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| Cruella de Vil | |
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| First appearance | The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956) |
| Created by | Dodie Smith |
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| Based on | Cruella de Vil fromDodie Smith's1956 novel |
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| Nickname(s) | Ella de Vil |
| Occupation | Socialite,fashionmagnate |
| Affiliation | Disney villains |
| Title | Devil woman |
| Spouse(s) | Unnamed husband(in novel only) |
| Children | Carlos de Vil (Descendants) |
| Nationality | English |
Cruella De Vil (obviously a play oncruel anddevil) is the villain in the Dodie Smith bookThe Hundred and One Dalmatians who kidnaps (dognaps) the 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.
In the1961Disney animated movie her voice was played byBetty Lou Gerson. The movie featured a song about her sung by Roger whose lyrics begin:
Later, in the1996 live-action remake, and its2000 sequel,102 Dalmatians, she was played byGlenn Close. In the2021 Disney movieCruella, the character is played by American actressEmma Stone. Shortly afterward, Cruella was a regular villain in101 Dalmatians: The Series, where she was voiced byApril Winchell. This time, though, she wanted to steal the Dearly Farm, seeing how killing animals for fashion was deemed politically incorrect. However, she returned to hunting dogs inHouse of Mouse (which features an ongoing joke in which she inspects dogs from other Disney movies with a measuring ruler) and101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, both of which hadSusanne Blakeslee as her voice.
