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Verna Felton

Verna Felton

Birthday: 1890-07-20 | Place of Birth: Salinas, California, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Verna Felton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1960
Guns of the Timberland

as    Aunt Sarah

1960
Goliath II

as    Eloise

1959
Sleeping Beauty

as    Flora / Queen Leah (voice)

1957
The Oklahoman

as    Mrs. Waynebrook

1955
Lady and the Tramp

as    Aunt Sarah (voice)

1955
Picnic

as    Helen Potts

1954
December Bride

as    Hilda Crocker

1952
Don't Bother to Knock

as    Mrs. Ballew

1951
Little Egypt

as    Mrs. Doanne

1951
Alice in Wonderland

as    Queen of Hearts (voice)

1950
Buccaneer's Girl

as    Dowager

1950
Cinderella

as    Fairy Godmother (voice)

1950
The Gunfighter

as    Mrs. August Pennyfeather

1941
Dumbo

as    Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)