Bea Benaderet

Bea Benaderet

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Bea Benaderet

The History of Hooterville

The History of Hooterville (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame (1991)

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

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)

as Betty Rubble (voice - archive footage)
Tweet Dreams

Tweet Dreams (1959)

as Various (voice)
Feather Dusted

Feather Dusted (1955)

as Miss Prissy (voice)
Black Widow

Black Widow (1954)

as Mrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)
Goo Goo Goliath

Goo Goo Goliath (1954)

as Ethel (voice) (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Bugs

Yankee Doodle Bugs (1954)

as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Bewitched Bunny

Bewitched Bunny (1954)

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

The Cats Bah (1954)

as Penelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Wild Wife

Wild Wife (1954)

as Marsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician
Punch Trunk

Punch Trunk (1953)

as Marsha, Delores
Of Rice and Hen

Of Rice and Hen (1953)

as Miss Prissy (voice)
A Street Cat Named Sylvester

A Street Cat Named Sylvester (1953)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Tom Tom Tomcat

Tom Tom Tomcat (1953)

as Granny (voice)
Hare Trimmed

Hare Trimmed (1953)

as Granny (voice)
Fowl Weather

Fowl Weather (1953)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
A Mouse Divided

A Mouse Divided (1953)

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

Snow Business (1953)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Terrier-Stricken

Terrier-Stricken (1952)

as Frisky's Mistress (voice)
Ain't She Tweet

Ain't She Tweet (1952)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Orange Blossoms for Violet

Orange Blossoms for Violet (1952)

as Violet (voice) (uncredited)
Little Red Rodent Hood

Little Red Rodent Hood (1952)

as Granny Mouse (voice)
Kiddin' the Kitten

Kiddin' the Kitten (1952)

as Dodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Gift Wrapped

Gift Wrapped (1952)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Feed the Kitty

Feed the Kitty (1952)

as Marc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)
A Bear for Punishment

A Bear for Punishment (1951)

as Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Tweety's S.O.S.

Tweety's S.O.S. (1951)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Lovelorn Leghorn

Lovelorn Leghorn (1951)

as Miss Prissy / Hazel / Hens (voice)
Room and Bird

Room and Bird (1951)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Putty Tat Trouble

Putty Tat Trouble (1951)

as Ladies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited)
Hare We Go

Hare We Go (1951)

as Queen Isabella (voice) (uncredited)
Canary Row

Canary Row (1950)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
All a Bir-r-r-d

All a Bir-r-r-d (1950)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
An Egg Scramble

An Egg Scramble (1950)

as Miss Prissy / Hens / Housewife (voice)
The Scarlet Pumpernickel

The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)

as The Fair Melissa (voice)
On the Town

On the Town (1949)

as Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
The Windblown Hare

The Windblown Hare (1949)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Doggone Tired

Doggone Tired (1949)

as Operator (voice) (uncredited)
The Bee-Deviled Bruin

The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949)

as Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Kit for Cat

Kit for Cat (1948)

as Beatrice (voice) (uncredited)
I Taw a Putty Tat

I Taw a Putty Tat (1948)

as Woman (voice) (uncredited)
Doggone Cats

Doggone Cats (1947)

as Dog's owner (voice)
Tweetie Pie

Tweetie Pie (1947)

as Woman (voice) (uncredited)
A Hare Grows in Manhattan

A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)

as Lola Beverly (voice) (uncredited)
Scent-imental Over You

Scent-imental Over You (1947)

as Narrator / Chihuahua (voice) (uncredited)
Notorious

Notorious (1946)

as File Clerk (uncredited)
Quentin Quail

Quentin Quail (1946)

as Baby Toots (voice)
Baseball Bugs

Baseball Bugs (1946)

as The Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited)
Book Revue

Book Revue (1946)

as Bobby-Soxer / Lady on 'Freckles' Cover / Various Screams (voice)
It's Murder She Says...

It's Murder She Says... (1945)

as Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)
The Shooting of Dan McGoo

The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)

as Lou (voice) (uncredited)
Hare Force

Hare Force (1944)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Censored

Censored (1944)

as Sally Lou (voice) (uncredited)
Brother Brat

Brother Brat (1944)

as Baby Butch's Mom
Swooner Crooner

Swooner Crooner (1944)

as Chickens (voice) (uncredited)
Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips

Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (1944)

as Additional Characterizations
The Weakly Reporter

The Weakly Reporter (1944)

as Lady Buying Steak, Saleslady, Narrator, Cabbie, Lady with Bottle
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears

Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (1944)

as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Little Red Riding Rabbit

Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)

as Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
Puss n' Booty

Puss n' Booty (1943)

as Woman (voice)
A Corny Concerto

A Corny Concerto (1943)

as Screams (voice) (uncredited)
Hiss and Make Up

Hiss and Make Up (1943)

as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Pigs in a Polka

Pigs in a Polka (1943)

as Second Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Goofy Groceries

Goofy Groceries (1941)

as Cow / Can Can Dancers / Gorilla's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
The Bear's Tale

The Bear's Tale (1940)

as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Confederate Honey

Confederate Honey (1940)

as Crimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited)
Cross Country Detours

Cross Country Detours (1940)

as Deer / Little Girl / Phone Operator (voice) (uncredited)