Cruella de Vil is a fictional character in British author Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. A pampered and glamorous London heiress and fashion designer, she appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated feature film One Hundred and One Dalmatians, voiced by Betty Lou Gerson; in Disney's 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, voiced by Susanne Blakeslee; in Disney's live-action 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians, portrayed by Glenn Close; as well as Cruella, portrayed by Emma Stone; and in many other Disney sequels and spin-offs.
