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Eleanor Audley was an American actress who had a distinctive voice in radio and animation, in addition to her TV and film roles. She is best remembered on television as Oliver Douglas's mother, Eunice Douglas, on the CBS sitcom, Green Acres (1965–69); and for providing Disney animated features with the villainess voices of Lady Tremaine in Cinderella (1950); and Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty (1959). Audley provided the voice of Madame Leota, the spirit medium, from Disney's Haunted Mansion attractions.
Birth Name
Eleanor Zellman
Born
Sunday, 19 November 1905
Died
Monday, 25 November 1991
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hook, Line and Sinker | Mrs. Durham | 1969 |
| Never a Dull Moment | Matron | 1968 |
| Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Mrs. Teasley | 1966 |
| Love on a Rooftop | 2nd Matron | 1966 |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | Mrs. Fenwick | 1966 |
| Summer Fun | Mother-in-law | 1966 |
| Honey West | Mrs. Carlton Murdock | 1965 |
| My Brother the Angel | Mrs. Ettinger | 1965 |
| O.K. Crackerby! | Mrs. Amelia Willoughby | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Mother Callahan | 1965 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hook, Line and Sinker | Mrs. Durham | 1969 |
| Never a Dull Moment | Matron | 1968 |
| Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Mrs. Teasley | 1966 |
| Love on a Rooftop | 2nd Matron | 1966 |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | Mrs. Fenwick | 1966 |
| Summer Fun | Mother-in-law | 1966 |
| Honey West | Mrs. Carlton Murdock | 1965 |
| My Brother the Angel | Mrs. Ettinger | 1965 |
| O.K. Crackerby! | Mrs. Amelia Willoughby | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Mother Callahan | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Mother Eunice Douglas / Eunice Douglas | 1965 |
| I'll Take Sweden | Mrs. Dow | 1965 |
| Karen | Grandma Estelle Scott | 1964 |
| The Cara Williams Show | Mrs. Ashford | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Mrs. Laura Farnham | 1964 |
| Many Happy Returns | Mrs. Atwood | 1964 |
| Kentucky Jones | Mrs. Edgerton | 1964 |
| Kisses for My President | School Principal Osgood | 1964 |
| The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Mrs. Cartwright | 1964 |
| The Wheeler Dealers | Art Critic | 1963 |
| The New Phil Silvers Show | Mrs. Osborne | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Mrs. Johnson / Lil Schaeffer / Buttercup Fuchsia | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Mildred / Simone | 1963 |
| Wives and Lovers | Fan at Sardi's | 1963 |
| McHale's Navy | Mrs. Millicent Hardesy | 1962 |
| The Lucy Show | The Columnist | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Mrs. Millicent Schuyler-Potts | 1962 |
| The Second Time Around | Mrs. Trask | 1961 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Mrs. Billings / Party Goer | 1961 |
| Hazel | Customer / Mrs. Hardy / Mrs. Loretta Greene / Mrs. Totter | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Lady | 1961 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Mrs. Willoughby / Fashion Announcer / Mrs. Fitch - Clubwoman | 1961 |
| The Pleasure of His Company | Mrs. Thompson | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Aunt Martha | 1961 |
| The Best of the Post | Mrs. Hill | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Mrs. Vincent | 1960 |
| The Tom Ewell Show | Madame Defarge | 1960 |
| Pete and Gladys | Mrs. Clibber / Mrs. Brenner | 1960 |
| The Tab Hunter Show | Columnist | 1960 |
| Johnny Midnight | Mrs. Rice | 1960 |
| Mr. Lucky | Mrs. Dubois | 1959 |
| A Summer Place | Waiting Guest at Molly's College / Woman in dorm lobby | 1959 |
| The Detectives | Liz Roberts | 1959 |
| The Man from Blackhawk | Comtesse de Vilion | 1959 |
| Dennis the Menace | Mrs. Pompton | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Mrs. Whitney | 1959 |
| The FBI Story | Mrs. King / Mrs. King - Graham's Mother | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Irma Lumpkin | 1959 |
| Sleeping Beauty | Maleficent (voice) / Maleficent | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Mrs. Cross | 1959 |
| Home Before Dark | Mrs. Hathaway | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Mrs. Thompson | 1958 |
| Frontier Doctor | Hattie Black | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Laura Scott | 1958 |
| Step Down to Terror | Miss Brighton | 1958 |
| Voice in the Mirror | Speaker at Soup Kitchen | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Miss Collingwood | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Mrs. Milford | 1958 |
| The Old Testament Scriptures | Naomi | 1958 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Gertrude Van Dyne | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Dr. Kirkwood | 1957 |
| The Gray Ghost | Mrs. Maddox | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Lois Gilbert / Headmistress Lorimer | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Mrs. Rogers | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Mrs. Winston / Mother Allbright / Minerva Ames | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Cynthia / Mrs. Quincy / Teacher | 1957 |
| Jeanne Eagels | Sob Sister at Party | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Agnes Wilton / Mrs. Deneken | 1957 |
| Spoilers of the Forest | Mrs. Walters | 1957 |
| Full of Life | Mrs. Jameson | 1956 |
| The Unguarded Moment | Mr. Pendleton's Secretary / Pendleton's Secretary | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Bess Pomeroy / Mrs. Gardiner / Mrs. Pomeroy / Passenger | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Miss Peabody | 1956 |
| The Toy Tiger | Woman in Reading Room | 1956 |
| All That Heaven Allows | Mrs. Humphrey | 1955 |
| Crusader | Mrs. Watson | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Mrs. Sand | 1955 |
| The People's Choice | Mrs. Price / Moderator | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Judith Brenner | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Governor's Wife / Mrs. Hammond / Mrs. Morgan | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Mrs. Emily Trumbull | 1955 |
| Cell 2455, Death Row | Blanche | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Cynthia | 1955 |
| A Man Called Peter | Member of Atlanta Church Congregation / Member of Congregation | 1955 |
| Untamed | Lady Vernon | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Columnist / Cynthia Semple | 1955 |
| Prince of Players | Mrs. Montchesington / Actress as Mrs. Montchesington | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mrs. Videau / Martron / Lady Tremaine / Maleficent | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Bookstacker in library / Saleslady / Woman Giving Spare Change | 1954 |
| The Lineup | Maryanne Carstaires | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Miss Hunt | 1954 |
| The Mickey Rooney Show | Bessie | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Mrs. Willoughby | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Edith Landow / Miss Bennett | 1953 |
| The Ray Milland Show | Mrs. Spencer | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Alice Martin / Henrietta's friend / Woman in Restaurant | 1953 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Mrs. Pryor | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Constance Perkins / Tina | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Mrs. Littlefield | 1952 |
| With a Song in My Heart | Nightclub Patron | 1952 |
| Starlift | Mrs. Louise Williams | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Eleanor Spaulding / Flower Judge | 1951 |
| Gambling House | Mrs. Livingston | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Mrs. Lewis | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Saleslady / The Lady Customer / Mrs. Winthrop / Mrs. Crowley | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mrs. Lane / Aunt Ada | 1950 |
| Pretty Baby | Miss Brindel / Miss Brendel | 1950 |
| Three Secrets | Warden | 1950 |
| No Way Out | Wife | 1950 |
| Cinderella | Lady Tremaine / Lady Tremaine (voice) | 1950 |
| The Story of Molly X | Parole Board Member | 1949 |
| Front Row Center | Carlotta Vance | 1945 |
