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Bea Benaderet (1906–1968)

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Bea Benaderet had a remarkable career in radio and television. In the days before television, she provided the voices for hundreds of characters on the radio, on shows like "Fibber McGee and Molly," "My Favorite Husband" (with Lucille Ball), and the "Jack Benny Show." Benederet was born in New York City but raised in San Francisco and made her radio debut when she was 12 years old... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 62) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Sharon Tate, Bea Benaderet, Linda Kaye and Pat Woodell Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Jeannine Riley and Pat Woodell Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Smiley Burnette, Frank Cady, Rufe Davis, Linda Henning and Gunilla Hutton
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2005 First Family of the Stone Age (video)
Betty Rubble (voice)
 
1990 Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends (TV series)
Additional Voices (voice)
 
1963-1968 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Kate Bradley
– The Lady Doctor (1968) … Kate Bradley (credit only)
– The Valley Has a Baby (1968) … Kate Bradley (voice)
– Only a Husband (1968) … Kate Bradley
– The Singing Sweethearts (1968) … Kate Bradley
– Birthplace of a Future President (1968) … Kate Bradley
See all 175 episodes »
 
1968 The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour (TV series)
Additional Voices (voice)
 
1962-1967 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Cousin Pearl Bodine
– Greetings from the President (1967) … Cousin Pearl Bodine
– The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted (1963) … Cousin Pearl Bodine
– The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed (1963) … Cousin Pearl Bodine
– Jed Pays His Income Tax (1963) … Cousin Pearl Bodine
– Granny's Spring Tonic (1963) … Cousin Pearl Bodine
See all 23 episodes »
 
1966 The Road Runner Show (TV series)
Additional Voices (voice)
 
1965-1966 Green Acres (TV series)
Kate Bradley
– I Didn't Raise My Husband to Be a Fireman (1966) … Kate Bradley
– The Wedding Anniversary (1965) … Kate Bradley
– Lisa Has a Calf (1965) … Kate Bradley
– Lisa the Helpmate (1965) … Kate Bradley
– The Decorator (1965) … Kate Bradley
See all 6 episodes »
 
1960-1964 The Flintstones (TV series)
Betty Rubble / Cookie / Dancer / …
– Pebbles' Birthday Party (1964) … Betty Rubble (voice)
– Operation Switchover (1964) … Betty Rubble (voice)
– Bachelor Daze (1964) … Betty Rubble (voice)
– Son of Rockzilla (1964) … Betty Rubble (voice) / Octopuss (voice)
– Reel Trouble (1964) … Betty Rubble (voice)
See all 113 episodes »
 
1964 The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (TV series)
 
1964 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Sketch Actor
– Episode #1.29 (1964) … Sketch Actor
 
1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Sybil Murdock
– All About Barbara (1963) … Sybil Murdock
 
1962 The Jetsons (TV series)
Celeste Skyler / Emily Scopes
– A Visit from Grandpa (1962) … Emily Scopes/Celeste Skyler (voice)
 
1962 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
Mrs. Springer
– Continental Dinner (1962) … Mrs. Springer
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
Miss Horne
– A Motive Named Walter (1962) … Miss Horne
 
1961-1962 Top Cat (TV series)
Receptionist / Fifi The Maid / Girl Cat / …
– Dibble Sings Again (1962) … Receptionist (voice)
– King for a Day (1962) … Girl Cat/Receptionist (voice)
– Choo Choo Goes Ga-Ga (1962) … Fifi The Maid (voice)
– The Golden Fleecing (1962) … Julie/Mom (voice)
– A Visit from Mother (1961) … Mrs. Ball
 
1962 Tender Is the Night
Mrs. McKisco
 
1961 The Yogi Bear Show (TV series)
Lady on Riverboat
– Missile Bound Yogi/Cagey Lion/Foxy Friends (1961) … Lady on Riverboat (voice)
 
1960-1961 Peter Loves Mary (TV series)
Wilma
– Mr. Santini Writes a Letter (1961) … Wilma
– New Deal for Wilma (1961) … Wilma
– Wilma's Uncle Charlie (1961) … Wilma
– Peter Writes a Book (1961) … Wilma
– Wilma's Apple Butter (1961) … Wilma
See all 8 episodes »
 
1961 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Telephone Operator
– Spaceville (1961) … Telephone Operator (voice)
 
1961 The Chevy Show (TV series)
Eleanor Hewitt
– Happiest Day (1961) … Eleanor Hewitt
 
1961 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Eleanor Hewitt, Kathy's mother
– Happiest Day (1961) … Eleanor Hewitt, Kathy's mother
 
