Betty Lou Gerson

Acting

Betty Lou Gerson

Born April 20, 1914Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA33 credits

Betty Lou Gerson (April 20, 1914 – January 12, 1999) was an American actress, predominantly active in radio, but also in film and television, and as a voice actress. She is best known as the original voice of Cruella de Vil from the Disney animated film, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) for which she was named a Disney Legend in 1996.

Known For

Filmography

Cats Don't Dance
1997Cats Don't Dance
as Frances (voice)Movie
Disney's Halloween Treat
1982Disney's Halloween Treat
as Cruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage)Movie
Disney's Greatest Villains
1977Disney's Greatest Villains
as Cruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage)Movie
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961One Hundred and One Dalmatians
as Cruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice)Movie
The Miracle of the Hills
1959The Miracle of the Hills
as Kate PeacockMovie
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Irene Goodhue MorrisonTV
The Fly
1958The Fly
as Nurse AndersoneMovie
The Green-Eyed Blonde
1957The Green-Eyed Blonde
as Mrs. FergusonMovie
Perry Mason
1957Perry Mason
as Agnes SimsTV
S
1956State Trooper
as Bundy LaneTV
An Annapolis Story
1955An Annapolis Story
as Mrs. LordMovie
Undercover Girl
1950Undercover Girl
as Pat - Nurse (uncredited)Movie
Cinderella
1950Cinderella
as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Red Menace
1949The Red Menace
as Greta Bloch, alias Yvonne KrausMovie