Job Actress
Known for Petticoat Junction's Kate Bradley, original voice of Betty Rubble on The Flintstones, voice of Granny in the Tweety cartoons (until 1955)
Top Roles File Clerk, Brooklyn Girl on Subway, Mrs. McKisco, Baby Butch's Mom, Little Red Riding Hood
Top GenresAnimation, Family, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical
Top TopicsBook-Based, Spies, Romance (Drama)
Top Collaborators , (Director), (Director),
Shares birthday with Anthony Perkins, Elizabeth Wilson, Gene Reynolds  see more..

Bea Benaderet Overview:

Character actress, Bea Benaderet, was born on Apr 4, 1906 in New York City, NY. Benaderet died at the age of 62 on Oct 13, 1968 in Los Angeles, CA .

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.

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Just For Fun! The Voices behind The Flintstones

By Annmarie Gatti on Aug 25, 2014 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Just for Fun! The Fabulous Voices behind the Fabulous Flintstones!? I’m sure you’d recognize their voices anywhere, but here they are ‘in person’… the wonderful character actors that voiced Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty… Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone, Jean Vander P... Read full article


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Bea Benaderet Quotes:

Ma Bear: Oh, who's your best friend? It's father! / 'Cause father is your best friend / And who's your best friend, to the very end? / Nobody else but Pa! / He is the only friend bestest / Nor south and east and westest / Who is your best friend? Father! / 'Cause father is all right / Morning, noon, and night / Pa! Pa! Pa!


Granny: Ah, ha! You didn't count on Pocahontas, did you, Geronimo?


Woman: Thomas! You mumbless, you coward, you scoundrel, you... Take that! And that!


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Bea Benaderet Facts
Bea Benaderet was Lucille Ball's original choice for the role of Ethel Mertz on the "I Love Lucy" (1951) show.

In 1936, she joined Orson Welles on radio's "The Campbell Playhouse" and received her first big break when she became a regular on Jack Benny's big radio show, where she created memorable characters such as Gertrude Gearshift. A major radio staple at the time, her numerous appearances included the comedies "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," "The Great Gildersleeve" and "Fibber McGee and Molly." She also played Lucille Ball's best friend on radio's "My Favorite Husband," which was the precursor to TV's "I Love Lucy" (1951).

Her second husband, Gene Twombly, a sound-effects technician (both worked on "The Jack Benny Program" (1950)), died of a heart attack just four days after she died of cancer.

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