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Bea Benaderet

Apr 04, 1906 - Oct 13, 1968 (62 years old) in 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.

Known For

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The Flintstones
Betty Rubble (voice)
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I Love Lucy
Miss Lewis
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The Beverly Hillbillies
Cousin Pearl Bodine
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Telephone Operator (voice)
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Petticoat Junction
Kate Bradley
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The Jack Benny Program
Gertrude, switchboard operator
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The Jetsons
Emily Scopes / Celeste Skyler (voice)
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Green Acres
Kate Bradley

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