Eleanor Audley | |
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_portrait.jpg) Audley c. 1930 | |
| Born | Eleanor Zellman November 19, 1905 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1991 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Other names | Elinor Audley |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1926–1970 |
| Known for | Voice of Lady Tremaine in Disney's Cinderella (1950) Voice of Maleficent in Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959) |
| Television | Green Acres (1965–1969) |
Eleanor Audley (née Zellman; November 19, 1905 – November 25, 1991) was an American actress with a distinctive voice and a diverse body of work. 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.