Bea Benaderet

Bea Benaderet

Acting

Born:
1906-04-04
Died:
1968-10-13
Place of birth:
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

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire

8.32010Granny (voice)(archive footage)
Movie
The History of Hooterville

The History of Hooterville

2005Self (archive footage)
Movie
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame

5.01991Marc Anthony's Mistress (voice)
Movie
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration

7.41986Betty Rubble (voice - archive footage)
Movie
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

7.21982Witch Hazel (voice)
Movie
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie

7.31981Granny (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Movie
Green Acres

Green Acres

7.21965Kate Bradley
TV
The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

7.01963Self
TV
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

5.91963Kate Bradley
TV
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

8.01963Sybil Murdock
TV
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.91962Operator (uncredited)
TV
The Jetsons

The Jetsons

7.31962Emily Scopes / Celeste Skyler (voice)
TV
Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

5.71962Mrs. McKisco
Movie
The New Breed

The New Breed

7.71961Miss Horne
TV
Top Cat

Top Cat

7.61961Receptionist (voice)
TV
Peter Loves Mary

Peter Loves Mary

6.51960Wilma
TV
The Flintstones

The Flintstones

7.41960Betty Rubble (voice)
TV
Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

6.21960
TV
Tweet Dreams

Tweet Dreams

6.41959Various (voice)
Movie
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

6.31959Telephone Operator (voice)
TV
Plunderers of Painted Flats

Plunderers of Painted Flats

5.21959Ella Heather
Movie
The George Burns Show

The George Burns Show

10.01958Blanche Morton
TV
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

7.21958Mary Field
TV
The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

4.41957Madame Brimstone
TV
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6.41956Self
TV
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

5.31955
TV
A Midsummer Daydream

A Midsummer Daydream

1955Woman
Movie
Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

7.01955Woman
TV
The Hole Idea

The Hole Idea

6.91955Gertrude
Movie
Sandy Claws

Sandy Claws

6.61955Granny
Movie
Feather Dusted

Feather Dusted

6.71955Miss Prissy (voice)
Movie
The Bob Cummings Show

The Bob Cummings Show

6.21955Blanche Morton
TV
Black Widow

Black Widow

6.41954Mrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)
Movie
Goo Goo Goliath

Goo Goo Goliath

6.61954Ethel (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Yankee Doodle Bugs

Yankee Doodle Bugs

6.41954Various (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Bewitched Bunny

Bewitched Bunny

7.21954Witch Hazel / Gretel / Pretty Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
The Cats Bah

The Cats Bah

6.71954Penelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Wild Wife

Wild Wife

7.21954Marsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician
Movie
Punch Trunk

Punch Trunk

6.61953Marsha, Delores
Movie
Of Rice and Hen

Of Rice and Hen

6.61953Miss Prissy (voice)
Movie
A Street Cat Named Sylvester

A Street Cat Named Sylvester

6.51953Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Tom Tom Tomcat

Tom Tom Tomcat

6.01953Granny (voice)
Movie
Hare Trimmed

Hare Trimmed

7.31953Granny (voice)
Movie
Fowl Weather

Fowl Weather

7.31953Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Kiss Me Cat

Kiss Me Cat

6.81953Vi (voice)
Movie
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.81953Marie
TV
A Mouse Divided

A Mouse Divided

7.41953Mrs. Sylvester / Female Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Snow Business

Snow Business

6.61953Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Terrier-Stricken

Terrier-Stricken

7.01952Frisky's Mistress (voice)
Movie
Ain't She Tweet

Ain't She Tweet

6.81952Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Orange Blossoms for Violet

Orange Blossoms for Violet

5.51952Violet (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Little Red Rodent Hood

Little Red Rodent Hood

7.11952Granny Mouse (voice)
Movie
Kiddin' the Kitten

Kiddin' the Kitten

6.51952Dodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Gift Wrapped

Gift Wrapped

7.21952Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Feed the Kitty

Feed the Kitty

7.41952Marc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
The First Time

The First Time

7.51952Mrs. Potter
Movie
A Bear for Punishment

A Bear for Punishment

6.91951Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

7.91951Miss Lewis
TV
Tweety's S.O.S.

Tweety's S.O.S.

7.11951Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Lovelorn Leghorn

Lovelorn Leghorn

6.81951Miss Prissy / Hazel / Hens (voice)
Movie