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
Complete Filmography

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.4
2003
as Jenny Wren
Six classic stories retold by the Disney team. 'The Tortoise and the Hare' features the race between Max Hare and Toby Tortoise. In 'The Pied Piper', ...

Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
2001

Disney's Halloween Treat
1982
as Madam Mim (voice) (archive footage)
Contains memorable scenes from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Lady and the Tramp," "Peter Pan," "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," and...

Disney's Greatest Villains
1977
as Madam Mim (voice) (archive footage)
The Slave in the Magic Mirror is the host of this show, designed to explain that all heroes need villains to balance things out. Without villains, the...

The Sword in the Stone
1963
as Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him...

One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
as Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fas...

The Beatniks
1959
as Nadine
A young singer's chance at fame is threatened by his hoodlum pals.

Go, Johnny, Go!
1959
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Rock-n-roll promoter Alan Freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star, then must find the elusive, mystery contestant (Jimmy Clanton) who d...

The Velvet Alley
1959
as Mrs. Cowznoski
Ernie Pandish has tried to be a writer for years and has never made much money out of it. But now he seems likely to hit the big-time.

Days of Wine and Roses
1958
as Mrs. Nolan
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957
as Mrs. Merchant
A young woman discovers she is the daughter of the infamous Dr. Jekyll, and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality, one of whom ...

Rock Around the Clock
1956
as Miss Dunlap (uncredited)
A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance. He quickly becomes their manager and, with...

The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited)
A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam W...

The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old d...

Artists and Models
1955
as Fat Lady (uncredited)
A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he s...

Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadi...

Jupiter's Darling
1955
as Widow Titus
Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius' fiancée, A...

She Couldn't Say No
1954
as Mrs. Holbert
An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.
Hazard House
1954
as Mrs. Hazard (voice)
A married couple watches a documentary program which presents the hazards children face in the home.

One Girl's Confession
1953
as Old Lady
Cleo Moore stars as Mary Adams, whose first step on the road to ruin is a $25,000 robbery. Mary hides the money, then confesses to the crime, secure i...

O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is...

You for Me
1952
as Lucille's Mother (uncredited)
A good-hearted nurse gets mixed up with a millionaire who could help her hospital.

Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Mrs. Hammerty
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

Love Nest
1951
as Mrs. Thompson (Uncredited)
Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim's army days Roberta moves in, further upsettin...

His Bitter Half
1950
as Mrs. Daffy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Daffy Duck marries for money, but the bossy wife and her raucous, trouble-making little son soon have him wanting out.

Marshal of Cripple Creek
1947
as Duchess Wentworth
Tom Lambert arrives and Long John Case gets him into trouble. To protect his wife and son he refuses to talk and is sent to prison. Long John then get...

Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
1947
as The Duchess
Red Ryder returns to Sioux City, Wyoming, at the close of the Spanish-American War, settling down at the ranch of his aunt, The Duchess, with his pals...

Oregon Trail Scouts
1947
as Duchess
Red Ryder battles an unscrupulous fur thief named Hunter for the right to trap beaver and otter on the land of Chief Running Fox.

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
1947
as The Duchess
Red Ryder convinces homesteaders to settle in Paradise Valley. Business men in nearby Central City want control of the valley and water supply and pro...

Vigilantes of Boomtown
1947
as Duchess Wentworth
The ranch of Red Ryder (Allan Lane) and his aunt, The Duchess (Martha Wentworth), is being used as the training site for "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (Geor...

Stagecoach to Denver
1946
as The Duchess (Red's Aunt)
Lambert has the stagecoach wrecked killing the Commissioner so his phony replacement can alter Coonskin's land survey. When Red Ryder exposes the surv...

Santa Fe Uprising
1946
as The Duchess
The Duchess, the aunt of Red Ryder, comes to town to protect her property. Crawford, a town big-shot behind an outlaw gang, tries to prevent her from ...

The Stranger
1946
as Sara
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of ...

Adventure
1945
as Woman (uncredited)
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Fallen Angel
1945
as Hotel Maid (uncredited)
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely wa...

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Sheila's Mother (uncredited)
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well thro...

Strange Affair
1944
as Proprietress (Uncredited)
Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a banquet honoring war refugees. Bill volunteers to pick up f...

Clancy Street Boys
1943
as Mrs. Molly McGinnis
Muggs' rich Uncle Pete is coming to visit. Unfortunately, Muggs' late father had bragged that he had seven kids, so Muggs recruits the members of the ...

