Toon Talk Special: The 101 Greatest Disney Voice Artists - Part 1 of 2
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Bad Girls
What else can you say? These are the women you hate to love.

Lucille LaVerne

The original bad girl of Disney, LaVerne created both the Wicked Queen and the Hag she turned into in the very first full-length animated feature Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. Her part in this film classic was her final role.

Pat Carroll

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The Diva of the Deep, Ursula the Sea Witch in The Little Mermaid, was brought to life by Carroll's hilariously over-the-top vocals. Taking the lead provided by creator Howard Ashman, Carroll took to the camp aspects of the role and ran with them.

Carroll returned as Ursula in The Little Mermaid animated series and House of Mouse, and as her sister Morgana in the video sequel The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. She can also be heard in A Goofy Movie.

Eartha Kitt

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Another camp classic, Kitt's wickedly devious Yzma in The Emperor's New Groove, is another perfect match of actress to character. Of course, Kitt sharpened her camp claws in the classic Batman television series as Catwoman. Shamefully, her big diva moment was cut when her solo, "Snuff Out the Light", was axed from the film.

Geraldine Page

Page, the Academy Award-winning acting legend, took a walk on the wild side as Madame Medusa in The Rescuers. While cuddling her two vicious crocodile pets, she often left her stooge Snoops and her prisoner Penny fearing for their lives. And yet she still made you believe that she was afraid of two harmless little mice.

Betty Lou Gerson

Listed in a recent poll as one of the most popular film villains of all time, Gerson's Cruella de Vil is in a class by herself. She spends most of 101 Dalmatians chain-smoking and berating her hapless henchmen, all in her manic quest for a spotted dalmatian puppy fur coat.

Gerson was also the voice of Mrs. Birdwell on the "What's My Crime?" quiz show in 101 Dalmatians and was the Narrator of Cinderella.