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)

Babes in the Woods
Babes in the Woods

1932

as Witch (voice) (uncredited)

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities

1935

as The Vengeance

Disney's Halloween Treat
Disney's Halloween Treat

1982

as Queen / Witch (voice) (archive footage)

Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm

1921

as Mother Frochard

Disney's Greatest Villains
Disney's Greatest Villains

1977

as Queen / Witch (voice) (archive footage)

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln

1930

as Mid-Wife

24 Hours
24 Hours

1931

as Mrs. Dacklehorst

An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy

1931

as Mrs. Asa Griffiths

A Strange Adventure
A Strange Adventure

1932

as Miss Sheen

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Du Barry, Woman of Passion

1930

as Bit role (voice)

The Unholy Garden
The Unholy Garden

1931

as Lucie Villars

Alias the Doctor
Alias the Doctor

1932

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

Father Noah's Ark
Father Noah's Ark

1933

as Noah's wife (voice)

Union Depot
Union Depot

1932

as Lady with Pipe (uncredited)

Zaza
Zaza

1923

as Aunt Rosa

Kentucky Kernels
Kentucky Kernels

1934

as Aunt Hannah Milford

Beloved
Beloved

1934

as Mrs. Briggs

The Mighty Barnum
The Mighty Barnum

1934

as Joice Heth