Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne (November 7, 1872 – March 4, 1945) was an American actress who was famous for her appearances in early sound films (the first films that were not silent). In modern times, she is most known for voicing the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which happened to be her final film role.

 Life 
Lucille La Verne was born near Nashville, Tennessee in 1872. From the age of 14, La Verne began acting on stage. She made her film debut in 1915 in the movie Over Night. Her best known part is that of the voice of the Evil Queen, from Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which makes her the first person to voice a villain in a feature-length animated film.

La Verne died in 1945, in California after suffering from cancer.

 Filmography 

1915: Over Night as Minor Role
1916: Sweet Kitty Bellairs as Lady Maria (as Lucille Lavarney)
1916: The Thousand-Dollar Husband as Mme. Batavia (as Lucille La Varney)
1917: Polly of the Circus as Mandy
1918: The Life Mask as Sarah Harden
1918: Tempered Steel as Old Mammy
1919: The Praise Agent as Mrs. Eubanks
1921: Orphans of the Storm as Mother Frochard
1923: The White Rose as 'Auntie' Easter (as Lucille Laverne)
1923: Zaza as Aunt Rosa
1923: Among the Missing as The Mother
1924: America as Refugee Mother (as Lucile La Verne)
1924: His Darker Self as Aunt Lucy
1925: Sun-Up as Mother
1928: The Last Moment as Innkeeper
1930: Abraham Lincoln as mid-wife
1930: Sinners' Holiday as Mrs. Delano (as Lucille LaVerne)
1930: Du Barry, Woman of Passion as Minor Role (voice, uncredited)
1930: The Comeback   (Short)
1931: Little Caesar as Ma Magdalena (uncredited)
1931: The Great Meadow as Elvira Jarvis
1931: An American Tragedy as Mrs. Asa Griffiths
1931: 24 Hours as Mrs. Dacklehorse
1931: The Unholy Garden as Lucie Villars
1932: Union Depot as lady with pipe (uncredited)
1932: She Wanted a Millionaire as Mother Norton
1932: Alias the Doctor as Martha Brenner, Karl's foster mother (as Lucille LaVerne)
1932: While Paris Sleeps as Mme. Golden Bonnet
1932: Hearts of Humanity as Mrs. Sneider
1932: Breach of Promise as Mrs. Flynn
1932: Babes in the Woods (Short) as Witch (voice, uncredited)
1932: A Strange Adventure as Miss Sheen
1932: Wild Horse Mesa as Ma [The General] Melberne
1933: Father Noah's Ark (short) as Noah's Wife
1933: Pilgrimage as Mrs. Kelly Hatfield
1933: The Last Trail as Mrs. Wilson
1934: Beloved as Mrs. Briggs
1934: School for Girls as Miss Keeble
1934: Kentucky Kernels as Aunt Hannah (as Lucille LaVerne)
1934: The Mighty Barnum as Joice Heth
1935: A Tale of Two Cities as The Vengeance (as Lucille LaVerne)
1936: Hearts of Humanity as Minor Role
1936: Ellis Island as Radio (voice, uncredited)
1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as the Evil Queen / Old Hag (voice, uncredited) (final film role)

 Sources 

Category:1872 births
Category:1986 deaths
Category:Actors from Nashville, Tennessee