Verna Felton

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Verna Felton : biography

July 20, 1890 – December [http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id474.html] 14, 1966

Verna Felton (July 20, 1890 – December 14, 1966) was an American character actress who was best known for providing many female voices in numerous Walt Disney Pictures 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).

During the early 1950s, Felton was in much demand as a movie character actress, with roles in 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 (1955). She was also known for her husky voice and no-nonsense attitude. She was born in Salinas, California.

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Radio and television

  • Alice in Wonderland (1951) as the Queen of Hearts
  • Lady and the Tramp (1955) as Aunt Sarah
  • Sleeping Beauty (1959) as Flora
  • Goliath II (1960) as Eloise
  • The Jungle Book (1967) as Winifred the Elephant