Known for
Acting
Credits
77
Gender
Woman
Birthday
2 June 1889
Day of death
8 Mar 1974 (84)
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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.4 | Jenny Wren |
| 2001 | Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies | |
| 1982 | Disney's Halloween Treat | Madam Mim (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1963 | The Sword in the Stone | Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice) |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice) |
| 1959 | The Beatniks | Nadine |
| 1959 | Go, Johnny, Go! | Mrs. McGillicuddy |
| 1959 | The Velvet Alley | Mrs. Cowznoski |
| 1958 | Days of Wine and Roses | Mrs. Nolan |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Landlady |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Mrs. Lyle |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Motel Manager |
| 1957 | Daughter of Dr. Jekyll | Mrs. Merchant |
| 1956 | The Killer Is Loose | Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Rock Around the Clock | Miss Dunlap (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden Arm | |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Mrs. Brophy (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Artists and Models | Fat Lady (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Jupiter's Darling | Widow Titus |
| 1954 | Lassie | Bertha Collins |
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say No | Mrs. Holbert |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Ruby Jones |
| 1954 | Hazard House | Mrs. Hazard (voice) |
| 1953 | One Girl's Confession | Old Lady |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | First Lady |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Landlady |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Mrs. Hammerty |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Mrs. Flanagan |
| 1952 | You for Me | Lucille's Mother (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Hotel Manager |
| 1951 | Dragnet | |
| 1951 | Love Nest | Mrs. Thompson (Uncredited) |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Mrs. Gilbert |
| 1950 | His Bitter Half | Mrs. Daffy Duck (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Homesteaders of Paradise Valley | The Duchess |
| 1947 | Vigilantes of Boomtown | Duchess Wentworth |
| 1947 | Marshal of Cripple Creek | Duchess Wentworth |
| 1947 | Rustlers of Devil's Canyon | The Duchess |
| 1947 | Oregon Trail Scouts | Duchess |
| 1946 | The Stranger | Sara |
| 1946 | Stagecoach to Denver | The Duchess (Red's Aunt) |
| 1946 | Santa Fe Uprising | The Duchess |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel | Hotel Maid (uncredited) |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Sheila's Mother (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Adventure | Woman (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Strange Affair | Proprietress (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | Clancy Street Boys | Mrs. Molly McGinnis |
| 1942 | Jungle Book | White Hood (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Fraidy Cat | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Bowery Blitzkrieg | Mrs. Brady |
| 1941 | The Field Mouse | Herman's Mother (voice) |
| 1940 | Waterloo Bridge | Tart on Bridge at the End (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Wildcat Bus | Mrs. Waters (uncredited) |
| 1940 | A Rainy Day with the Bear Family | Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Papa Gets the Bird | Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mama's New Hat | Mama (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Bookworm | Witch (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Old Smokey | Mama (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Cleaning House | Mama (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Captain's Pup | Mama (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Blue Monday | Mama (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Pigs Is Pigs | Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Streamlined Greta Green | Junior's Mother (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | He Was Her Man | Widow Mouse (voice) |
| 1936 | I Love to Singa | Mother (voice) |
| 1936 | Toby Tortoise Returns | Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Don't Look Now | Lady Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Prison Shadows | Mrs. Murphy (uncredited) |
| 1936 | At Your Service Madame | Mrs. Hamhock (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Toy Town Hall | Danny's Mother (voice) |
| 1936 | Bottles | Witch Hazel (voice) |
| 1936 | Little Cheeser | Little Cheeser's Mother (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Who Killed Cock Robin? | Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1935 | I Haven't Got a Hat | Miss Cud (voice) (uncredited) |