Portrait of Verna Felton

Verna Felton

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.

Born: July 20, 1890

Place of Birth: Salinas, California, USA

Filmography

2023
Once Upon a Studio

as Flora (voice) (archive sound)

1982
Disney's Halloween Treat

as Aunt Sarah (voice) (archive footage)

1967
The Jungle Book

as Winifred (voice)

1965
The Man from Button Willow

as Mrs.Pomeroy / Mother / Lady on Trolley (voice)

1960
The Flintstones

as Pearl Slaghoople (voice)

1960
1960
1960
Goliath II

as Eloise

1959
Dennis the Menace

as Aunt Emma

1959
Sleeping Beauty

as Flora / Queen Leah (voice)

1957
Wagon Train

as Gran Jennings

1957
Taming Sutton’s Gal

as Aunty Sutton

1957
The Oklahoman

as Mrs. Waynebrook

1955
Picnic

as Helen Potts

1955
Lady and the Tramp

as Aunt Sarah (voice)

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney

as The Queen of Hearts (voice) (archive footage)

1954
Climax!

as Nurse

1954
December Bride

as Hilda Crocker

1952
Don't Bother to Knock

as Mrs. Ballew

1952
Belles on Their Toes

as Cousin Leora

1951
I Love Lucy

as Mrs. Simpsons (uncredited)

1951
I Love Lucy

as Mrs. Porter

1951
Little Egypt

as Mrs. Doanne

1951
Alice in Wonderland

as Queen of Hearts (voice)

1951
New Mexico

as Mrs. Fenway

1950
1950
The Gunfighter

as Mrs. August Pennyfeather

1950
The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Sketch Performer (uncredited)

1950
1950
Cinderella

as Fairy Godmother (voice)

1948
The Fuller Brush Man

as Junior's Grandmother (uncredited)

1946
She Wrote the Book

as Mrs. Kilgour

1941
Dumbo

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

1940
If I Had My Way

as Mrs. DeLacey

1940
Northwest Passage

as Mrs. Towne