Martha Wentworth
Biography
Martha Wentworth was an American actress whose voices earned her the nickname the Actress of 100 Voices. Born in New York City, she trained at the National School of Expression, became a protege of Minnie Maddern Fiske, and began stage work at 17. She started in radio in the early 1920s, playing the Wintergreen Witch on The Cinnamon Bear and Mrs. Littlefield and Annie Wood on Crime Classics, and took semi-regular parts on programs including Broadway Is My Beat and The Baby Snooks Show. She also voiced Mama Katzenjammer for the Katzenjammer Kids version of The Captain and the Kids. In the 1940s she moved into film, among them several Red Ryder Westerns, and she played neighbor Bertha on Lassie. Her last credited film part came in The Sword in the Stone (1963) as Madam Mim, after she voiced Lucy the Goose, Nanny and Queenie the Cow in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961). Wentworth died in 1974.
84years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Sherman Oaks
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Verna Martha Wentworth (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 21 years1942 to 1963
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Early training
Martha Wentworth was a protege of Minnie Maddern Fiske and took part in several stage productions, starting at the age of 17.
A first
Wentworth was known as the "Actress of 100 Voices" because of the variety in her voice, a nickname that came from her vocal range.
Martha Wentworth movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians1961 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Nanny / Queenie / Lucyvoice
IMDb rating 7.3199K votes
- The Sword in the Stone1963 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrelvoice
IMDb rating 7.1116K votes
Most often with
R.G. Springsteen directed three of these films, Clyde Geronimi two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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R.G. SpringsteenDirector, 3 films, 1946 to 1947
All films by R.G. Springsteen
Clyde GeronimiDirector, 2 films, 1961 to 1963
All films by Clyde Geronimi
Also two films together6 more actors
- Emmett LynnSanta Fe Uprising (1946) and Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
- Tom LondonHomesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947) and Santa Fe Uprising (1946)
- Ed CassidyHomesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947) and Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
- Sara BernerArtists and Models (1955) and Fraidy Cat (1942)
- Tudor OwenThe Sword in the Stone (1963) and One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
- Edythe ElliottHomesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947) and Santa Fe Uprising (1946)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
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