Verna Felton
Known for Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Verna Felton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Cinderella
1950
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
The Jungle Book
1967
as Winifred (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
1951
as Queen of Hearts (voice)
Sleeping Beauty
1959
as Flora / Queen Leah (voice)
Lady and the Tramp
1955
as Aunt Sarah (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Flora (voice) (archive sound)
Dumbo
1941
as Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
Picnic
1955
as Helen Potts
The Gunfighter
1950
as Mrs. August Pennyfeather
Buccaneer's Girl
1950
as Dowager
The Oklahoman
1957
as Mrs. Waynebrook
Don't Bother to Knock
1952
as Mrs. Ballew
Disney's Halloween Treat
1982
as Aunt Sarah (voice) (archive footage)
The Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Junior's Grandmother (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House
1945
as Agnes
Belles on Their Toes
1952
as Cousin Leora
Northwest Passage
1940
as Mrs. Towne
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Neighbor
New Mexico
1951
as Mrs. Fenway
Guns of the Timberland
1960
as Aunt Sarah