1960 O'Conner's Ocean (TV movie)
 
1960 The Bugs Bunny Show (TV series)
Additional Voices
 
1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Mary Field
– Ten Cents a Death (1960) … Mary Field
 
1960 Mister Magoo (TV series)
Mother Magoo / Leading Lady
– Mother's Cooking (1960) … Mother Magoo (voice) (uncredited)
– Mother's Little Helper (1960) … Mother Magoo (voice) (uncredited)
– Night Club Magoo (1960) … Mother Magoo (voice) (uncredited)
– Perils of Magoo (1960) … Leading Lady (voice) (uncredited)
– Pet Sitters (1960) … Mother Magoo (voice) (uncredited)
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Night Club (1959)
 
1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Mme. Brimstone
– Mme. Brimstone (1959) … Mme. Brimstone
 
1958-1959 The George Burns Show (TV series)
Blanche Morton
– George Invests in a Record Company (1959) … Blanche Morton
– Breaking Up the Team (1959) … Blanche Morton (as Bea Benadaret)
– George's Trial (1959) … Blanche Morton
– The Orchid Room or Contract to Sing (1959) … Blanche Morton
– Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane Guest (1959) … Blanche Morton
See all 14 episodes »
 
1959 Plunderers of Painted Flats
Ella Heather
 
1950-1958 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Blanche Morton / Blanch Morton / Natalie Baker
– The Exchange Student (1958) … Blanche Morton
– The Grammar School Dance (1958) … Blanche Morton
– Summer School (1958) … Blanche Morton
– The June Wedding (1958) … Blanche Morton
– The Week in New York (1958) … Blanche Morton
See all 291 episodes »
 
1956-1957 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
Blanche Morton / Dixie Yates
– Bob Meets the Mortons (1957) … Blanche Morton
– Scramble for Grandpa (1956) … Dixie Yates
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Edna
– The Amateur (1956) … Edna
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Woman
– A Midsummer Daydream (1955) … Woman
 
1952-1955 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Gertrude, switchboard operator / Gertrude - Switchboard Operator / Gertrude Gearshift / …
– Massage and Date with Gertrude (1955) … Gertrude, switchboard operator (as Bea Benadaret)
– Four O'Clock in the Morning Show (1955) … Gertrude, switchboard operator (voice) (as Bea Benadaret)
– How Jack Found Mary (1954) … Peggy (as Bea Benadaret)
– Entire Cast Show (1954) … Gertrude, switchboard operator
– Liberace Show (1954) … Gertrude, switchboard operator
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1955 The Hole Idea (short)
Gertrude - Henry's Wife (voice) (uncredited)
 
1955 The Lineup (TV series)
– The Falling Out of Thieves (1955)
 
1955 Feather Dusted (short)
Widow Hen (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954 Black Widow
Mrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)
 
1954 Goo Goo Goliath (short)
Ethel (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954 Bewitched Bunny (short)
Witch Hazel (voice) (uncredited) / Gretel (voice) (uncredited) / Pretty Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954 Muzzle Tough (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954 The Cats Bah (short)
Penelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954 Wild Wife (short)
Marsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician (voice) (uncredited)
 
1954 Sandy Claws (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Punch Trunk (short)
Marsha/Delores (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Of Rice and Hen (short)
Miss Prissy (voice) (uncredited) / Various Hens (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Easy Peckin's (short)
Clara the Hen (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 A Street Cat Named Sylvester (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Tom Tom Tomcat (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Hare Trimmed (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 There Auto Be a Law (short)
Lady with Lipstick (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Fowl Weather (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Kiss Me Cat (short)
Vi (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 A Mouse Divided (short)
Mrs. Sylvester/Female Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Snow Business (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (short)
Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Terrier-Stricken (short)
Frisky's Mistress (voice)
 
1952 Ain't She Tweet (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Orange Blossoms for Violet (short)
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Little Red Rodent Hood (short)
Granny Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Kiddin' the Kitten (short)
Dodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Gift Wrapped (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Feed the Kitty (short)
Marc Anthony's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 The First Time
Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
 
1952 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Miss Lewis
– Lucy Plays Cupid (1952) … Miss Lewis
 
