Martha Wentworth

Born: 1889-06-02

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.


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One Hundred and One Dalmatians

as Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
Released: 1961-01-25

When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents...

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The Sword in the Stone

as Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
Released: 1963-12-25

Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on...

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Waterloo Bridge

as Tart on Bridge at the End (uncredited)
Released: 1940-05-17

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man...

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The Stranger

as Sara
Released: 1946-07-02

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi,...

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Sheila's Mother (uncredited)
Released: 1945-02-28

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and...

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The Man with the Golden Arm

as uncredited
Released: 1955-12-26

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he...

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Landlady (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-12

Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil...

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Blackboard Jungle

as Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
Released: 1955-03-25

Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the...

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Artists and Models

as Fat Lady (uncredited)
Released: 1955-11-07

A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a...

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Jungle Book

as White Hood (uncredited)
Released: 1942-04-03

Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human...

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Fallen Angel

as Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Released: 1945-11-15

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging...

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The Killer Is Loose

as Apartment House Manager's Wife (uncredited)
Released: 1956-02-03

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies bank teller Leon Poole as...

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Adventure

as Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1945-12-28

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

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Toby Tortoise Returns

as Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1936-08-22

Toby Tortoise is back, and this time he and Max Hare box instead of racing.

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O. Henry's Full House

as Mrs. O'Brien (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Released: 1952-08-07

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and...

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I Haven't Got a Hat

as Miss Cud (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1935-03-02

It's recital day at the schoolhouse. First up: Porky, who recites The Midnight Ride of Paul...

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I Love to Singa

as Mother (voice)
Released: 1936-07-18

I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owl who wants to sing jazz, instead of the...

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Love Nest

as Mrs. Thompson (Uncredited)
Released: 1951-10-10

Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC...

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The Beatniks

as Nadine
Released: 1959-06-05

A young singer's chance at fame is threatened by his hoodlum pals.

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Days of Wine and Roses

as Mrs. Nolan
Released: 1958-10-02

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman whom he systematically addicts...

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Rock Around the Clock

as Miss Dunlap (uncredited)
Released: 1956-03-21

A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a...

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Go, Johnny, Go!

as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Released: 1959-06-01

Rock-n-roll promoter Alan Freed holds a talent search to develop a new rock star, then must find...

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Fraidy Cat

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1942-01-17

Tom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes...

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Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

as Mrs. Merchant
Released: 1957-06-28

A young woman discovers she is the daughter of the infamous Dr. Jekyll, and begins to believe...

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Disney's Halloween Treat

as Madam Mim (voice) (archive footage)
Released: 1982-10-30

Contains memorable scenes from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Lady and the...

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Who Killed Cock Robin?

as Jenny Wren (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1935-06-25

A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.

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Bottles

as Witch Hazel (voice)
Released: 1936-01-11

A dark and stormy night in a drugstore. The druggist mixes a potion and falls asleep. The...

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Jupiter's Darling

as Widow Titus
Released: 1955-02-18

Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a...

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Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.4

as Jenny Wren
Released: 2003-09-15

Six classic stories retold by the Disney team. 'The Tortoise and the Hare' features the race...

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Don't Look Now

as Lady Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1936-11-07

It's St. Valentine's Day. Cupid is having fun arranging, while a young devil is making mischief...

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Papa Gets the Bird

as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1940-09-07

Papa Bear attempts to give the family's pet canary a bath. An MGM Bear Family cartoon.

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Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies

as uncredited
Released: 2001-12-04

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She Couldn't Say No

as Mrs. Holbert
Released: 1954-02-15

An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.

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At Your Service Madame

as Mrs. Hamhock (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1936-08-28

Mrs. Hamhock finds herself the object of unwanted attention following an article in the paper...

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Stagecoach to Denver

as The Duchess (Red's Aunt)
Released: 1946-12-23

Lambert has the stagecoach wrecked killing the Commissioner so his phony replacement can alter...

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Strange Affair

as Proprietress (Uncredited)
Released: 1944-10-05

Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a...

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Bowery Blitzkrieg

as Mrs. Brady
Released: 1941-08-01

The East Side Kids discover that one of their own, Danny, is torn between staying in school and...

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Pigs Is Pigs

as Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1937-01-08

A hungry little pig eats a couple of pies off the windowsill. When it's time for dinner, he ties...

