Eleanor Audley

Known for

Acting

Born

November 19, 1905

Birthplace

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died

November 25, 1991 (aged 86)

Biography

Eleanor Audley (November 19, 1905 – November 25, 1991) was an American actress who was a familiar radio and animation voice, in addition to her TV and film roles. She is best remembered on television as Eunice Douglas on Green Acres and, for many, for providing Disney animated features with their most outstanding and memorable villainess voices, most notably two of the most sinister Disney villainesses, Lady Tremaine and Maleficent.

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Best known work

Cinderella

1950

Sleeping Beauty

1959

The Twilight Zone

1959

All That Heaven Allows

1955

I Love Lucy

1951

Perry Mason

1957

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

No Way Out

1950

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

Green Acres

1965

Filmography

2025
Haunted Mansion | Disneyland Resort
as Madame Leota (voice)
1977
Disney's Greatest Villains
as Lady Tremaine / Maleficent (voice) (archive footage)
1969
Hook, Line and Sinker
as Mrs. Durham
1966
Pistols 'n' PetticoatsTV
1965
Honey WestTV
as Mrs. Carlton Murdock (1 episode)
1965
O.K. CrackerbyTV
1965
Green AcresTV
as Mother (2 episodes)
1965
The Big ValleyTV
as Mother Callahan (1 episode)
1965
I'll Take Sweden
as Mrs. Dow
1964
The Cara Williams ShowTV
1964
Kisses for My President
as School Principal Osgood (uncredited)
1964
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Mrs. Cartwright (uncredited)
1963
The Wheeler Dealers
as Art Critic (uncredited)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
as Buttercup (1 episode)
1962
The Lucy ShowTV
as Columnist (1 episode)
1962
The Beverly HillbilliesTV
as Mrs. Potts (3 episodes)
1961
The Second Time Around
as Mrs. Trask
1961
The Dick Van Dyke ShowTV
as Mrs. Billings (3 episodes), as Partygoer (1 episode)
1961
HazelTV
1961
The Pleasure of His Company
as Mrs. Thompson (uncredited)
1961
Mister EdTV
1960
My Three SonsTV
as Barbara's Mother (3 episodes)
1960
Pete and GladysTV
1960
Johnny MidnightTV
1959
A Summer Place
as Waiting Guest at Molly's College (uncredited)