Rhoda Williams
| Rhoda Williams | |
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Williams in 1953.
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| Born |
Rhoda Elaine Williams July 19, 1930 Denver, Colorado, US |
| Died | March 8, 2006 (aged 75) Eugene, Oregon, US |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1937–1974 |
| Spouse(s) | David Van Meter (m. 1952–2006; her death) |
| Children | 4 |
Rhoda Elaine Williams (July 19, 1930 – March 8, 2006) was an American actress who voiced Drizella Tremaine in Walt Disney's Cinderella.
Rhoda Elaine Williams was born in Denver, Colorado. She began her acting career at age five, when she and her family moved to Hollywood from Galveston, Texas. She was the daughter of Edgar P. Williams, Superintendent of the Grain Elevators from 1900–1929 and Mrs. Jessie Williams, who was active in the First Methodist Church in Galveston. She had learned to read at age three, and performing on radio came naturally to her. She soon had her own local weekly show on KMPC's, "We Who Are Young."
Williams graduated from Hollywood High School when she was 14, following which she earned a degree in theatre arts at the University of California.
Her move to national radio came when she was nine years old and was cast as a small boy on NBC's "I Want a Divorce!" During the next several years she appeared in almost every major show emanating from Hollywood, including "Dr. Christian", "One Man's Family", "Arch Oboler Presents" and "Life of Riley". During her teen years, she was also featured or co-starred on many productions of "Lux Radio Theatre" with such stars as Bette Davis, Olivia DeHavilland, Van Johnson, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon, Rosalind Russell, Clifton Webb, Loretta Young and many others. In 1949, she began a five-year stint as Robert Young's oldest daughter, Betty, on NBC Radio's "Father Knows Best."
During this period, she also appeared in movies such as National Velvet, Meet John Doe, and That Hagen Girl.
In Walt Disney's Cinderella, she was the voice and model for the nasty stepsister, Drizella. She attended Hollywood High School and earned a B.A. degree from UCLA when she was 18.
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