Bea Benaderet
Known for
Acting
Life
1906 – 1968 (aged 62)
Born in
New York, New York, USA
Credits
View on IMDb111 acting credits
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
Notorious
21 Aug 1946
The Flintstones
30 Sep 1960
The Jetsons
23 Sep 1962
Top Cat
27 Sep 1961
On the Town
08 Dec 1949
I Love Lucy
15 Oct 1951
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
19 Nov 1982
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
20 Nov 1981
Filmography
2020
2010
- Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaireas Granny (voice)(archive footage)
1991
- The Looney Tunes Hall of Fameas Marc Anthony's Mistress (voice)
1986
- The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebrationas Betty Rubble (voice - archive footage)
1983
- The Bugs Bunny Showas Nanny103 episodes
1982
- Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Talesas Witch Hazel (voice)
1981
- The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movieas Granny (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1965
- Green Acresas Kate Bradley6 episodes
1963
- Petticoat Junctionas Kate Bradley196 episodes
- Vacation Playhouseas Sybil Murdock1 episode
1962
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Operator (uncredited)1 episode
- The Jetsonsas Emily Scopes1 episode
- Tender Is the Nightas Mrs. McKisco
1961
- The New Breedas Miss Horne1 episode
- Top Catas Receptionist (voice)1 episode
1960
- Peter Loves Maryas Wilma32 episodes
- The Flintstonesas Betty Rubble (voice)114 episodes
- Pete and Gladys1 episode
1959
- Tweet Dreamsas Various (voice)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas Telephone Operator (voice)1 episode
- Plunderers of Painted Flatsas Ella Heather
1958
- The George Burns Showas Blanche Morton25 episodes
- 77 Sunset Stripas Mary Field1 episode
1957
- The Restless Gunas Madame Brimstone1 episode
1955
- Matinee Theater1 episode
- A Midsummer Daydreamas Woman
- Screen Director's Playhouseas Woman1 episode
- The Hole Ideaas Gertrude
- Sandy Clawsas Granny
- Feather Dustedas Miss Prissy (voice)
- The Bob Cummings Showas Dixie Yates1 episode
1954
- Black Widowas Mrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)
- Goo Goo Goliathas Ethel (voice) (uncredited)
- Yankee Doodle Bugsas Various (voice) (uncredited)
- Bewitched Bunnyas Witch Hazel
- The Cats Bahas Penelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
- Wild Wifeas Marsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician
1953
- Punch Trunkas Marsha, Delores
- Of Rice and Henas Miss Prissy (voice)
- A Street Cat Named Sylvesteras Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- Tom Tom Tomcatas Granny (voice)
- Hare Trimmedas Granny (voice)
- Fowl Weatheras Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- Kiss Me Catas Vi (voice)
- General Electric Theateras Marie1 episode
- A Mouse Dividedas Mrs. Sylvester
- Snow Businessas Granny (voice) (uncredited)
1952
- Terrier-Strickenas Frisky's Mistress (voice)
- Ain't She Tweetas Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- Orange Blossoms for Violetas Violet (voice) (uncredited)
- Little Red Rodent Hoodas Granny Mouse (voice)
- Kiddin' the Kittenas Dodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
- Gift Wrappedas Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- Feed the Kittyas Marc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)
- The First Timeas Mrs. Potter
1951
- A Bear for Punishmentas Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- I Love Lucyas Miss Lewis1 episode
- Tweety's S.O.S.as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- Lovelorn Leghornas Miss Prissy
- Chow Houndas Pet Owner
- Room and Birdas Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- Putty Tat Troubleas Ladies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited)
- Fresh Laid Plans
- Hare We Goas Queen Isabella (voice) (uncredited)
1950
- Two's a Crowdas (voice)
- The Jack Benny Programas Peggy1 episode
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Showas Blanche Morton291 episodes
- Canary Rowas Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- All a Bir-r-r-das Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- An Egg Scrambleas Miss Prissy
- The Scarlet Pumpernickelas The Fair Melissa (voice)
1949
- Bear Featas Ma Bear
- On the Townas Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
- For Scent-imental Reasonsas Cat
- The Windblown Hareas Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- Doggone Tiredas Operator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Bee-Deviled Bruinas Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1948
- Kit for Catas Beatrice (voice) (uncredited)
- I Taw a Putty Tatas Woman (voice) (uncredited)
- A Hick, a Slick and a Chickas Daisy Lou (voice)
- Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Homeas Turtle
1947
- Doggone Catsas Dog's owner (voice)
- Tweetie Pieas Woman (voice) (uncredited)
- A Hare Grows in Manhattanas Lola Beverly (voice) (uncredited)
- Scent-imental Over Youas Narrator
1946
- Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1as Pet Owner1 episode
- Notoriousas File Clerk (uncredited)
- Hollywood Canine Canteenas Female dog voices
- Quentin Quailas Baby Toots (voice)
- Baseball Bugsas The Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited)
- Book Revueas Bobby-Soxer
1945
- A Gruesome Twosomeas Girl Cat
- It's Murder She Says...as Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)
- The Shooting of Dan McGooas Lou (voice) (uncredited)
1944
- Hare Forceas Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- Censoredas Sally Lou (voice) (uncredited)
- Brother Bratas Baby Butch's Mom
- Swooner Crooneras Chickens (voice) (uncredited)
- Bugs Bunny Nips the Nipsas Additional Characterizations
- The Weakly Reporteras Lady Buying Steak, Saleslady, Narrator, Cabbie, Lady with Bottle
- Bugs Bunny and the Three Bearsas Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- Little Red Riding Rabbitas Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
1943
- Puss n' Bootyas Woman (voice)
- A Corny Concertoas Screams (voice) (uncredited)
- Hiss and Make Upas Granny (voice) (uncredited)
- Pigs in a Polkaas Second Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
1942
- The Hep Catas Bird
1941
- Goofy Groceriesas Cow
1940
- The Bear's Taleas Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- Confederate Honeyas Crimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited)
- Cross Country Detoursas Deer