Years active 1920s-1963 Name Martha Wentworth | Role Actress | |
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Full Name Verna Martha Wentworth Died March 8, 1974, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies The Sword in the Stone, One Hundred and One, Stagecoach to Denver, The Stranger, Fraidy Cat Similar People Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, George Bruns, Paul Frees | ||
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Verna Martha Wentworth (June 2, 1889 – March 8, 1974) was an American actress.
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- Martha wentworth terror tales by the old sea hag 1959 stereo horror stories sound fx full album
- Acting career
- Later yearsdeath
- Radio
- Filmography
- References
Acting career
Having had a long radio career since the early 1920s, listeners recognised her as The Wintergreen Witch on The Cinnamon Bear radio program (1937), Annie Wood and Mrs. Littlefield on Crime Classics (1953), Ma Danields on The Gallant Heart (1944), as well several semi-regular roles on Broadway Is My Beat, On Stage, and The Abbott and Costello Show. Wentworth also did the voices for Mama Katzenjammer in the Katzenjammer Kids adaption, The Captain and the Kids.
Later years/death
She later became a film actress in the 1940s, starring in several Red Ryder Western films. She worked as a voice artist for Walt Disney Studios; as Nanny, Queenie the Cow and Lucy the Goose in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and as Madame Mim in The Sword in the Stone (1963), her final credited film appearance. She died in 1974 at age 84.
Radio
Filmography
Actress
1963
The Sword in the Stone as
Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel / Scullery Maid (voice)
1961
One Hundred and One Dalmatians as
Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Landlady / Mrs. Lyle / Motel Manager
- The Case of the Blushing Pearls (1959) - Landlady
- The Case of the Corresponding Corpse (1958) - Mrs. Lyle
- The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1957) - Motel Manager
1959
Go, Johnny, Go! as
Mrs. McGillicuddy
1959
Lassie (TV Series) as
Bertha Collins
- The Watch Dog (1959) - Bertha Collins
1959
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Mrs. Fraley
- The Hank Butler Story (1959) - Mrs. Fraley
1959
Northwest Passage (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wilcox
- The Witch (1959) - Mrs. Wilcox
1958
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Mrs. Cowznoski / Mrs. Nolan
- The Velvet Alley (1959) - Mrs. Cowznoski
- Days of Wine and Roses (1958) - Mrs. Nolan
1958
The Beatniks as
Nadine
1956
Dragnet (TV Series) as
Hotel Manager
- The Big Donation (1958)
- The Big Candy Box (1957)
- The Big Net (1956) - Hotel Manager
1958
The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) as
Mrs. Ritchie
- The Joel Sheldon Case (1958) - Mrs. Ritchie
1957
Telephone Time (TV Series) as
Jeanette / Betty
- Recipe for Success (1958) - Jeanette
- Revenge (1957) - Betty
1957
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll as
Mrs. Merchant
1957
Monkey on My Back as
Landlady (uncredited)
1956
The Desperados Are in Town as
Mrs. Tawson (uncredited)
1956
Crossroads (TV Series)
- Home Is the Sailor (1956)
1956
Rock Around the Clock as
Miss Dunlap (uncredited)
1956
The Killer Is Loose as
Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited)
1955
The Man with the Golden Arm as
Vangie (uncredited)
1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove as
Annie Holloway (uncredited)
1955
Artists and Models as
Fat Lady (uncredited)
1955
Blackboard Jungle as
Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
1955
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
First Lady
- Dickie (1955) - First Lady
1955
Jupiter's Darling as
Widow Titus
1954
Hazard House (Short) as
Mrs. Hazard (voice)
1954
It's a Great Life (TV Series) as
Tenant
- The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman (1954) - Tenant
1953
I Married Joan (TV Series) as
Gottschalk Student / Ed's Wife
- Manhole Cover (1954) - Gottschalk Student
- Bombay Duck (1954)
- Brad's Moustache (1953) - Ed's Wife
1954
The Human Jungle as
Marcy, Janitress (uncredited)
1954
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Gilbert
- Gracie Runs for City Council (1954) - Mrs. Gilbert
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Ruby Jones
- The Hobo Story (1954) - Ruby Jones
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series)
- You Are Young Only Once (1954)
- The Hunted (1953)
1953
The Dennis Day Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pratt
- The Old Friend (1953) - Mrs. Pratt
1953
She Couldn't Say No as
Mrs. Holbert (uncredited)
1953
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Flanagan
- To Whom It May Concern (1953) - Mrs. Flanagan
