1914-04-20 Chattanooga, 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.
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Cats Don't Dance | Frances (voice) | 1997-03-26 |
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Disney's Halloween Treat | Cruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage) | 1982-10-30 |
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Disney's Greatest Villains | Cruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage) | 1977-05-15 |
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Cruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice) | 1961-01-25 |
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The Miracle of the Hills | Kate Peacock | 1959-07-29 |
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The Fly | Nurse Andersone | 1958-07-16 |
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The Green-Eyed Blonde | Mrs. Ferguson | 1957-12-14 |
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Once to Every Woman | Marge | 1956-03-01 |
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An Annapolis Story | Mrs. Lord | 1955-04-10 |
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Undercover Girl | Pat - Nurse (uncredited) | 1950-11-02 |
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Cinderella | Narrator (voice) | 1950-02-22 |
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The Red Menace | Greta Bloch, alias Yvonne Kraus | 1949-08-01 |