Lucille La Verne
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Little Caesar
as Ma Magdalena (uncredited) 1931
Orphans of the Storm
as Mother Frochard 1921
A Tale of Two Cities
as The Vengeance 1935
Babes in the Woods
as Witch (voice) (uncredited) 1932
Abraham Lincoln
as Mid-Wife 1930
Father Noah's Ark
as Noah's wife (voice) 1933
Zaza
as Aunt Rosa 1923
The Blow Out
as The Bomber (voice) (uncredited) 1936
Pilgrimage
as Mrs. Kelly Hatfield 1933
An American Tragedy
as Mrs. Asa Griffiths 1931
Union Depot
as Lady with Pipe (uncredited) 1932
Kentucky Kernels
as Aunt Hannah Milford 1934
Sinners' Holiday
as Mrs. Delano 1930
The White Rose
as Auntie Easter 1923
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Bit role (voice) 1930
Disney's Halloween Treat
as Queen / Witch (voice) (archive footage) 1982