Eleanor Audley
American actress (1905-1991) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 86
Eleanor Audley was an American actress with a distinctive voice and a diverse body of work.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Disney's Greatest VillainsFilm, Lady Tremaine / Maleficent (voice) (archive footage)1969
Hook, Line and SinkerFilm, Mrs. Durham1965
Green AcresSeries, Mother
I'll Take SwedenFilm, 1965Mrs. Dow1964
Kisses for My PresidentFilm, School Principal Osgood (uncredited)1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Buttercup
The Wheeler DealersFilm, 1963Art Critic (uncredited)1962
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries, Mrs. Potts1961
HazelSeries
The Pleasure of His CompanyFilm, 1961Mrs. Thompson (uncredited)1960
My Three SonsSeries, Barbara's Mother1959
A Summer PlaceFilm, Waiting Guest at Molly's College (uncredited)1958
Peter GunnSeries
Home Before DarkFilm, 1958Mrs. Hathaway1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, Cynthia
Spoilers of the ForestFilm, 1957Mrs. Walters1956
The Unguarded MomentFilm, Pendleton's Secretary1955
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries
A Man Called PeterFilm, 1955Member of Atlanta Church Congregation1954
Father Knows BestSeries, Saleslady1951
I Love LucySeries, Eleanor Spaulding (uncredited)1950
CinderellaFilm, Lady Tremaine (voice)
Gambling HouseFilm, 1950Mrs. Livingston1905Born19 November 1905People around Eleanor
Close ties
Debbie Reynolds Also in The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
Mervyn LeRoy Directed Home Before Dark (1962)
Ann Doran Also in A Summer Place and Gambling House
Jack Kruschen Also in The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)- Harry Keller Directed The Unguarded Moment (1956)
Jerry Lewis Produced Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)
Alfred Newman Wrote No Way Out and The Pleasure of His Company
John Fante Wrote Jeanne Eagels and Full of Life
Anne Francis Also in Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)
George Seaton Directed The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
Joe Turkel Also in Jeanne Eagels and Cell 2455 Death Row
Verna Felton Also in Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty
Charles Walters Directed The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
Vincent Sherman Directed The Second Time Around (1961)
Richard Quine Directed Full of Life (1956)
Curtis Bernhardt Produced Kisses for My President (1964)
Jerry Paris Directed Never a Dull Moment (1968)
Pedro González González Also in Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)
Philip Dunne Produced Prince of Players (1955)- Lawrence Weingarten Produced The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
Jennifer Edwards Also in Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)
Ron W. Miller Produced Never a Dull Moment (1968)
Jack Cummings Produced The Second Time Around (1961)- Rod Amateau Wrote Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)
Known for
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All That Heaven Allows 1955
Cinderella 1950
Sleeping Beauty 1959
No Way Out 1950
A Summer Place 1959
Filmography 26
76 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
About this person
She played Oliver Douglas's mom, Eunice Douglas, on the CBS sitcom Green Acres (1965-1969), and provided two Disney animated classics with the voices of the two iconic villainesses: Lady Tremaine, Cinderella's evil stepmother in Cinderella (1950), and Maleficent, the wicked fairy in Sleeping Beauty (1959). She had roles in live-action films, but was most active in radio programs such as My Favorite Husband as Liz Cooper's mother-in-law, Mrs. Cooper, and Father Knows Best as the Anderson family's neighbor, Mrs. Smith. Audley's television appearances include those in I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mister Ed, Hazel, The Beverly Hillbillies, Pistols 'n' Petticoats, and My Three Sons.
