- An important part of her career was doing voice work for Disney. She died on December 14, 1966, the day before Walt Disney passed away.
- Provided the voices for a number of memorable Disney characters: Flora in Sleeping Beauty (1959), Elephant Matriarch and Mrs. Jumbo in Dumbo (1941), Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (1950), Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (1951), Aunt Sarah in Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Winifred in The Jungle Book (1967).
- Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Twice voiced elephants for Disney, in "Dumbo" and the "Jungle Book.".
- Was a very popular radio & television actress.
- Died the day before Walt Disney.
- Roughly twenty-five percent of her film roles (both uncredited and credited) were for roles in Disney films.
- Performing from age 6, she made her professional debut in song and dance as "Little Verna Felton" at San Francisco's Fischer Concert House in August of 1900 at age 10.
- Like Lord Duke, it is left unresolved who voiced Queen Leah in ''Sleeping Beauty (1959)'', due to her being uncredited. It can be possible that since Leah's voice is like Felton and while recording some lines as Flora, Felton likely recorded two lines as Leah.
- Verna Felton sang the Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo song in Cinderella (1950), Walt Disney's animated movie. She also voiced the Fairy Godmother character throughout the movie.
- Daughter of Horace W. Felton, a physician who died of a heart attack at age 46 when Verna was only 8, and Clara Lawrence Felton.
- Mother of Lee Millar.
- She appeared in four films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Dumbo (1941), Cinderella (1950), Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Sleeping Beauty (1959).
- She is related to actress Aimee Sapp.
- Daughter of Horace (1852-1899), born in the state of New York, and Clara (née Lawrence) Felton (1863-1940), born in the state of California.
- Maternal granddaughter of David (1833-1892) and Agnes (née Gleason) Lawrence (1838-1869). Both were born in Ireland and died in the state of California.
- Paternal granddaughter of Nelson (1812-1878) and Emily (née Raymond) Felton (1815-1900). Both were born and raised in the state of New York.
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