Bea Benaderet

Bea Benaderet

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.

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Filmography

2010

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire
Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire
as Granny (voice)(archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/10/2010

2005

The History of Hooterville
The History of Hooterville
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/19/2005

1991

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
as Marc Anthony's Mistress (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/13/1991

1986

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Betty Rubble (voice - archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/20/1986

1982

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
as Witch Hazel (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/19/1982

1981

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
as Granny (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/20/1981

1965

Green Acres
Green Acres
as Kate Bradley
TV - Released: 9/15/1965

1963

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
as Kate Bradley
TV - Released: 9/24/1963
TV
Vacation Playhouse
as Sybil Murdock
TV - Released: 7/22/1963
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/25/1963

1962

Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
as Mrs. McKisco
Movie - Released: 1/19/1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Cousin Pearl Bodine
TV - Released: 9/26/1962
The Jetsons
The Jetsons
as Emily Scopes / Celeste Skyler (voice)
TV - Released: 9/23/1962

1961

The New Breed
The New Breed
as Miss Horne
TV - Released: 10/3/1961
Top Cat
Top Cat
as Mrs. Ball (voice)
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Top Cat
Top Cat
as Fifi The Maid (voice)
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Top Cat
Top Cat
as Julie / Mom (voice)
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Top Cat
Top Cat
as Fancy's Girlfriend (voice)
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Top Cat
Top Cat
as Receptionist (voice)
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Top Cat
Top Cat
as Girl Cat / Receptionist (voice)
TV - Released: 9/27/1961

1960

The Flintstones
The Flintstones
as Betty Rubble (voice)
TV - Released: 9/30/1960
Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys
TV - Released: 9/19/1960
TV
Peter Loves Mary
as Wilma
TV - Released: 10/12/1960

1959

Tweet Dreams
Tweet Dreams
as Various (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/4/1959
Plunderers of Painted Flats
Plunderers of Painted Flats
as Ella Heather
Movie - Released: 1/23/1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Telephone Operator (voice)
TV - Released: 9/29/1959

1958

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Mary Field
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
TV
The George Burns Show
as Blanche Morton
TV - Released: 10/21/1958

1957

The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun
as Madame Brimstone
TV - Released: 9/23/1957

1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

Sandy Claws
Sandy Claws
as Granny
Movie - Released: 4/2/1955
The Hole Idea
The Hole Idea
as Gertrude
Movie - Released: 4/16/1955
Feather Dusted
Feather Dusted
as Miss Prissy (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/14/1955
Movie
A Midsummer Daydream
as Woman
Movie - Released: 10/19/1955
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
TV - Released: 10/31/1955
The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show
as Blanche Morton
TV - Released: 1/2/1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Woman
TV - Released: 10/5/1955
The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show
as Dixie Yates
TV - Released: 1/2/1955

1954

Bewitched Bunny
Bewitched Bunny
as Witch Hazel / Gretel / Pretty Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/24/1954
Goo Goo Goliath
Goo Goo Goliath
as Ethel (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/18/1954
Wild Wife
Wild Wife
as Marsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician
Movie - Released: 2/19/1954
Black Widow
Black Widow
as Mrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/28/1954
The Cats Bah
The Cats Bah
as Penelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/20/1954
Yankee Doodle Bugs
Yankee Doodle Bugs
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/28/1954

1953

Of Rice and Hen
Of Rice and Hen
as Miss Prissy (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/13/1953
Kiss Me Cat
Kiss Me Cat
as Vi
Movie - Released: 2/21/1953
A Mouse Divided
A Mouse Divided
as Mrs. Sylvester / Female Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/31/1953
Snow Business
Snow Business
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/17/1953
Punch Trunk
Punch Trunk
as Marsha, Delores
Movie - Released: 12/19/1953
Tom Tom Tomcat
Tom Tom Tomcat
as Granny (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/26/1953
Hare Trimmed
Hare Trimmed
as Granny (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/19/1953
A Street Cat Named Sylvester
A Street Cat Named Sylvester
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/4/1953
Fowl Weather
Fowl Weather
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/3/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Marie
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Gift Wrapped
Gift Wrapped
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/16/1952
Feed the Kitty
Feed the Kitty
as Marc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/2/1952
Orange Blossoms for Violet
Orange Blossoms for Violet
as Violet (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/23/1952
Kiddin' the Kitten
Kiddin' the Kitten
as Dodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/5/1952
Ain't She Tweet
Ain't She Tweet
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/21/1952
Little Red Rodent Hood
Little Red Rodent Hood
as Granny Mouse (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/3/1952
Terrier-Stricken
Terrier-Stricken
as Frisky's Mistress (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/29/1952
The First Time
The First Time
as Mrs. Potter
Movie - Released: 1/31/1952

