<P> American video game designer Roger Dearly ( Jeff Daniels ) lives with his pet dalmatian Pongo in London . One day , Pongo sets his eyes on a beautiful female dalmatian named Perdy . After a frantic chase through the streets of London that ends in St. James 's Park , Roger discovers that Pongo likes Perdy . Her owner , Anita Campbell - Green ( Joely Richardson ) falls in love with Roger when they meet . They both fall into the lake as a result of their dogs chasing each other , but they return to Roger 's home and Anita accepts his proposal . They get married along with Perdita and Pongo . Anita works as a fashion designer at the House of de Vil . Her boss , the pampered and very glamorous Cruella de Vil ( Glenn Close ) , has a deep passion for fur , going so far as to have a taxidermist , Mr Skinner , skin a white tiger at the London Zoo to make it into a rug for her . Anita , inspired by her dalmatian , designs a coat made with spotted fur . Cruella is intrigued by the idea of making garments out of actual dalmatians , and finds it amusing that it would seem as if she was wearing Anita 's dog . </P>
who played cruella de vil in 101 dalmatians
Glenn Close