Betty Lou Gerson(1914-1999)

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One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Betty Lou Gerson was born on 20 April 1914 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), Cinderella (1950) and The Fly (1958). She was married to Louis Rocco Lauria and Joe Ainley. She died on 12 January 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Alternative names
- Betty Lou Garson
Height
- 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Born
- April 20, 1914
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Died
- January 12, 1999
- Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)
Spouses
Other works
Appeared in hundreds of radio episodes beginning in 1935. Her first important roles were on 1930s soap operas including "Arnold Grimm's Daughter" (playing Dorothy, the titular character) and "Road of Life" playing Nurse Helen Gowan. In the mid-1940s she played Charlotte Wilson on "The Guiding Light". She frequently played ingénue and romantic leads on "The First Nighter" and "Grand Hotel" anthology series. In the late 1940s, she moved to Los Angeles and was soon appearing regularly as the President's Secretary on "Mr. President". She frequently guest starred on series such as You Were There, Tales of the Texas Rangers, The Whistler, Lux Radio Theater, Crime Classics, Escape, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.
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Trivia
Her wicked voice lending to Cruella De Vil in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) was ranked #39 on the American Film Institute's villains list of the 100 years of The Greatest Heroes and Villains.