One Hundred and One Dalmatians with an average score of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With plenty of pooches and a memorable villain (Cruella De Vil), this is one of Disney's most enduring, entertaining animated films." Cruella de Vil ranked 39th on AFI's list of "100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains". In the years since the original release of the film, Disney has taken the property in various directions. The earliest of these endeavors was the live-action remake, "101 Dalmatians" (1996). Starring Glenn Close as Cruella De Vil, none of the animals talked in this version. Its success in theaters led to "102 Dalmatians", released
Cruella de Vil the novel. She was portrayed by Rachel York; however, the actress announced on her blog that she had stepped down from the role of Cruella de Vil to pursue other projects. The role was taken over by Sara Gettelfinger. Cruella first appears in the fourth book "Power Play", as a member of the Overtakers. She is valuable to them since she knows the ways of the modern world. Cruella works with the Evil Queen to free Maleficent and Chernabog, while making sure the Keepers stay off their trail. Using DHI technology, she and the Queen head for the power facility