Bea Benaderet
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1906
- Died
- October 13, 1968
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire 2010
as Granny (voice)(archive footage)
The History of Hooterville 2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame 1991
as Marc Anthony's Mistress (voice)
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration 1986
as Betty Rubble (voice - archive footage)
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales 1982
as Witch Hazel (voice)
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie 1981
as Granny (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night 1962
as Mrs. McKisco
Tweet Dreams 1959
as Various (voice)
Plunderers of Painted Flats 1959
as Ella Heather
- A Midsummer Daydream
A Midsummer Daydream 1955
as Woman
The Hole Idea 1955
as Gertrude
Sandy Claws 1955
as Granny
Feather Dusted 1955
as Miss Prissy (voice)
Black Widow 1954
as Mrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)
Goo Goo Goliath 1954
as Ethel (voice) (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Bugs 1954
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Bewitched Bunny 1954
as Witch Hazel / Gretel / Pretty Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
The Cats Bah 1954
as Penelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Wild Wife 1954
as Marsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician
Punch Trunk 1953
as Marsha, Delores
Of Rice and Hen 1953
as Miss Prissy (voice)
A Street Cat Named Sylvester 1953
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Tom Tom Tomcat 1953
as Granny (voice)
Hare Trimmed 1953
as Granny (voice)
Fowl Weather 1953
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Kiss Me Cat 1953
as Vi (voice)
A Mouse Divided 1953
as Mrs. Sylvester / Female Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Snow Business 1953
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Terrier-Stricken 1952
as Frisky's Mistress (voice)
Ain't She Tweet 1952
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Orange Blossoms for Violet 1952
as Violet (voice) (uncredited)
Little Red Rodent Hood 1952
as Granny Mouse (voice)
Kiddin' the Kitten 1952
as Dodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
Gift Wrapped 1952
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Feed the Kitty 1952
as Marc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)
The First Time 1952
as Mrs. Potter
A Bear for Punishment 1951
as Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Tweety's S.O.S. 1951
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Lovelorn Leghorn 1951
as Miss Prissy / Hazel / Hens (voice)
Chow Hound 1951
as Pet Owner
Room and Bird 1951
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Putty Tat Trouble 1951
as Ladies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited)
Fresh Laid Plans 1951
Actor
Hare We Go 1951
as Queen Isabella (voice) (uncredited)
Two's a Crowd 1950
as (voice)
Canary Row 1950
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
All a Bir-r-r-d 1950
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
An Egg Scramble 1950
as Miss Prissy / Hens / Housewife (voice)
The Scarlet Pumpernickel 1950
as The Fair Melissa (voice)
Bear Feat 1949
as Ma Bear
On the Town 1949
as Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
For Scent-imental Reasons 1949
as Cat
The Windblown Hare 1949
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Doggone Tired 1949
as Operator (voice) (uncredited)
The Bee-Deviled Bruin 1949
as Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Kit for Cat 1948
as Beatrice (voice) (uncredited)
I Taw a Putty Tat 1948
as Woman (voice) (uncredited)
A Hick, a Slick and a Chick 1948
as Daisy Lou (voice)
- Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home 1948
as Turtle / Kangaroo (voice)
Doggone Cats 1947
as Dog's owner (voice)
Tweetie Pie 1947
as Woman (voice) (uncredited)
A Hare Grows in Manhattan 1947
as Lola Beverly (voice) (uncredited)
Scent-imental Over You 1947
as Narrator / Chihuahua (voice) (uncredited)
Notorious 1946
as File Clerk (uncredited)
Hollywood Canine Canteen 1946
as Female dog voices
Quentin Quail 1946
as Baby Toots (voice)
Baseball Bugs 1946
as The Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited)
Book Revue 1946
as Bobby-Soxer / Lady on 'Freckles' Cover / Various Screams (voice)
A Gruesome Twosome 1945
as Girl Cat
It's Murder She Says... 1945
as Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)
The Shooting of Dan McGoo 1945
as Lou (voice) (uncredited)
Hare Force 1944
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Brother Brat 1944
as Baby Butch's Mom
Censored 1944
as Sally Lou (voice) (uncredited)
Swooner Crooner 1944
as Chickens (voice) (uncredited)
Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips 1944
as Additional Characterizations
The Weakly Reporter 1944
as Lady Buying Steak, Saleslady, Narrator, Cabbie, Lady with Bottle
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears 1944
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Little Red Riding Rabbit 1944
as Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
Puss n' Booty 1943
as Woman (voice)
A Corny Concerto 1943
as Screams (voice) (uncredited)
Hiss and Make Up 1943
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Pigs in a Polka 1943
as Second Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
The Hep Cat 1942
as Bird
Goofy Groceries 1941
as Cow / Can Can Dancers / Gorilla's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
The Bear's Tale 1940
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Confederate Honey 1940
as Crimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited)
Cross Country Detours 1940
as Deer / Little Girl / Phone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.