Eleanor Audley (born
Eleanor Zellman, November 19, 1905 – November 25, 1991) was an
American actress who was a familiar radio and animation voice, in addition to her TV and film roles. She is best remembered on television as Eunice Douglas on
Green Acres and, for many, for providing
Disney animated features with their most outstanding and memorable villainess voices, most notably two of the most sinister Disney villainesses,
Lady Tremaine,
Cinderella's evil stepmother from
Cinderella, and
Maleficent, the evil fairy from
Sleeping Beauty.