Person file · Acting
Betty Lou Gerson
Born 1914-04-20Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Cats Don't DanceFrances (voice)Disney's Halloween TreatCruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage)Disney's Greatest VillainsCruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage)Mary PoppinsOld Crone (Uncredited)One Hundred and One DalmatiansCruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice)The Miracle of the HillsKate PeacockThe FlyNurse AndersoneThe Green-Eyed BlondeMrs. FergusonOnce to Every WomanMargeAn Annapolis StoryMrs. LordUndercover GirlPat - Nurse (uncredited)CinderellaNarrator (voice)The Red MenaceGreta Bloch, alias Yvonne Kraus