Person
Verna Felton
Acting · 1890–1966 · Salinas, California, USA
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
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Emily Marsh
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Wagon Train
Gran Jennings
My Three Sons
Mub
The Flintstones
Pearl Slaghoople (voice)
I Love Lucy
Mrs. Simpsons (uncredited)
Climax!
Nurse
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Mrs. Whistler
The Jack Benny Program
Mrs. Day
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Filmography
- 2023Once Upon a StudioFlora (voice) (archive sound)
- 1991Disney’s Coyote TalesEloise (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1982Disney's Halloween TreatAunt Sarah (voice) (archive footage)
- 1967The Jungle BookWinifred (voice)
- 1965The Man from Button WillowMrs.Pomeroy / Mother / Lady on Trolley (voice)
- 1963A Bob Hope Comedy SpecialSelf
- 1961Miami Undercover
- 1960The FlintstonesPearl Slaghoople (voice)
- 1960My Three SonsMub
- 1960Pete and Gladys
- 1960Guns of the TimberlandAunt Sarah
- 1960Goliath IIEloise
- 1959Dennis the MenaceAunt Emma
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisMrs. Lapping
- 1959Sleeping BeautyFlora / Queen Leah (voice)
- 1957Wagon TrainGran Jennings
- 1957Taming Sutton’s GalAunty Sutton
- 1957The OklahomanMrs. Waynebrook
- 1955PicnicHelen Potts
- 1955Lady and the TrampAunt Sarah (voice)
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyThe Queen of Hearts (voice) (archive footage)
- 1954Climax!Nurse
- 1954December BrideHilda Crocker
- 1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietMrs. Whistler
- 1952Don't Bother to KnockMrs. Ballew
- 1952Belles on Their ToesCousin Leora
- 1951I Love LucyMrs. Simpsons (uncredited)
- 1951Little EgyptMrs. Doanne
- 1951Alice in WonderlandQueen of Hearts (voice)
- 1951New MexicoMrs. Fenway
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramMrs. Day
- 1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowEmily Marsh
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
- 1950The GunfighterMrs. August Pennyfeather
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
- 1950Buccaneer's GirlDowager
- 1950CinderellaFairy Godmother (voice)
- 1948The Fuller Brush ManJunior's Grandmother (uncredited)
- 1946She Wrote the BookMrs. Kilgour
- 1945Girls of the Big HouseAgnes
- 1941DumboElephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
- 1940If I Had My WayMrs. DeLacey
- 1940Northwest PassageMrs. Towne
- 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentNeighbor
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