Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Female

Birthday

1889-06-02

Day of Death

1974-03-08 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Verna Martha Wentworth

Martha Wentworth

Biography

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

The Stranger

The Stranger

Clancy Street Boys

Clancy Street Boys

The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.4

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.4

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Acting

Papa Gets the Bird

1940

Papa Gets the Bird

as

Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)

The Stranger

1946

The Stranger

as

Sara

A Rainy Day with the Bear Family

1940

A Rainy Day with the Bear Family

as

Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

1961

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

as

Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)

The Sword in the Stone

1963

The Sword in the Stone

as

Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)

Bottles

1936

Bottles

as

Witch Hazel (voice)

Fraidy Cat

1942

Fraidy Cat

as

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

Bowery Blitzkrieg

as

Mrs. Brady

Stagecoach to Denver

1946

Stagecoach to Denver

as

The Duchess (Red's Aunt)

I Love to Singa

1936

I Love to Singa

as

Mother (voice)

Toy Town Hall

1936

Toy Town Hall

as

Danny's Mother (voice)

Streamlined Greta Green

1937

Streamlined Greta Green

as

Junior's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

He Was Her Man

1937

He Was Her Man

as

Widow Mouse (voice)

Jupiter's Darling

1955

Jupiter's Darling

as

Widow Titus

I Haven't Got a Hat

1935

I Haven't Got a Hat

as

Miss Cud (voice) (uncredited)

Pigs Is Pigs

1937

Pigs Is Pigs

as

Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)

Go, Johnny, Go!

1959

Go, Johnny, Go!

as

Mrs. McGillicuddy

Artists and Models

1955

Artists and Models

as

Fat Lady (uncredited)

His Bitter Half

1950

His Bitter Half

as

Mrs. Daffy Duck (voice) (uncredited)

O. Henry's Full House

1952

O. Henry's Full House

as

Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Marshal of Cripple Creek

1947

Marshal of Cripple Creek

as

Duchess Wentworth

Clancy Street Boys

1943

Clancy Street Boys

as

Mrs. Molly McGinnis

The Killer Is Loose

1956

The Killer Is Loose

as

Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited)

Rock Around the Clock

1956

Rock Around the Clock

as

Miss Dunlap (uncredited)

The Field Mouse

1941

The Field Mouse

as

Herman's Mother (voice)

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955

The Man with the Golden Arm

as

Little Cheeser

1936

Little Cheeser

as

Little Cheeser's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Adventure

1945

Adventure

as

Woman (uncredited)

Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

1947

Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

as

The Duchess

Santa Fe Uprising

1946

Santa Fe Uprising

as

The Duchess

Vigilantes of Boomtown

1947

Vigilantes of Boomtown

as

Duchess Wentworth

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

1947

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

as

The Duchess

Oregon Trail Scouts

1947

Oregon Trail Scouts

as

Duchess

Hazard House

1954

Hazard House

as

Mrs. Hazard (voice)

Don't Look Now

1936

Don't Look Now

as

Lady Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)

Who Killed Cock Robin?

1935

Who Killed Cock Robin?

as

Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)

Toby Tortoise Returns

1936

Toby Tortoise Returns

as

Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)

Blackboard Jungle

1955

Blackboard Jungle

as

Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)

Prison Shadows

1936

Prison Shadows

as

Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)

At Your Service Madame

1936

At Your Service Madame

as

Mrs. Hamhock (voice) (uncredited)

The Bookworm

1939

The Bookworm

as

Witch (voice) (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Landlady (uncredited)

Jungle Book

1942

Jungle Book

as

White Hood (uncredited)

Fallen Angel

1945

Fallen Angel

as

Hotel Maid (uncredited)

Waterloo Bridge

1940

Waterloo Bridge

as

Tart on Bridge at the End (uncredited)

Wildcat Bus

1940

Wildcat Bus

as

Mrs. Waters (uncredited)

The Velvet Alley

1959

The Velvet Alley

as

Mrs. Cowznoski

The Beatniks

1959

The Beatniks

as

Nadine

Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies

2001

Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies

as

She Couldn't Say No

1954

She Couldn't Say No

as

Mrs. Holbert

Blue Monday

1938

Blue Monday

as

Mama (voice) (uncredited)

Cleaning House

1938

Cleaning House

as

Mama (voice) (uncredited)

The Captain's Pup

1938

The Captain's Pup

as

Mama (voice) (uncredited)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.4

2003

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.4

as

Jenny Wren

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

1957

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

as

Mrs. Merchant

One Girl's Confession

1953

One Girl's Confession

as

Old Lady

Strange Affair

1944

Strange Affair

as

Proprietress (Uncredited)

Old Smokey

1938

Old Smokey

as

Mama (voice) (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas

1952

Young Man with Ideas

as

Mrs. Hammerty

You for Me

1952

You for Me

as

Lucille's Mother (uncredited)

Mama's New Hat

1939

Mama's New Hat

as

Mama (voice) (uncredited)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as

Sheila's Mother (uncredited)

Love Nest

1951

Love Nest

as

Mrs. Thompson (Uncredited)

Disney's Halloween Treat

1982

Disney's Halloween Treat

as

Madam Mim (voice) (archive footage)

Days of Wine and Roses

1958

Days of Wine and Roses

as

Mrs. Nolan

Disney's Greatest Villains

1977

Disney's Greatest Villains

as

Madam Mim (voice) (archive footage)

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Landlady

Four Star Playhouse

as

Mrs. Flanagan

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Hotel Manager

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Mrs. Lyle

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Motel Manager

Lassie

Lassie

as

Bertha Collins

Public Defender

Public Defender

as

Ruby Jones

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

First Lady

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Landlady

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as

Mrs. Gilbert

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Production

Crew

Directing