Bea Benaderet
Known For
Acting
Born
1906-04-04 in New York, New York, USA
Died
1968-10-13
Biography
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 Known For
The Flintstones
as Betty Rubble (voice)
I Love Lucy
as Miss Lewis
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Cousin Pearl Bodine
Green Acres
as Kate Bradley
77 Sunset Strip
as Mary Field
The Jetsons
as Emily Scopes / Celeste Skyler (voice)
Petticoat Junction
as Kate Bradley
Matinee Theater
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude Gearshift
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude, switchboard operator
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude Gearshift - switchboard operator
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude, switchboard operator (voice)
The Jack Benny Program
as Peggy
The Jack Benny Program
as Gertrude - Switchboard Operator (voice)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
Top Cat
as Mrs. Ball (voice)
Top Cat
as Julie / Mom (voice)
Top Cat
as Fancy's Girlfriend (voice)
Top Cat
as Fifi The Maid (voice)
Top Cat
as Girl Cat / Receptionist (voice)