glenn close played cruella de vil in 101 dalmatians.
who played cruella de vil in 101 dalmatians?
glenn close
glenn close portrayed cruella de vil in the 1996 film "101 dalmatians" and its 2000 sequel "102 dalmatians". the film reinvented cruella as the vindictive, snobbish and very glamorous magnate of a haute couture fashion house, ""house of devil"", which specialised in fur couture. the character of anita (played by joely richardson) was a couturière and employee of de vil. unlike the animated film, the live-action version gives the reason why cruella wanted to make the puppies into coats at a young age, is that their fur wouldn't be as soft when they fully grow up. at the start of the film, it is revealed that cruella has secretly had her henchmen slaughter a white siberian tiger at london zoo for its pelt. however, the suspicions and accusations of the dearly family force cruella to step up her plans to make the puppies into a coat, the puppies escaping while her henchmen are preparing to do the work and cruella being subsequently thrown into a vat of molasses and a pig pen when she tries to track them to a farm. at the end of the film, she is arrested and sent to prison, with the dearlys taking over her house after roger's latest video game proves a success when he makes a villain based on cruella.
cruella de vil
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cruella de vil has become one of the most recognizable literary and film villains, and as such as featured prominently in popular culture:





















































bullet::::- the queen song "let me entertain you" features the lyrics "i'll cruella de vil you!"





















































bullet::::- the song "the cruel one" is about 101 dalmatians and mentions cruella de vil by name in the chorus.





















































bullet::::- the deadsy song "cruella" is written about cruella de vil.





















































bullet::::- in the "hey arnold!" episode "curly's girl", when rhonda breaks up with curly after pretending to be his girlfriend, helga calls her "cruella".
cruella de vil