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Bea Benaderet

Actor

Bea Benaderet

Born April 4, 1906 in New York, New York, USADied October 13, 196885 films

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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On the Town poster7.0On the Town1949Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales poster7.2Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales1982The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie poster7.3The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie1981Feed the Kitty poster7.4Feed the Kitty1952The Scarlet Pumpernickel poster6.8The Scarlet Pumpernickel1950Little Red Riding Rabbit poster7.1Little Red Riding Rabbit1944A Corny Concerto poster6.9A Corny Concerto1943Baseball Bugs poster6.9Baseball Bugs1946

Filmography

85 films as actor
  1. 1991The Looney Tunes Hall of FameMarc Anthony's Mistress (voice)
  2. 1982Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit TalesWitch Hazel (voice)
  3. 1981The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny MovieGranny (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
  4. 1962Tender Is the NightMrs. McKisco
  5. 1959Tweet DreamsVarious (voice)
  6. 1959Plunderers of Painted FlatsElla Heather
  7. 1955A Midsummer DaydreamWoman
  8. 1955The Hole IdeaGertrude
  9. 1955Sandy ClawsGranny
  10. 1955Feather DustedMiss Prissy (voice)
  11. 1954Black WidowMrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)
  12. 1954Goo Goo GoliathEthel (voice) (uncredited)
  13. 1954Yankee Doodle BugsVarious (voice) (uncredited)
  14. 1954Bewitched BunnyWitch Hazel / Gretel / Pretty Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
  15. 1954The Cats BahPenelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
  16. 1954Wild WifeMarsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician
  17. 1953Punch TrunkMarsha, Delores
  18. 1953Of Rice and HenMiss Prissy (voice)
  19. 1953A Street Cat Named SylvesterGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  20. 1953Tom Tom TomcatGranny (voice)
  21. 1953Hare TrimmedGranny (voice)
  22. 1953Fowl WeatherGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  23. 1953Kiss Me CatVi (voice)
  24. 1953A Mouse DividedMrs. Sylvester / Female Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
  25. 1953Snow BusinessGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  26. 1952Terrier-StrickenFrisky's Mistress (voice)
  27. 1952Ain't She TweetGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  28. 1952Orange Blossoms for VioletViolet (voice) (uncredited)
  29. 1952Little Red Rodent HoodGranny Mouse (voice)
  30. 1952Kiddin' the KittenDodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
  31. 1952Gift WrappedGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  32. 1952Feed the KittyMarc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)
  33. 1952The First TimeMrs. Potter
  34. 1951A Bear for PunishmentMa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
  35. 1951Tweety's S.O.S.Granny (voice) (uncredited)
  36. 1951Lovelorn LeghornMiss Prissy / Hazel / Hens (voice)
  37. 1951Chow HoundPet Owner
  38. 1951Room and BirdGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  39. 1951Putty Tat TroubleLadies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited)
  40. 1951Fresh Laid Plans
  41. 1951Hare We GoQueen Isabella (voice) (uncredited)
  42. 1950Two's a Crowd(voice)
  43. 1950Canary RowGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  44. 1950All a Bir-r-r-dGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  45. 1950An Egg ScrambleMiss Prissy / Hens / Housewife (voice)
  46. 1950The Scarlet PumpernickelThe Fair Melissa (voice)
  47. 1949Bear FeatMa Bear
  48. 1949On the TownBrooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
  49. 1949For Scent-imental ReasonsCat
  50. 1949The Windblown HareGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  51. 1949Doggone TiredOperator (voice) (uncredited)
  52. 1949The Bee-Deviled BruinMa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
  53. 1948Kit for CatBeatrice (voice) (uncredited)
  54. 1948I Taw a Putty TatWoman (voice) (uncredited)
  55. 1948A Hick, a Slick and a ChickDaisy Lou (voice)
  56. 1948Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet HomeTurtle / Kangaroo (voice)
  57. 1947Doggone CatsDog's owner (voice)
  58. 1947Tweetie PieWoman (voice) (uncredited)
  59. 1947A Hare Grows in ManhattanLola Beverly (voice) (uncredited)
  60. 1947Scent-imental Over YouNarrator / Chihuahua (voice) (uncredited)
  61. 1946NotoriousFile Clerk (uncredited)
  62. 1946Hollywood Canine CanteenFemale dog voices
  63. 1946Quentin QuailBaby Toots (voice)
  64. 1946Baseball BugsThe Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited)
  65. 1946Book RevueBobby-Soxer / Lady on 'Freckles' Cover / Various Screams (voice)
  66. 1945A Gruesome TwosomeGirl Cat
  67. 1945It's Murder She Says...Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)
  68. 1945The Shooting of Dan McGooLou (voice) (uncredited)
  69. 1944Hare ForceGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  70. 1944CensoredSally Lou (voice) (uncredited)
  71. 1944Brother BratBaby Butch's Mom
  72. 1944Swooner CroonerChickens (voice) (uncredited)
  73. 1944Bugs Bunny Nips the NipsAdditional Characterizations
  74. 1944The Weakly ReporterLady Buying Steak, Saleslady, Narrator, Cabbie, Lady with Bottle
  75. 1944Bugs Bunny and the Three BearsMama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
  76. 1944Little Red Riding RabbitLittle Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
  77. 1943Puss n' BootyWoman (voice)
  78. 1943A Corny ConcertoScreams (voice) (uncredited)
  79. 1943Hiss and Make UpGranny (voice) (uncredited)
  80. 1943Pigs in a PolkaSecond Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
  81. 1942The Hep CatBird
  82. 1941Goofy GroceriesCow / Can Can Dancers / Gorilla's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
  83. 1940The Bear's TaleMama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
  84. 1940Confederate HoneyCrimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited)
  85. 1940Cross Country DetoursDeer / Little Girl / Phone Operator (voice) (uncredited)