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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Verna Felton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Aunt Sarah (voice)
Lady and the Tramp
Flora / Queen Leah (voice)
Sleeping Beauty
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Cinderella
Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
Dumbo
Mrs. Ballew
Don't Bother to Knock
Queen of Hearts (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
Aunty Sutton
Taming Sutton’s Gal
Winifred (voice)
The Jungle Book
Dowager
Buccaneer's Girl
Mrs. August Pennyfeather
The Gunfighter
Helen Potts
Picnic
Cousin Leora
Belles on Their Toes
Eloise
Goliath II
Mrs. Waynebrook
The Oklahoman
Mrs.Pomeroy / Mother / Lady on Trolley (voice)
The Man from Button Willow
Flora (voice) (archive sound)
Once Upon a Studio
Mrs. Fenway
New Mexico
Mrs. Doanne
Little Egypt
Agnes
Girls of the Big House
Aunt Sarah
Guns of the Timberland
Junior's Grandmother (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
Mrs. Towne
Northwest Passage
Mrs. Kilgour
She Wrote the Book
Mrs. DeLacey
If I Had My Way
Neighbor
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Aunt Sarah (voice) (archive footage)
Disney's Halloween Treat
Eloise (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Disney’s Coyote Tales
Self
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
28
Gender
Female
Birthday
1890-07-20
Place of Birth
Salinas, California, USA
Also Known As
Verna Arline Felton