
Acting · 62 years old
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.

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire
Granny (voice)(archive footage)

I Love Lucy
Miss Lewis

The Jack Benny Program
Gertrude Gearshift

The Jack Benny Program
Gertrude, switchboard operator

The Jack Benny Program
Gertrude Gearshift - switchboard operator

The Jack Benny Program
Gertrude, switchboard operator (voice)

The Jack Benny Program
Peggy

The Jack Benny Program
Gertrude - Switchboard Operator (voice)

Notorious
File Clerk (uncredited)

Doggone Cats
Dog's owner (voice)

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Betty Rubble (voice - archive footage)

Top Cat
Mrs. Ball (voice)

Top Cat
Julie / Mom (voice)

Top Cat
Fancy's Girlfriend (voice)

Top Cat
Fifi The Maid (voice)

Top Cat
Girl Cat / Receptionist (voice)

Top Cat
Receptionist (voice)

The Flintstones
Betty Rubble (voice)

Feed the Kitty
Marc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)

A Mouse Divided
Mrs. Sylvester / Female Mouse (voice) (uncredited)