Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

1872-11-06 – 1945-03-04 (age 72) Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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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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Known For

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938

as Queen / Witch (voice) (uncredited)

Little Caesar
Little Caesar

1931

as Ma Magdalena (uncredited)

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities

1935

as The Vengeance

Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage

1933

as Mrs. Kelly Hatfield

Union Depot
Union Depot

1932

as Lady with Pipe (uncredited)

Sun-Up
Sun-Up

1925

as Mother

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln

1930

as Mid-Wife

Beloved
Beloved

1934

as Mrs. Briggs

24 Hours
24 Hours

1931

as Mrs. Dacklehorst

The White Rose
The White Rose

1923

as Auntie Easter

An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy

1931

as Mrs. Asa Griffiths

Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm

1921

as Mother Frochard

Zaza
Zaza

1923

as Aunt Rosa

Disney's Greatest Villains
Disney's Greatest Villains

1977

as Queen / Witch (voice) (archive footage)

The Last Trail
The Last Trail

1933

as Mrs. Wilson

Alias the Doctor
Alias the Doctor

1932

as Martha Brenner, Karl's foster mother (as Lucille LaVerne)

The Great Meadow
The Great Meadow

1931

as Elvira Jarvis

Father Noah's Ark
Father Noah's Ark

1933

as Noah's wife (voice)

Babes in the Woods
Babes in the Woods

1932

as Witch (voice) (uncredited)

Disney's Halloween Treat
Disney's Halloween Treat

1982

as Queen / Witch (voice) (archive footage)