Cruella De Vil

Cruella De Vil (a play on cruel and devil) is the villain in the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians and its various film adaptations, who kidnaps dalmatian 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.

Related Topics:
Devil - The Hundred and One Dalmatians - Dalmatian

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In the 1961 Disney animated movie One Hundred and One Dalmatians she was voiced by Betty Lou Gerson. The film featured a song about her sung by the dalmatians' owner Roger whose lyrics begin:

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1961 - Disney - One Hundred and One Dalmatians - Betty Lou Gerson

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

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Later, in the 1996 live-action remake, 101 Dalmatians, and its 2000 sequel, 102 Dalmatians, she was played by Glenn Close. Shortly afterward, Cruella was a regular antagonist in ', 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 ', both of which had Susanne Blakeslee as her voice.

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1996 - 101 Dalmatians - 2000 - 102 Dalmatians - Glenn Close - April Winchell - House of Mouse - Susanne Blakeslee

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In some countries, Cruella De Vil is known as Cruella De Mon.

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