Betty Lou Gerson

Known for

Acting

Born

April 20, 1914

Birthplace

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Died

January 12, 1999 (aged 84)

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.

Best known work

Cinderella

1950

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

1961

Mary Poppins

1964

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Fly

1958

Cats Don't Dance

1997

Perry Mason

1957

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

The Rifleman

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

Filmography

1997
Cats Don't Dance
as Frances (voice)
1982
Disney's Halloween Treat
as Cruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage)
1977
Disney's Greatest Villains
as Cruella De Vil (voice) (archive footage)
1965
Morning StarTV
1964
Mary Poppins
as Old Crone (Uncredited)
1961
The Dick Van Dyke ShowTV
as Mrs. Vonitia Fellows (1 episode)
1961
Target: The Corruptors!TV
1961
HazelTV
1961
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
as Cruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice)
1960
CheckmateTV
as French Antiques Dealer (1 episode)
1960
Coronado 9TV
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
as Cici (1 episode)
1959
The Miracle of the Hills
as Kate Peacock
1958
77 Sunset StripTV
1958
The RiflemanTV
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveTV
as Irene Goodhue Morrison (1 episode)
1958
The Fly
as Nurse Andersone
1957
The Green-Eyed Blonde
as Mrs. Ferguson
1957
The Walter Winchell FileTV
1957
Perry MasonTV
as Agnes Sims (1 episode), as Marjory Davis (1 episode), as Trudie Braun (1 episode)
1956
State TrooperTV
as Bundy Lane (1 episode)
1956
Once to Every Woman
as Marge
1955
CrossroadsTV
as Mrs. Whaley (1 episode)
1955
Navy LogTV
1955
An Annapolis Story
as Mrs. Lord