Helen Gahagan Douglas

Helen Gahagan Douglas was an American actress and politician. Her career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in the 1935 movie She inspired Disney's Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In politics, she was the third woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from California; her election made California one of the first two states to elect female members to the House from both parties.