Lucille La Verne

Biography

Lucille La Verne (November 7, 1872 – March 4, 1945) was an American actress known for her appearances in silent, scolding, obnoxious, vituperative, sarcastic, cunning, and vengeful roles in early sound films, as well as for her triumphs on the American stage. She is most widely remembered as the voices of the Old Witch in the 1932 Silly Symphony short, Babes in the Woods, and the first Disney villain, the Evil Queen, Snow White's wicked stepmother from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature film as well as her final film role. Lucille La Verne died at the age of 72 in Culver City, California on March 4, 1945, after suffering from cancer. She was interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery. La Verne's grave was unmarked for nearly 75 years before fans took up a collection to ensure that she had a stone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lucille La Verne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

as Queen / Witch (voice) (uncredited)

Zaza

as Aunt Rosa

Sun-Up

as Mother

Little Caesar

as Ma Magdalena (uncredited)

A Tale of Two Cities

as The Vengeance

An American Tragedy

as Mrs. Asa Griffiths

Babes in the Woods

as Witch (voice) (uncredited)

Pilgrimage

as Mrs. Kelly Hatfield

Kentucky Kernels

as Aunt Hannah Milford

Orphans of the Storm

as Mother Frochard

School for Girls

as Miss Keeble

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

as Bit role (voice)

Abraham Lincoln

as Mid-Wife

Disney's Greatest Villains

as Queen / Witch (voice) (archive footage)

Union Depot

as Lady with Pipe (uncredited)

The Unholy Garden

as Lucie Villars

Sinners' Holiday

as Mrs. Delano

Disney's Halloween Treat

as Queen / Witch (voice) (archive footage)

The Great Meadow

as Elvira Jarvis

The Last Trail

as Mrs. Wilson