Actor
Lucille La Verne
Born 6 November 1872 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA — died 4 March 1945
Lucille La Verne (1872–1945) was an American actress with a long stage career who also worked in silent and early sound films, often in sharp-tongued, villainous roles. She is best remembered as the voice of the Evil Queen in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, her final film.
Key films
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
Voiced the Evil Queen, often cited as Disney's first great villain; it was her last film.
Babes in the Woods (1932)
Voiced the Old Witch in this Disney Silly Symphony short, an early step toward her Snow White role.
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Silent-era appearance in D. W. Griffith's epic set during the French Revolution.
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Appeared in MGM's well-known sound adaptation of Dickens's French Revolution novel.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 39
- 1916The Thousand-Dollar Husband · as Mme. BataviaActor
- 1917Polly of the Circus · as MandyActor
- 1918The Life Mask · as Sarah HardenActor
- 1918Tempered Steel · as Old MammyActor
- 1919The Praise Agent · as Mrs. EubanksActor
- 1921Orphans of the Storm · as Mother FrochardActor
- 1923Zaza · as Aunt RosaActor
- 1923The White Rose · as Auntie EasterActor
- 1924His Darker Self · as Aunt LucyActor
- 1925Sun-Up · as MotherActor
- 1928The Last Moment · as InnkeeperActor
- 1930Abraham Lincoln · as Mid-WifeActor
- 1930Sinners' Holiday · as Mrs. DelanoActor
- 1930Du Barry, Woman of Passion · as Bit role (voice)Actor
- 1931Little Caesar · as Ma Magdalena (uncredited)Actor
- 1931An American Tragedy · as Mrs. Asa GriffithsActor
- 1931The Unholy Garden · as Lucie VillarsActor
- 193124 Hours · as Mrs. DacklehorstActor
- 1931The Great Meadow · as Elvira JarvisActor
- 1932Babes in the Woods · as Witch (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 1932Union Depot · as Lady with Pipe (uncredited)Actor
- 1932While Paris Sleeps · as Mme. Golden BonnetActor
- 1932A Strange Adventure · as Miss SheenActor
- 1932Hearts of Humanity · as Mrs. SneiderActor
- 1932Alias the Doctor · as Martha Brenner, Karl's foster mother (as Lucille LaVerne)Actor
- 1932Wild Horse Mesa · as Ma 'The General' MelberneActor
- 1932Breach of Promise · as Mrs. FlynnActor
- 1933Father Noah's Ark · as Noah's wife (voice)Actor
- 1933Pilgrimage · as Mrs. Kelly HatfieldActor
- 1933The Last Trail · as Mrs. WilsonActor
- 1934Kentucky Kernels · as Aunt Hannah MilfordActor
- 1934The Mighty Barnum · as Joice HethActor
- 1934School for Girls · as Miss KeebleActor
- 1934Beloved · as Mrs. BriggsActor
- 1935A Tale of Two Cities · as The VengeanceActor
- 1936The Blow Out · as The Bomber (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 1938Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · as Queen / Witch (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 1977Disney's Greatest Villains · as Queen / Witch (voice) (archive footage)Actor
- 1982Disney's Halloween Treat · as Queen / Witch (voice) (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.