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Bea Benaderet

Acting · 1906–1968 · New York, New York, USA

Biography

Beatrice "Bea" Benaderet was an American actress born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, California. She appeared in a wide variety of television work, which included a starring role in the 1960s television series Petticoat Junction and Green Acres as Shady Rest Hotel owner Kate Bradley, supporting roles as Blanche Morton in The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and as the voice of Betty Rubble during the first four seasons of The Flintstones, and in The Beverly Hillbillies as Pearl Bodine. She did a great deal of voice work in Warner Bros. animated cartoons of the 1940s/50s.

Known for

Filmography

2010Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare ExtraordinaireGranny (voice)(archive footage)
2005The History of HootervilleSelf (archive footage)
1991The Looney Tunes Hall of FameMarc Anthony's Mistress (voice)
1986The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary CelebrationBetty Rubble (voice - archive footage)
1983The Bugs Bunny ShowNanny
1982Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit TalesWitch Hazel (voice)
1981The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny MovieGranny (voice)
1965Green AcresKate Bradley
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
1963Petticoat JunctionKate Bradley
1963Vacation PlayhouseSybil Murdock
1962The Beverly HillbilliesCousin Pearl Bodine
1962The JetsonsEmily Scopes / Celeste Skyler (voice)
1962Tender Is the NightMrs. McKisco
1961The New BreedMiss Horne
1961Top CatMrs. Ball (voice)
1960Peter Loves MaryWilma
1960The FlintstonesBetty Rubble (voice)
1960Pete and Gladys
1959Tweet DreamsVarious (voice)
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisTelephone Operator (voice)
1959Plunderers of Painted FlatsElla Heather
1958The George Burns ShowBlanche Morton
195877 Sunset StripMary Field
1957The Restless GunMadame Brimstone
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1955Matinee Theater
1955A Midsummer DaydreamWoman
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseWoman
1955The Hole IdeaGertrude
1955Sandy ClawsGranny
1955Feather DustedMiss Prissy (voice)
1955The Bob Cummings ShowBlanche Morton
1954Black WidowMrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)
1954Goo Goo GoliathEthel (voice) (uncredited)
1954Yankee Doodle BugsVarious (voice) (uncredited)
1954Bewitched BunnyWitch Hazel / Gretel / Pretty Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
1954The Cats BahPenelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
1954Wild WifeMarsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician
1953Punch TrunkMarsha, Delores
1953Of Rice and HenMiss Prissy (voice)
1953A Street Cat Named SylvesterGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1953Tom Tom TomcatGranny (voice)
1953Hare TrimmedGranny (voice)
1953Fowl WeatherGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1953Kiss Me CatVi (voice)
1953General Electric TheaterMarie
1953A Mouse DividedMrs. Sylvester / Female Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
1953Snow BusinessGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1952Terrier-StrickenFrisky's Mistress (voice)
1952Ain't She TweetGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1952Orange Blossoms for VioletViolet (voice) (uncredited)
1952Little Red Rodent HoodGranny Mouse (voice)
1952Kiddin' the KittenDodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
1952Gift WrappedGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1952Feed the KittyMarc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)
1952The First TimeMrs. Potter
1951A Bear for PunishmentMa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1951I Love LucyMiss Lewis
1951Tweety's S.O.S.Granny (voice) (uncredited)
1951Lovelorn LeghornMiss Prissy / Hazel / Hens (voice)
1951Chow HoundPet Owner
1951Room and BirdGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1951Putty Tat TroubleLadies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited)
1951Fresh Laid Plans
1951Hare We GoQueen Isabella (voice) (uncredited)
1950Two's a Crowd(voice)
1950The Jack Benny ProgramGertrude Gearshift
1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowBlanche Morton
1950Canary RowGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1950All a Bir-r-r-dGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1950An Egg ScrambleMiss Prissy / Hens / Housewife (voice)
1950The Scarlet PumpernickelThe Fair Melissa (voice)
1949Bear FeatMa Bear
1949On the TownBrooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
1949For Scent-imental ReasonsCat
1949The Windblown HareGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1949Doggone TiredOperator (voice) (uncredited)
1949The Bee-Deviled BruinMa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1948Kit for CatBeatrice (voice) (uncredited)
1948I Taw a Putty TatWoman (voice) (uncredited)
1948A Hick, a Slick and a ChickDaisy Lou (voice)
1948Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet HomeTurtle / Kangaroo (voice)
1947Doggone CatsDog's owner (voice)
1947Tweetie PieWoman (voice) (uncredited)
1947A Hare Grows in ManhattanLola Beverly (voice) (uncredited)
1947Scent-imental Over YouNarrator / Chihuahua (voice) (uncredited)
1946NotoriousFile Clerk (uncredited)
1946Hollywood Canine CanteenFemale dog voices
1946Quentin QuailBaby Toots (voice)
1946Baseball BugsThe Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited)
1946Book RevueBobby-Soxer / Lady on 'Freckles' Cover / Various Screams (voice)
1945A Gruesome TwosomeGirl Cat
1945It's Murder She Says...Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)
1945The Shooting of Dan McGooLou (voice) (uncredited)
1944Hare ForceGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1944CensoredSally Lou (voice) (uncredited)
1944Brother BratBaby Butch's Mom
1944Swooner CroonerChickens (voice) (uncredited)
1944Bugs Bunny Nips the NipsAdditional Characterizations
1944The Weakly ReporterLady Buying Steak, Saleslady, Narrator, Cabbie, Lady with Bottle
1944Bugs Bunny and the Three BearsMama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1944Little Red Riding RabbitLittle Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
1943Puss n' BootyWoman (voice)
1943A Corny ConcertoScreams (voice) (uncredited)
1943Hiss and Make UpGranny (voice) (uncredited)
1943Pigs in a PolkaSecond Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
1942The Hep CatBird
1941Goofy GroceriesCow / Can Can Dancers / Gorilla's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1940The Bear's TaleMama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1940Confederate HoneyCrimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited)
1940Cross Country DetoursDeer / Little Girl / Phone Operator (voice) (uncredited)

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