1951

Fresh Laid Plans
Fresh Laid Plans
Movie - Released: 12/22/1951
A Bear for Punishment
A Bear for Punishment
as Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/20/1951
Chow Hound
Chow Hound
as Pet Owner
Movie - Released: 6/16/1951
Putty Tat Trouble
Putty Tat Trouble
as Ladies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/23/1951
Tweety's S.O.S.
Tweety's S.O.S.
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/21/1951
Lovelorn Leghorn
Lovelorn Leghorn
as Miss Prissy / Hazel / Hens (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/8/1951
Room and Bird
Room and Bird
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/2/1951
Hare We Go
Hare We Go
as Queen Isabella (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/5/1951
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
as Miss Lewis
TV - Released: 10/15/1951

1950

Two's a Crowd
Two's a Crowd
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/29/1950
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
as The Fair Melissa (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/4/1950
Canary Row
Canary Row
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/7/1950
All a Bir-r-r-d
All a Bir-r-r-d
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/24/1950
An Egg Scramble
An Egg Scramble
as Miss Prissy / Hens / Housewife (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/27/1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Blanche Morton
TV - Released: 10/12/1950
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude, switchboard operator
TV - Released: 10/28/1950
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude Gearshift
TV - Released: 10/28/1950
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as Peggy
TV - Released: 10/28/1950
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude - Switchboard Operator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/28/1950
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude, switchboard operator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/28/1950
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude Gearshift - switchboard operator
TV - Released: 10/28/1950

1949

On the Town
On the Town
as Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/8/1949
For Scent-imental Reasons
For Scent-imental Reasons
as Cat
Movie - Released: 11/12/1949
Bear Feat
Bear Feat
as Ma Bear
Movie - Released: 12/10/1949
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
as Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/14/1949
Doggone Tired
Doggone Tired
as Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/30/1949
The Windblown Hare
The Windblown Hare
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/27/1949

1948

Movie
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
as Turtle / Kangaroo (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1948
Kit for Cat
Kit for Cat
as Beatrice (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/6/1948
A Hick, a Slick and a Chick
A Hick, a Slick and a Chick
as Daisy Lou (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/13/1948
I Taw a Putty Tat
I Taw a Putty Tat
as Woman (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/2/1948

1947

A Hare Grows in Manhattan
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
as Lola Beverly (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/22/1947
Tweetie Pie
Tweetie Pie
as Woman (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/3/1947
Doggone Cats
Doggone Cats
as Dog's owner (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/24/1947
Scent-imental Over You
Scent-imental Over You
as Narrator / Chihuahua (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/8/1947

1946

Baseball Bugs
Baseball Bugs
as The Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/2/1946
Book Revue
Book Revue
as Bobby-Soxer / Lady on 'Freckles' Cover / Various Screams (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/5/1946
Hollywood Canine Canteen
Hollywood Canine Canteen
as Female dog voices
Movie - Released: 4/19/1946
Quentin Quail
Quentin Quail
as Baby Toots (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/2/1946
Notorious
Notorious
as File Clerk (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/21/1946

1945

A Gruesome Twosome
A Gruesome Twosome
as Girl Cat
Movie - Released: 6/9/1945
It's Murder She Says...
It's Murder She Says...
as Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/15/1945
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
as Lou (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/14/1945

1944

Hare Force
Hare Force
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/22/1944
Little Red Riding Rabbit
Little Red Riding Rabbit
as Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/4/1944
Censored
Censored
as Sally Lou (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/15/1944
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/26/1944
The Weakly Reporter
The Weakly Reporter
as Lady Buying Steak, Saleslady, Narrator, Cabbie, Lady with Bottle
Movie - Released: 3/24/1944
Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips
Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips
as Additional Characterizations
Movie - Released: 4/21/1944
Brother Brat
Brother Brat
as Baby Butch's Mom
Movie - Released: 7/15/1944
Swooner Crooner
Swooner Crooner
as Chickens (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/6/1944

1943

Pigs in a Polka
Pigs in a Polka
as Second Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/6/1943
Puss n' Booty
Puss n' Booty
as Woman (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/10/1943
A Corny Concerto
A Corny Concerto
as Screams (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/25/1943
Hiss and Make Up
Hiss and Make Up
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/11/1943

1942

The Hep Cat
The Hep Cat
as Bird
Movie - Released: 10/3/1942

1941

Goofy Groceries
Goofy Groceries
as Cow / Can Can Dancers / Gorilla's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/29/1941

1940

The Bear's Tale
The Bear's Tale
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/13/1940
Confederate Honey
Confederate Honey
as Crimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/29/1940
Cross Country Detours
Cross Country Detours
as Deer / Little Girl / Phone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/15/1940