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Bea Benaderet

Bea Benaderet

Actor · Died October 13, 1968, aged 62 · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 4, 1906
Died
October 13, 1968 (aged 62)
From
New York, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 28% in 30 days

What are Bea Benaderet's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Society
32%
Self
12%
Survival
9%
Power
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Joyful
7
Melancholic
2
Absurd
2
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bea Benaderet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bea Benaderet's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Granny (voice)(archive footage)

  • The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Marc Anthony's Mistress (voice)

  • The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Betty Rubble (voice - archive footage)

  • Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary(1986)

    as Granny

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Bugs Bunny Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 103 episodes · as Nanny

  • Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales(1982)

    as Witch Hazel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie(1981)

    as Granny (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Green Acres(1965)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kate Bradley

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Petticoat Junction(1963)

    Show 196 episodes · as Kate Bradley

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Vacation Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Sybil Murdock

  • The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)

    Show 23 episodes · as Operator (uncredited) · as Pearl Bodine

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Jetsons(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily Scopes / Celeste Skyler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Tender Is the Night(1962)

    as Mrs. McKisco

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series(1962)

    Show as Princess

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Horne

  • Top Cat(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Fancy's Girlfriend (voice) · as Fifi The Maid (voice) · as Girl Cat / Receptionist (voice) · as Julie / Mom (voice) · as Mrs. Ball (voice) · as Receptionist (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Loves Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 32 episodes · as Wilma

  • The Flintstones(1960)

    Show 114 episodes · as Betty Rubble (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Pete and Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tweet Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Various (voice)

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Telephone Operator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Plunderers of Painted Flats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Ella Heather

  • The George Burns Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 25 episodes · as Blanche Morton

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Field

  • The Restless Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Brimstone

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Midsummer Daydream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Woman

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

  • The Hole Idea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Gertrude

  • Sandy Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Granny

  • Feather Dusted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Miss Prissy (voice)

  • The Bob Cummings Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Blanche Morton · as Dixie Yates

  • Black Widow(1954)

    as Mrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Goo Goo Goliath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ethel (voice) (uncredited)

  • Yankee Doodle Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Various (voice) (uncredited)

  • Bewitched Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Witch Hazel / Gretel / Pretty Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Cats Bah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Penelope's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)

  • Wild Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Marsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician

  • Punch Trunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Marsha, Delores

  • Of Rice and Hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Miss Prissy (voice)

  • A Street Cat Named Sylvester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Tom Tom Tomcat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Granny (voice)

  • Hare Trimmed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Granny (voice)

  • Fowl Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Kiss Me Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Vi (voice)

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Marie

  • A Mouse Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mrs. Sylvester / Female Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

  • Snow Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Terrier-Stricken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Frisky's Mistress (voice)

  • Ain't She Tweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Orange Blossoms for Violet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Violet (voice) (uncredited)

  • Little Red Rodent Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Granny Mouse (voice)

  • Kiddin' the Kitten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Dodsworth's Mistress (voice) (uncredited)

  • Gift Wrapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Feed the Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Marc Anthony's Owner (voice) (uncredited)

  • The First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Mrs. Potter

  • A Bear for Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)

  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Lewis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Tweety's S.O.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Lovelorn Leghorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Miss Prissy / Hazel / Hens (voice)

  • Chow Hound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Pet Owner

  • Room and Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Putty Tat Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ladies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited)

  • Fresh Laid Plans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Hare We Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Queen Isabella (voice) (uncredited)

  • Two's a Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as (voice)

  • The Jack Benny Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gertrude Gearshift · as Peggy

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 291 episodes · as Blanche Morton

  • Canary Row (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • All a Bir-r-r-d (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • An Egg Scramble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Miss Prissy / Hens / Housewife (voice)

  • The Scarlet Pumpernickel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as The Fair Melissa (voice)

  • Bear Feat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Ma Bear

  • On the Town(1949)

    as Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • For Scent-imental Reasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Cat

  • The Windblown Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Doggone Tired (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Operator (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Bee-Deviled Bruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited)

  • Kit for Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Beatrice (voice) (uncredited)

  • I Taw a Putty Tat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Woman (voice) (uncredited)

  • A Hick, a Slick and a Chick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Daisy Lou (voice)

  • Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Turtle / Kangaroo (voice)

  • Doggone Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Dog's owner (voice)

  • Tweetie Pie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Woman (voice) (uncredited)

  • A Hare Grows in Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Lola Beverly (voice) (uncredited)

  • Scent-imental Over You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Narrator / Chihuahua (voice) (uncredited)

  • Notorious(1946)

    as File Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Canine Canteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Female dog voices

  • Quentin Quail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Baby Toots (voice)

  • Baseball Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as The Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited)

  • Book Revue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Bobby-Soxer / Lady on 'Freckles' Cover / Various Screams (voice)

  • A Gruesome Twosome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Girl Cat

  • It's Murder She Says... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)

  • The Shooting of Dan McGoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Lou (voice) (uncredited)

  • Hare Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Brother Brat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Baby Butch's Mom

  • Censored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Sally Lou (voice) (uncredited)

  • Swooner Crooner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Chickens (voice) (uncredited)

  • Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Additional Characterizations

  • The Weakly Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Lady Buying Steak, Saleslady, Narrator, Cabbie, Lady with Bottle

  • Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)

  • Little Red Riding Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)

  • Puss n' Booty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Woman (voice)

  • A Corny Concerto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Screams (voice) (uncredited)

  • Hiss and Make Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Granny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Pigs in a Polka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Second Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Hep Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Bird

  • Goofy Groceries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cow / Can Can Dancers / Gorilla's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Bear's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited)

  • Confederate Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Crimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited)

  • Cross Country Detours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Deer / Little Girl / Phone Operator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Show 60 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles from 1940 to 2010; peak year 1981.

Biggest box office

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

$78K worldwide

Highest rated

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

The Flintstones (1960)

Film career

19402010

Peak 1981 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1943Screen debut· Pigs in a Polka
  • 1943First top-billed film· Puss n' Booty
  • 1960Career best· The Flintstones
  • 2010Career best· Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 110: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1940s40 · acting1950s53 · acting1960s11 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 14% of 35 roles
434853

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bea Benaderet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)

58th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Notorious (1946)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Bea Benaderet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bea Benaderet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Maltese shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers