Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 20, 1890
Place of Birth
Salinas, California, USA
Also Known As
- Verna Arline Felton
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.
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Known For - Movies
Cinderella
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Sleeping Beauty
as Flora / Queen Leah (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
as Queen of Hearts (voice)
The Jungle Book
as Winifred (voice)
Lady and the Tramp
as Aunt Sarah (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
as Flora (voice) (archive sound)
Dumbo
as Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
as Mrs. August Pennyfeather
Don't Bother to Knock
as Mrs. Ballew
Picnic
as Helen Potts
Known For - TV Shows
Wagon Train
as Gran Jennings
The Flintstones
as Pearl Slaghoople (voice)
My Three Sons
as Mub
Climax!
as Nurse
I Love Lucy
as Mrs. Porter
I Love Lucy
as Mrs. Simpsons (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
as Mrs. Day
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Mrs. Lapping
The Bob Hope Show
as Self