Betty Lou Gerson

Betty Lou Gerson

Deceased · Born: Apr 20, 1914 · Died: Jan 12, 1999

1949

Personal Details

Born Apr 20, 1914 Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Spouse
  • Louis Rocco Lauria

    ( Dec 2, 1966 to May 10, 1994 )
  • Joe Ainley

    ( Jun 27, 1936 to Sep 16, 1965 )

Biography

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.

Career

1997
Cats Don't Dance
Cats Don't Dance as Frances
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1981
101 Dalmatians: A Lesson in Self-Assertion
101 Dalmatians: A Lesson in Self-Assertion as Cruella De Vil
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Once Upon a Mouse
Once Upon a Mouse as Cruella De Vil
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1963
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as Cici
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1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians as Cruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice)
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Hazel
Hazel
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1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Irene Goodhue Morrison
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1959
The Miracle of the Hills
The Miracle of the Hills as Kate Peacock
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The Rifleman
The Rifleman
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1958
The Fly
The Fly as Nurse Andersone
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Perry Mason
Perry Mason as Marjory Davis
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1955
An Annapolis Story
An Annapolis Story as Mrs. Lord
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1949
The Red Menace
The Red Menace as Greta Bloch, alias Yvonne Kraus
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