Who was the lady with the kitten in the crowd in 'The Wizard of Oz'?

Answer 1

There was an unpleasant lady in the opening Kansas sequences to the beloved 1939 film version of 'The Wizard of Oz'. That woman was Almira Gulch. She made an equally unpleasant appearance in the dream sequences of the film. In the beautiful, enchanted, magical Oz sequences of Dorothy Gale's dream, Almira Gulch became the Wicked Witch of the West.

Answer 2

Helen Seamon (April 15, 1919 - February 2, 2001) played the lady with the kitten in the crowd in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, the character is found in the beloved 1939 film version but not the original 1900 book edition of "The Wizard of Oz." Helen took lessons in dancing and singing. She was one of the diminutive actors who were hired to play Munchkins.