1953
One Girl's Confession as
Old Lady
1953
The Clown as
Neighbor (uncredited)
1952
Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) as
Cookie Gamavitz
- The Blood-Stained Feather Story (1952) - Cookie Gamavitz
1952
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- The Roof (1952)
1952
My Man and I as
Nancy's Landlady (uncredited)
1952
O. Henry's Full House as
Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
1952
You for Me as
Lucille's Mother (uncredited)
1952
Willie the Kid (Short) as
Myrtle Smith (uncredited)
1952
Young Man with Ideas as
Mrs. Hammerty
1951
Love Nest as
Mrs. Thompson (uncredited)
1950
His Bitter Half (Short) as
Mrs. Daffy (voice, uncredited)
1947
Marshal of Cripple Creek as
Duchess
1947
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon as
The Duchess
1947
Oregon Trail Scouts as
The Duchess
1947
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley as
The Duchess
1947
Vigilantes of Boomtown as
Duchess Wentworth
1946
Stagecoach to Denver as
The Duchess
1946
Santa Fe Uprising as
The Duchess
1946
The Stranger as
Sara
1945
Adventure as
Woman (uncredited)
1945
Fallen Angel as
Hotel Maid (uncredited)
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as
Sheila's Mother (uncredited)
1944
Strange Affair as
Proprietress (uncredited)
1943
Clancy Street Boys as
Mrs. Molly McGinnis
1942
Jungle Book as
White Hood (uncredited)
1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden as
Old Floozie (uncredited)
1942
The Hungry Wolf (Short) as
Lili's Mother (uncredited)
1942
Fraidy Cat (Short) as
Witching Hour Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
1941
The Field Mouse (Short) as
Herman's Mother (uncredited)
1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as
Landlady (uncredited)
1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg as
Mrs. Brady
1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? as
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1940
Papa Gets the Bird (Short) as
Mama Bear (voice, uncredited)
1940
Wildcat Bus as
Mrs. Waters (uncredited)
1940
Waterloo Bridge as
Tart on Bridge at the End (uncredited)
1940
A Rainy Day with the Bear Family (Short) as
Mama Bear (voice, uncredited)
1940
Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr. (Short) as
Old Lady (uncredited)
1939
Peace on Earth (Short) as
Grandma Squirrel (uncredited)
1939
The Bookworm (Short) as
Witch (voice, uncredited)
1939
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Short) as
Mama Bear (voice, uncredited)
1939
Mama's New Hat (Short) as
Mama (voice, uncredited)
1939
Petunia Natural Park (Short) as
Mama / Babbling Brook (uncredited)
1938
Old Smokey (Short) as
Mama (voice, uncredited)
1938
A Day at the Beach (Short) as
Mama (uncredited)
1938
The Captain's Pup (Short) as
Mama (uncredited)
1938
Blue Monday (Short) as
Mama (voice, uncredited)
1938
Cleaning House (Short) as
Mama (voice, uncredited)
1937
Little Buck Cheeser (Short) as
Little Cheeser's Mother (uncredited)
1937
The Masque Rade (Short) as
Witch (uncredited)
1937
Streamlined Greta Green (Short) as
Junior's Mom (uncredited)
1937
Pigs Is Pigs (Short) as
Mama Pig (voice, uncredited)
1937
He Was Her Man (Short) as
Widow Mouse (uncredited)
1936
The CooCoo Nut Grove (Short) as
Mae West (uncredited)
1936
Don't Look Now (Short) as
Lady Woodpecker (voice, uncredited)
1936
Toy Town Hall (Short) as
Sonny's Mother (uncredited)
1936
At Your Service Madame (Short) as
Mrs. Hamhock (voice, uncredited)
1936
Toby Tortoise Returns (Short) as
Jenny Wren (voice, uncredited)
1936
I Love to Singa (Short) as
Mother Owl (voice, uncredited)
1936
Prison Shadows as
Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
1936
Little Cheeser (Short) as
Little Cheeser's Mother (uncredited)
1936
The Old House (Short) as
Radio Witch (uncredited)
1936
The Blow Out (Short) as
Mabel / Bomber (uncredited)
1936
Bottles (Short) as
Witch Hazel (uncredited)
1935
Broken Toys (Short) as
Zasu Pitts Doll (uncredited)
1935
Who Killed Cock Robin? (Short) as
Jenny Wren (voice, uncredited)
1935
Poor Little Me (Short) as
Mother / Singer (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1963
The Sword in the Stone (performer: "The Marvelous Mad Madame Mim" (1963) - uncredited)
1953
The Dennis Day Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Old Friend (1953) - (performer: "I Don't Care")
Self
1954
The Dennis Day Show (TV Series) as
Self
- The Old Vaudevillian (1954) - Self
Archive Footage
1984
Disney's Halloween Treat (Video) as
Madam Mim
1977
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Madam Mim
- Disney's Halloween Treat (1982) - Madam Mim
- Disney's Greatest Villains (1977) - Madam Mim
1981
101 Dalmatians: A Lesson in Self-Assertion (Video short) as
Nanny (uncredited)
References
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