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Cruella De Vil (a play on cruel and devil) is the villain in 101 Dalmatians who kidnaps (dognaps) Pongo and Perditas puppies for their fur. She is described as having one half of her hair white and the other half black, an extreme fondness for pepper and a preference for elevated temperatures. The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ... Categories: Disney stubs | Movie stubs | 1961 films | Disney animated films | Films about dogs | Films based on novels ...


In the 1961 Disney animated movie her voice was played by Betty Lou Gerson. The film featured a song about her sung by Roger whose lyrics begin: 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Walt Disney Pictures is a United States-based movie studio, and is a division of The Walt Disney Company. ... Betty Lou Gerson (April 20, 1914 - January 12, 1999), actress best known for her portrayal of Cruella de Vil in the 1961 Disney animated feature The 101 Dalmatians. ...

Cruella De Vil, Cruella De Vil, If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will.

Later, in the 1996 live-action remake, and its 2000 sequel, 102 Dalmatians, she was played by Glenn Close. Shortly afterward, Cruella was a regular antagonist in 101 Dalmatians: The Series, where she was voiced by April Winchell. This time, though, her aim was to steal the Dearly Farm, seeing how killing animals for fashion was deemed politically incorrect. However, she returned to hunting dogs in House of Mouse (which features a running gag in which she inspects dogs from other Disney films with a measuring ruler) and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, both of which had Susanne Blakeslee as her voice. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 102 Dalmatians is a 2000 live-action motion picture, produced by The Walt Disney Company and starring Glenn Close. ... Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American film and stage actress. ... April Winchell is a voice actress, radio talk show host, and commentator living in Santa Monica, California. ... The House of Mouse is a Disney cartoon show where Mickey Mouse and his friends run a nighclub called The House of Mouse, which shows Disney cartons as part of its floor show. ... Susan Blakeslee is a voice actor. ...


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One Hundred and One Dalmatians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1253 words)
Cruella De Vil, a friend of Anita from their school years, offers the human couple a large sum of money in return for the puppies so that she can make dog-skin coats out of them.
Cruella De Vil's name is a play on words to sound like her personality: Cruel Devil.
Cruella's design was a manic take-off on the flamboyant actress Tallulah Bankhead that included some of her personality quirks.
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