999) was an American actress, predominantly active in radio, but also in film and television, and as a voice actress. She is best known as the original voice of Cruella de Vil from the Disney animated film, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) for which she was named a Disney Legend in 1996.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Cats Don't Dance | Frances (voice) |
| 1982 | Disney's Halloween Treat | Cruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1977 | Disney's Greatest Villains | Cruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Cruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice) |
| 1959 | The Miracle of the Hills | Kate Peacock |
| 1958 | The Fly | Nurse Andersone |
| 1957 | The Green-Eyed Blonde | Mrs. Ferguson |
| 1956 | Once to Every Woman | Marge |
| 1955 | An Annapolis Story | Mrs. Lord |
| 1950 | Undercover Girl | Pat - Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Cinderella | Narrator (voice) |
| 1949 | The Red Menace | Greta Bloch, alias Yvonne Kraus |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Morning Star | |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! | |
| 1961 | Hazel | |
| 1960 | Checkmate | |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Cici |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Irene Goodhue Morrison |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Agnes Sims |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell File | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Marjory Davis |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Trudie Braun |
| 1955 | Navy Log | |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Neighbor |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Betty Crump |
| 1952 | Dangerous Assignment | |
| 1952 | Gang Busters | |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Marge |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action | Mona Barrow |