Jungle Book
1942
as White Hood (uncredited)
Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including...
The Hungry Wolf
1942
as Lili's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
It's the dead of winter, a hungry wolf is out of food, and he's desperate.

Fraidy Cat
1942
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Tom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes advantage of it, using a variety of tricks to scare Tom.

The Field Mouse
1941
as Herman's Mother (voice)
It's about these children mice on a farm doing work for their mama and grandpop. The mom catches one of her offspring, Herman, sleeping late and wakes...

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Landlady (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible c...

Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Mrs. Brady
The East Side Kids discover that one of their own, Danny, is torn between staying in school and becoming a boxer, and is getting mixed up with gangste...

Papa Gets the Bird
1940
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Papa Bear attempts to give the family's pet canary a bath. An MGM Bear Family cartoon.

Wildcat Bus
1940
as Mrs. Waters (uncredited)
A broke playboy signs on to help a young beauty save her ailing bus line.

Waterloo Bridge
1940
as Tart on Bridge at the End (uncredited)
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ...

A Rainy Day with the Bear Family
1940
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
In this animated short featuring the Bear Family, Papa Bear attempts to fix a leaky roof during a rain storm.

The Bookworm
1939
as Witch (voice) (uncredited)
Three witches need a worm to complete their potion; they dispatch a raven to catch one, and he goes after a bookworm. He chases the worm into the horr...

Mama's New Hat
1939
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
The boys buy mama a new hat for Mother's Day, but on the way home fall in the mud and ruin it. They swap the bad hat with one that a nearby horse is w...

Old Smokey
1938
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Engine Co. No. 1 is replacing faithful fire horse Old Smokey with a new engine, which Der Captain is very proud of. He soon gets a chance to test it, ...

The Captain's Pup
1938
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
The mangiest pup at Pete's Pooch Palace catches the Captain's eye. He takes it home, but Mama is less than thrilled; she forbids it to stay in the hou...

Blue Monday
1938
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
The Captain, after much wrestling with his alarm clock, finally wakes up to discover there's no buttons (for suspenders) on his ding-busted pants. He ...

Cleaning House
1938
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Mama has everyone working on spring cleaning, or so she thinks; in fact, everyone's slacking off in various ways. The Captain is the only one to get c...

Streamlined Greta Green
1937
as Junior's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
In a world wherein cars act like humans, Junior wants to be a taxi, but his mother wants him to grow up to be a nice touring car like his father. Mom ...

Pigs Is Pigs
1937
as Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
A hungry little pig eats a couple of pies off the windowsill. When it's time for dinner, he ties together the spaghetti of all the other little pigs a...

He Was Her Man
1937
as Widow Mouse (voice)
A Depression-era female mouse has to sell apples in the miserable cold, and then bring them home to her abusive husband. But when he abandons her and ...

The CooCoo Nut Grove
1936
as Mae West
A visit to a Hollywood nightclub, featuring caricatures of, among others, Walter Winchell, Hugh Herbert, W.C. Fields, Katharine Hepburn, Ned Sparks, J...

Little Cheeser
1936
as Little Cheeser's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Little Cheeser is a young mouse who thinks he's more grown up than he is. Mama tells him to go to bed, calling him "Mama's little man"; he doesn't wan...

Don't Look Now
1936
as Lady Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
It's St. Valentine's Day. Cupid is having fun arranging, while a young devil is making mischief sabotaging, love affairs.

Toy Town Hall
1936
as Danny's Mother (voice)
A child would rather listen to the radio than go to bed, but mother insists. He sleeps, but at midnight, his toys come alive and put on a show for him...

At Your Service Madame
1936
as Mrs. Hamhock (voice) (uncredited)
Mrs. Hamhock finds herself the object of unwanted attention following an article in the paper about...

Toby Tortoise Returns
1936
as Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)
Toby Tortoise is back, and this time he and Max Hare box instead of racing.

I Love to Singa
1936
as Mother (voice)
I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owl who wants to sing jazz, instead of the classical music that his German parents wish him to perform. T...

Prison Shadows
1936
as Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
A boxer is framed for murder after an opponent dies in the ring.

Bottles
1936
as Witch Hazel (voice)
A dark and stormy night in a drugstore. The druggist mixes a potion and falls asleep. The skull-and-crossbones on the bottle comes to life and drips t...

Who Killed Cock Robin?
1935
as Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)
A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.

I Haven't Got a Hat
1935
as Miss Cud (voice) (uncredited)
It's recital day at the schoolhouse. First up: Porky, who recites The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. A nervous kitten recites Mary Had a Little Lamb. T...