1951 A Bear for Punishment (short)
Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Tweety's S.O.S. (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Lovelorn Leghorn (short)
Miss Prissy (voice) (uncredited) / Hazel (voice) (uncredited) / Hens (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Chow Hound (short)
M. Hinkle (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Room and Bird (short)
Granny/Sylvester's Owner (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Putty Tat Trouble (short)
Ladies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 Two's a Crowd (short)
John's Wife (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 Canary Row (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 All a Bir-r-r-rd (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 An Egg Scramble (short)
Prissy, Hens, Housewife (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 The Scarlet Pumpernickel (short)
The Fair Melissa (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 Bear Feat (short)
Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
 
1949 On the Town
Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)
 
1949 Oboler Comedy Theatre (TV series)
– Mr. Dydee (1949)
 
1949 The Bee-Deviled Bruin (short)
Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 A Hick a Slick and a Chick (short)
Daisy Lou (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 Kit for Cat (short)
Beatrice (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 I Taw a Putty Tat (short)
Woman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1947 Doggone Cats (short)
Dog's owner (voice) (uncredited)
 
1947 A Hare Grows in Manhattan (short)
Lola Beverly (voice) (uncredited)
 
1947 Tweetie Pie (short)
Woman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1947 Scent-imental Over You (short)
Narrator, Chihuahua (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 Notorious
File Clerk (uncredited)
 
1946 Hollywood Daffy (short)
Bette Davis (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 Hollywood Canine Canteen (short)
Various (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 Quentin Quail (short)
Baby Toots (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 Baseball Bugs (short)
The Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 Book Revue (short)
Bobby-Soxer/Lady on 'Freckles' Cover/Various Screams (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 A Gruesome Twosome (short)
Girl Cat (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 It's Murder She Says... (short)
Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 The Shooting of Dan McGoo (short)
Lou (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (short)
Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 Censored (short)
Sally Lou (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 Brother Brat (short)
Baby Butch's Mom (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 The Weakly Reporter (short)
Lady buying steak/Saleslady/Narrator/Cab Driver/Lady with bottle (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (short)
Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 Hare Force (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1944 Little Red Riding Rabbit (short)
Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 Puss n' Booty (short)
Woman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 Hiss and Make Up (short)
Granny (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 Pigs in a Polka (short)
Second Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 The Hep Cat (short)
Bird (voice) (uncredited)
 
1941 Goofy Groceries (short)
Cows/Can Can Dancers/Gorilla's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
 
1940 The Bear's Tale (short)
Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)
 
1940 Confederate Honey (short)
Crimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited)
 
1940 Cross Country Detours (short)
Deer/Little Girl/Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
 
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1967 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
– All Sales Final (1967) (performer: "Oh! Susanna" - uncredited, "Shine On, Harvest Moon" - uncredited)
– Uncle Joe and the Master Plan (1967) (performer: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" - uncredited)
– Hawaii Calling (1967) (performer: "Sweet Leilani" - uncredited)
– It's Not Easy to Be a Mother (1967) (performer: "Mighty Lak' a Rose" - uncredited)
– Kate's Cousin Mae (1967) (performer: "The Hooterville Cannonball" - uncredited)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
– Home for Christmas (1962) (performer: "Jingle Bells", "We Wish You a Merry Christmas")
 
1956 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
– Christmas in Jail (1956) (performer: "Jingle Bells" - uncredited)
 
1943 Hiss and Make Up (short) (performer: "Carolina in the Morning" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1966 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Bea Benaderet vs. Eddie Albert (1966) … Herself
 
1966 Hollywood Talent Scouts (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 April 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2006 CMT: The Greatest - 20 Greatest Country Comedy Shows (TV special)
Kate Bradley
 
2005 The History of Hooterville (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Paul Henning & The Hillbillies (video documentary)
Pearl Bodine/Kate Bradley
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons (TV documentary)
Teacher (voice) (uncredited)
 
1994 The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions (video short)
Betty Rubble (I) (voice)
 
1989 Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (video)
Little Red Riding Hood, Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
 
1986 The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (TV documentary)
Betty Rubble (voice)
 
1979 Bugs Bunny's Valentine (TV short)
Additional Voices (voice)
 
1963 CBS: The Stars' Address (TV movie)
Kate Bradley
 

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(1935) Radio: Regular on the show "Blue Monday Jamboree" on CBS. See more »

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Trivia:

She was one of producer/creator Paul Henning's favorite character actresses. When developing The Beverly Hillbillies, he kept Bea in mind, and, although she was interested in the role of Granny, Henning felt she was too "busty" for the role. During auditions for the role of Granny, it was Benaderet who pointed to Irene Ryan and told Henning, "There's your 'Granny'!". See more »

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The voice of Betty Rubble in "The Flintstones" (1960) See more »

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