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Streamlined Greta Green

as Junior's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1937-06-19

In a world wherein cars act like humans, Junior wants to be a taxi, but his mother wants him to...

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Toy Town Hall

as Danny's Mother (voice)
Released: 1936-09-18

A child would rather listen to the radio than go to bed, but mother insists. He sleeps, but at...

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Young Man with Ideas

as Mrs. Hammerty
Released: 1952-05-02

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

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Mama's New Hat

as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-10

The boys buy mama a new hat for Mother's Day, but on the way home fall in the mud and ruin it....

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Prison Shadows

as Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
Released: 1936-07-17

A boxer is framed for murder after an opponent dies in the ring.

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Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

as The Duchess
Released: 1947-03-31

Red Ryder convinces homesteaders to settle in Paradise Valley. Business men in nearby Central...

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His Bitter Half

as Mrs. Daffy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1950-05-20

Daffy Duck marries for money, but the bossy wife and her raucous, trouble-making little son soon...

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Clancy Street Boys

as Mrs. Molly McGinnis
Released: 1943-04-23

Muggs' rich Uncle Pete is coming to visit. Unfortunately, Muggs' late father had bragged that he...

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Marshal of Cripple Creek

as Duchess Wentworth
Released: 1947-08-15

Tom Lambert arrives and Long John Case gets him into trouble. To protect his wife and son he...

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He Was Her Man

as Widow Mouse (voice)
Released: 1937-01-02

A Depression-era female mouse has to sell apples in the miserable cold, and then bring them home...

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Vigilantes of Boomtown

as Duchess Wentworth
Released: 1947-02-15

The ranch of Red Ryder (Allan Lane) and his aunt, The Duchess (Martha Wentworth), is being used...

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Santa Fe Uprising

as The Duchess
Released: 1946-11-15

The Duchess, the aunt of Red Ryder, comes to town to protect her property. Crawford, a town...

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The Velvet Alley

as Mrs. Cowznoski
Released: 1959-01-22

Ernie Pandish has tried to be a writer for years and has never made much money out of it. But...

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You for Me

as Lucille's Mother (uncredited)
Released: 1952-07-19

A good-hearted nurse gets mixed up with a millionaire who could help her hospital.

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One Girl's Confession

as Old Lady
Released: 1953-04-06

Cleo Moore stars as Mary Adams, whose first step on the road to ruin is a $25,000 robbery. Mary...

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Little Cheeser

as Little Cheeser's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1936-11-21

Little Cheeser is a young mouse who thinks he's more grown up than he is. Mama tells him to go...

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A Rainy Day with the Bear Family

as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1940-04-20

In this animated short featuring the Bear Family, Papa Bear attempts to fix a leaky roof during...

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Oregon Trail Scouts

as Duchess
Released: 1947-05-04

Red Ryder battles an unscrupulous fur thief named Hunter for the right to trap beaver and otter...

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Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

as The Duchess
Released: 1947-06-30

Red Ryder returns to Sioux City, Wyoming, at the close of the Spanish-American War, settling...

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Wildcat Bus

as Mrs. Waters (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-23

A broke playboy signs on to help a young beauty save her ailing bus line.

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Blue Monday

as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-04-02

The Captain, after much wrestling with his alarm clock, finally wakes up to discover there's no...

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Old Smokey

as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-09-03

Engine Co. No. 1 is replacing faithful fire horse Old Smokey with a new engine, which Der...

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Cleaning House

as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-02-19

Mama has everyone working on spring cleaning, or so she thinks; in fact, everyone's slacking off...

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The Field Mouse

as Herman's Mother (voice)
Released: 1941-12-26

It's about these children mice on a farm doing work for their mama and grandpop. The mom catches...

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The Captain's Pup

as Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1938-04-29

The mangiest pup at Pete's Pooch Palace catches the Captain's eye. He takes it home, but Mama is...

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Perry Mason

as Landlady
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Mrs. Lyle
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Motel Manager
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Dragnet

as Hotel Manager
First aired: 1951-12-16

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his...

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Dragnet

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-16

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his...

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Lassie

as Bertha Collins
First aired: 1954-09-12

Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy...

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The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Mrs. Gilbert
First aired: 1950-10-12

Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen,...

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Public Defender

as Ruby Jones
First aired: 1954-03-11

The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as...

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Letter to Loretta

as First Lady
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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General Electric Theater

as uncredited
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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General Electric Theater

as Landlady
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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