Verna Martha Wentworth (June 2, 1889 - March 8, 1974) was an American actress. Originally a radio actress, she became a film actress in the 1940s, starring in several Red Ryder Western films. She went on to do voice work for Walt Disney Studios in One Hundred and One Dalmatians and The Sword in the Stone, her final credited film appearance.
Known For
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
The Sword in the Stone
(1963)
Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
The Stranger
(1946)
Sara
The Man with the Golden Arm
(1955)
Blackboard Jungle
(1955)
Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
(1940)
Tart on Bridge at the End (uncredited)
Artists and Models
(1955)
Fat Lady (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
(1952)
Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Sheila's Mother (uncredited)
Toby Tortoise Returns
(1936)
Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
I Haven't Got a Hat
(1935)
Miss Cud (voice) (uncredited)
Who Killed Cock Robin?
(1935)
Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)
I Love to Singa
(1936)
Mother (voice)
Toby Tortoise Returns
(1936)
Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)
At Your Service Madame
(1936)
Mrs. Hamhock (voice) (uncredited)
Toy Town Hall
(1936)
Danny's Mother (voice)
Bottles
(1936)
Witch Hazel (voice)
Little Cheeser
(1936)
Little Cheeser's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Don't Look Now
(1936)
Lady Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Prison Shadows
(1936)
Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
Pigs Is Pigs
(1937)
Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
He Was Her Man
(1937)
Widow Mouse (voice)
Streamlined Greta Green
(1937)
Junior's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Blue Monday
(1938)
Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Cleaning House
(1938)
Mama (voice) (uncredited)
The Captain's Pup
(1938)
Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Old Smokey
(1938)
Mama (voice) (uncredited)
The Bookworm
(1939)
Witch (voice) (uncredited)
Mama's New Hat
(1939)
Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
(1940)
Tart on Bridge at the End (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus
(1940)
Mrs. Waters (uncredited)
Papa Gets the Bird
(1940)
Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
A Rainy Day with the Bear Family
(1940)
Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
(1941)
Mrs. Brady
The Field Mouse
(1941)
Herman's Mother (voice)
Fraidy Cat
(1942)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Clancy Street Boys
(1943)
Mrs. Molly McGinnis
Strange Affair
(1944)
Proprietress (Uncredited)
Adventure
(1945)
Woman (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Hotel Maid (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Sheila's Mother (uncredited)
The Stranger
(1946)
Sara
Stagecoach to Denver
(1946)
The Duchess (Red's Aunt)
Santa Fe Uprising
(1946)
The Duchess
Marshal of Cripple Creek
(1947)
Duchess Wentworth
Vigilantes of Boomtown
(1947)
Duchess Wentworth
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
(1947)
The Duchess
Oregon Trail Scouts
(1947)
Duchess
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
(1947)
The Duchess
His Bitter Half
(1950)
Mrs. Daffy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Love Nest
(1951)
Mrs. Thompson (Uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
(1952)
Mrs. Hammerty
You for Me
(1952)
Lucille's Mother (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
(1952)
Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
One Girl's Confession
(1953)
Old Lady
Hazard House
(1954)
Mrs. Hazard (voice)
She Couldn't Say No
(1954)
Mrs. Holbert
Jupiter's Darling
(1955)
Widow Titus
Artists and Models
(1955)
Fat Lady (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
(1955)
Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
The Man with the Golden Arm
(1955)
The Killer is Loose
(1956)
Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited)
Rock Around the Clock
(1956)
Miss Dunlap (uncredited)
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
(1957)
Mrs. Merchant
Days of Wine and Roses
(1958)
Mrs. Nolan
The Velvet Alley
(1959)
Mrs. Cowznoski
The Beatniks
(1959)
Nadine
Go, Johnny, Go!
(1959)
Mrs. McGillicuddy
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
The Sword in the Stone
(1963)
Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
Disney's Halloween Treat
(1982)
Madam Mim (voice) (archive footage)
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
(2001)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.4
(2003)
Jenny Wren