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Bea Benaderet

Actress / Television Actress / Voice Actress / Film Actress | * 04/04/1906 († 62, 10/13/1968) | New York, New York (United States of America (USA))
Beatrice Benaderet ( BEN-ə-DERR-ət; April 4, 1906 – October 13, 1968) was an American actress and comedienne. Born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, she began performing in Bay Area theatre and radio before embarking on a Hollywood career that spanned over three decades. Benaderet first specialized in voice-over work in the golden age of radio, appearing on numerous programs while working with comedians of the era such as Jack Benny, Burns and Allen, and Lucille Ball. Her expertise in dialect and characterization led to her becoming Warner Bros.' leading voice of female characters in their animated cartoons of the early 1940s through the mid-1950s. Benaderet was then a prominent figure on television in situation comedies, first with The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show from 1950 to 1958, for which she earned two Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In the 1960s, she had regular roles in four series until her death from lung cancer in 1968, including the commercial successes The Beverly Hillbillies, ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Comedies | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Bea Benaderet

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Bea Benaderet as Actress(85)

as Self (archive footage)2005 The History of Hooterville
as Marc Anthony's Mistress (voice)1991 The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
as Mrs. McKisco1962 Tender Is the Night
as Various (voice)1959 Tweet Dreams
as Ella Heather1959 Plunderers of Painted Flats
as Gertrude1955 The Hole Idea
as Granny1955 Sandy Claws
as Miss Prissy (voice)1955 Feather Dusted
as Penelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)1954 The Cats Bah
as Marsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician1954 Wild Wife
as Witch Hazel / Gretel / Pretty Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)1954 Bewitched Bunny
as Ethel1954 Goo Goo Goliath
as Mrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)1954 Black Widow
as Various (voice) (uncredited)1954 Yankee Doodle Bugs
as Mrs. Sylvester / Female Mouse (voice) (uncredited)1953 A Mouse Divided
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)1953 Snow Business
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)1953 Fowl Weather
as Granny1953 Hare Trimmed
as Miss Prissy (voice)1953 Of Rice and Hen
as Granny (voice)1953 Tom Tom Tomcat
as Marsha, Delores1953 Punch Trunk
as Vi1953 Kiss Me Cat
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)1953 A Street Cat Named Sylvester
as Marc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)1952 Feed the Kitty
as Violet (voice)1952 Orange Blossoms for Violet
as Granny (voice)1952 Gift Wrapped
as Dodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)1952 Kiddin' the Kitten
as Granny Mouse (voice)1952 Little Red Rodent Hood
as Frisky's Mistress (voice)1952 Terrier-Stricken
as Granny1952 Ain't She Tweet
as Mrs. Potter1952 The First Time
as Queen Isabella (voice) (uncredited)1951 Hare We Go
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)1951 Room and Bird
as Miss Prissy / Hazel / Hens1951 Lovelorn Leghorn
as Granny1951 Tweety's S.O.S.
as Ladies letting cats out1951 Putty Tat Trouble
as Pet Owner1951 Chow Hound
as Ma Bear1951 A Bear for Punishment
as The Fair Melissa (voice)1950 The Scarlet Pumpernickel
as Granny1950 Canary Row
as Miss Prissy, Hens, Housewife1950 An Egg Scramble
as (voice)1950 Two's a Crowd
as Granny1950 All a Bir-r-r-rd
as Operator (voice) (uncredited)1949 Doggone Tired
as Ma Bear1949 Bear Feat
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)1949 The Windblown Hare
as Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)1949 On the Town
as Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)1949 The Bee-Deviled Bruin
as Woman (voice) (uncredited)1948 I Taw a Putty Tat
as Beatrice (voice) (uncredited)1948 Kit for Cat
as Daisy Lou (voice)1948 A Hick, a Slick and a Chick
as Turtle / Kangaroo (voice)1948 Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
as Narrator / Chihuahua (voice) (uncredited)1947 Scent-imental Over You
as Dog's owner (voice)1947 Doggone Cats
as Lola Beverly (voice) (uncredited)1947 A Hare Grows in Manhattan
as Woman (voice) (uncredited)1947 Tweetie Pie
as Female dog voices1946 Hollywood Canine Canteen
as File Clerk (uncredited)1946 Notorious
as The Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited)1946 Baseball Bugs
as Bobby-Soxer / Lady on 'Freckles' Cover / Various Screams (voice)1946 Book Revue
as Baby Toots (voice)1946 Quentin Quail
as Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)1945 It's Murder She Says...
as Girl Cat1945 A Gruesome Twosome
as Sally Lou (voice) (uncredited)1944 Censored
as Lady Buying Steak, Saleslady, Narrator, Cabbie, Lady with Bottle1944 The Weakly Reporter
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)1944 Hare Force
as Chickens (voice) (uncredited)1944 Swooner Crooner
as Baby Butch's Mom1944 Brother Brat
as Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)1944 Little Red Riding Rabbit
as Additional Characterizations1944 Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)1944 Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
as Granny (voice) (uncredited)1943 Hiss and Make Up
as Screams (voice)1943 A Corny Concerto
as Second Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)1943 Pigs in a Polka
as Woman (voice)1943 Puss n' Booty
as Bird1942 The Hep Cat
as Cow / Can Can Dancers / Gorilla's Mother (voice) (uncredited)1941 Goofy Groceries
as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)1940 The Bear's Tale
as Deer / Little Girl / Phone Operator (voice) (uncredited)1940 Cross Country Detours
as Crimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited)1940 Confederate Honey

TV Shows/Series with Bea Benaderet as Actress(19)

as Sybil Murdock1963 Vacation Playhouse
as herself1963 The Danny Kaye Show
as Kate Bradley1963 Petticoat Junction
as Emily Scopes / Celeste Skyler (voice)1962 The Jetsons
as Cousin Pearl Bodine1962 The Beverly Hillbillies
as Miss Horne1961 The New Breed
as Betty Rubble (voice)1960 The Flintstones
as Wilma1960 Peter Loves Mary
as Blanche Morton1958 The George Burns Show
as Marie1953 GE Theater
as Miss Lewis1951 I Love Lucy

Full Name: Bea Benaderet
Born: Wednesday, 04/04 1906 (April) in New York, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 10/13 1968 (October) in Los Angeles (aged: 62)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Eugene Twombly, Jim Bannon
Children: Jack Bannon
Other names for Bea Benaderet (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Bee Benadaret"
"Bea Benadaret"
Bea Benaderet frequently works together with these people:
Mel Blanc (72x, Actor)
Treg Brown (62x, Crew)
Carl W. Stalling (56x, Crew)
Friz Freleng (38x, Crew)
Edward Selzer (37x, Crew)
Chuck Jones (22x, Crew)
Warren Foster (21x, Crew)
Michael Maltese (19x, Crew)
Virgil Ross (19x, Crew)
Tedd Pierce (17x, Crew)
Herb Vigran (16x, Actor)
Ken Champin (16x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:490567, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024