The Resume

(April 20, 1914-January 12, 1999)
Best known as the voice of Cruella De Vil in 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)'
Acted in 'Cinderella (1950),' 'The Fly (1958),' 'Perry Mason (1958, 1959, 1961),' 'The Twilight Zone (1963)' and 'Mary Poppins (1964)'

Why she might be annoying:

Some have called her 'the poor man's Tallulah Bankhead' or even 'Tallulah Bankhead on speed.'
In her early career on radio, she was known as 'the Soap Opera Queen of Chicago.'
When recording the voice of Cruella De Vil, she stayed so much in character that her co-stars were frightened of her.
She came out of retirement in 1997 to do a voice for the animated flop 'Cats Don't Dance.'

Why she might not be annoying:

Most critics prefer her interpretation of Cruella De Vil to Glenn Close's.
The character ranked #39 on AFI's list of the 50 Greatest Movie Villains.
She died of a massive stroke.
Incredibly, 'Cats Don't Dance' has a small cult following (it's a crazy world, folks).

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI's 50 Greatest Movie Villains (Ranked: 39)
• Disney Legends Award (Ranked: 1996)
• Entertainers Loved by Lesbians
• I Died in 1999 (Ranked: 84)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Portrayed 1 of the 100 Greatest Female Movie Characters of All Time [Movieline - April 1997] (Ranked: 31)
• I Portrayed a Disney Villain
• I Portrayed Cruella De Vil
• Mary Poppins [1964]
• Moviefone's 25 Best Animated Characters [Voice] (Ranked: 4)
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• Perry Mason - Guest Stars
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11927)
• Shares Hitler's Birthday [April 20th] (Ranked: 1914)
• Voices of Disney
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 57 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 40.62% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 51 Votes: 56.86% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 256 Votes: 44.92% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 76 Votes: 47.37% Annoying