Career
Harding, who worked for the Walter Lantz studio for much of her half-century career in animation, is among the earliest woman animators. By 1932, Harding had settled in Los Angeles and was a student at the Chouinard Art Institute. Working for the Lantz studio from 1934 until 1960, Harding was particularly noted for her work on Woody Woodpecker cartoons.
She designed the version of the character that was in use from 1950 to 1999.
After leaving Lantz, she animated for Hanna-Barbera cartoons such as Yogi Bear. She later worked for DePatie-Freleng Enterprises on Pink Panther cartoons, and was briefly employed at Warner Brothers and Filmation as well.
Harding was a native of the state of Louisiana.
