Martha Wentworth
Acting1889New York City, New York, USA
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
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
The Sword in the Stone
Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
The Stranger
Sara
The Man with the Golden Arm
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Landlady (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
Tart on Bridge at the End (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Landlady / Mrs. Lyle / Motel Manager
Acting History
2003
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.4
as Jenny Wren
2001
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1982
Disney's Halloween Treat
as Madam Mim (voice) (archive footage)
1977
Disney's Greatest Villains
as Madam Mim (voice) (archive footage)
1963
The Sword in the Stone
as Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
1961
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
as Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
1959
Go, Johnny, Go!
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
The Beatniks
as Nadine
The Velvet Alley
as Mrs. Cowznoski
Lassie
TVas Bertha Collins• 1 eps
1958
Days of Wine and Roses
as Mrs. Nolan
1957
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
as Mrs. Merchant
Perry Mason
TVas Landlady / Mrs. Lyle / Motel Manager• 1 eps
1956
The Killer Is Loose
as Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited)
Rock Around the Clock
as Miss Dunlap (uncredited)
1955
Blackboard Jungle
as Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
Artists and Models
as Fat Lady (uncredited)
Jupiter's Darling
as Widow Titus
1954
She Couldn't Say No
as Mrs. Holbert
Hazard House
as Mrs. Hazard (voice)
Public Defender
TVas Ruby Jones• 1 eps
1953
One Girl's Confession
as Old Lady
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Mrs. Flanagan• 1 eps
General Electric Theater
TVas Landlady
Letter to Loretta
TVas First Lady
1952
Young Man with Ideas
as Mrs. Hammerty
O. Henry's Full House
as Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
You for Me
as Lucille's Mother (uncredited)
1951
Love Nest
as Mrs. Thompson (Uncredited)
1950
His Bitter Half
as Mrs. Daffy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TVas Mrs. Gilbert
1947
Marshal of Cripple Creek
as Duchess Wentworth
Oregon Trail Scouts
as Duchess
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
as The Duchess
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
as The Duchess
Vigilantes of Boomtown
as Duchess Wentworth
1946
1945
Fallen Angel
as Hotel Maid (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Sheila's Mother (uncredited)
Adventure
as Woman (uncredited)
1944
Strange Affair
as Proprietress (uncredited)
1943
Clancy Street Boys
as Mrs. Molly McGinnis
1942
The Hungry Wolf
as Lili's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Jungle Book
as White Hood (uncredited)
Fraidy Cat
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Mrs. Brady
The Field Mouse
as Herman's Mother (voice)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Landlady (uncredited)
1940
Waterloo Bridge
as Tart on Bridge at the End (uncredited)
Papa Gets the Bird
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus
as Mrs. Waters (uncredited)
A Rainy Day with the Bear Family
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1939
The Bookworm
as Witch (voice) (uncredited)
Mama's New Hat
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
1938
Old Smokey
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Cleaning House
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
The Captain's Pup
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Blue Monday
as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Pigs Is Pigs
as Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Streamlined Greta Green
as Junior's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
He Was Her Man
as Widow Mouse (voice)
1936
Toby Tortoise Returns
as Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)
Bottles
as Witch Hazel (voice)
I Love to Singa
as Mother (voice)
Little Cheeser
as Little Cheeser's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
The CooCoo Nut Grove
as Mae West
At Your Service Madame
as Mrs. Hamhock (voice) (uncredited)
Toy Town Hall
as Danny's Mother (voice)
Don't Look Now
as Lady Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Prison Shadows
as Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
1935
Who Killed Cock Robin?
as Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)
I Haven't Got a Hat
as Miss Cud (voice) (uncredited)