Cruella de Vil and she can get the farm. When Anita goes swimming, she makes her move on him. She asks him to go swimming with her and then tries to kiss him, but her suit is deflated by the puppies' chicken friend, and she turns into a surfboard. Note: In two of the episodes of the classic "101 Dalmatians" animated series "Fungus Among Us" and "Close But No Cigar", Cruella De Vil is voiced by Tress MacNeille instead of April Winchell who normally voices Cruella in the TV series. Cruella also appears as the main antagonist in the Broadway musical based on
Cruella de Vil animated film, even veering into more juvenile humor, such as Cruella falling into a vat of old molasses. Close's performance was universally well-received and her sex appeal as the character was also credited. The live-action film was not as critically successful as the animated movie, but Close's performance, as well as her costumes, by Anthony Powell and Rosemary Burrows, received appreciative attention, including a spread in "Vanity Fair". Claws were applied to gloves, and necklaces were made from teeth, to add to the idea that Cruella enjoyed wearing parts of dead animals. Nails were also projected from the heels to