Hollywood Faces Dossier
40 Archival Vault Holdings
📍 New York, New York, USA
Bea Benaderet
1906 – 1968
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.
Mike Jones's Video Boneyard archive currently preserves 40 physical recordings spanning 14 productions featuring Bea Benaderet.
Archival Holdings in The Video Boneyard
The following 14 canonical motion pictures and broadcast master recordings featuring Bea Benaderet are preserved in the studio archives:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Director / Studio | The Video Boneyard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 7 Copies | Featured Cast | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1952 | Lucy Plays Cupid | Miss Lewis | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1954 | The Jack Benny Program: S04E07 - Liberace Show | Gertrude Gearshift | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1955 | The Jack Benny Program: S05E10 - Four O'Clock In The Morning Show | Gertrude Gearshift | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1961 | Spaceville | Telephone Operator (voice) | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies 12 Copies | Supporting Cast | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Unrenewed PD |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction 6 Copies | Featured Cast | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E02 - Lisa's First Day On the Farm | Kate Bradley | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E03 - The Decorator | Kate Bradley | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E08 - Lisa the Helpmate | Kate Bradley | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E12 - Lisa Has a Calf | Kate Bradley | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E13 - The Wedding Anniversary | Kate Bradley | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres 5 Copies | Featured Cast | Richard L. Bare / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | I Didn't Raise My Husband to Be a Fireman | Kate Bradley | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
Complete Career & Landmark Filmography
Major theatrical features, landmark television appearances, and key credited roles across Bea Benaderet's historic screen career:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Department / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Confederate Honey | Crimson O'Hairoil (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1940 | Cross Country Detours | Deer / Little Girl / Phone Operator (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1940 | Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection | Actor | Actor (Television) |
| 1940 | The Bear's Tale | Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1941 | Goofy Groceries | Cow / Can Can Dancers / Gorilla's Mother (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1942 | The Hep Cat | Bird | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1943 | A Corny Concerto | Screams (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1943 | Hiss and Make Up | Granny (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1943 | Pigs in a Polka | Second Little Pig (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1943 | Puss n' Booty | Woman (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1944 | Brother Brat | Baby Butch's Mom | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1944 | Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips | Additional Characterizations | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1944 | Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears | Mama Bear (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1944 | Censored | Sally Lou (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1944 | Hare Force | Granny (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1944 | Little Red Riding Rabbit | Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1944 | Swooner Crooner | Chickens (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1944 | The Weakly Reporter | Lady Buying Steak, Saleslady, Narrator, Cabbie, Lady with Bottle | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1945 | A Gruesome Twosome | Girl Cat | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1945 | It's Murder She Says... | Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1945 | The Shooting of Dan McGoo | Lou (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1946 | Baseball Bugs | The Statue of Liberty (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1946 | Book Revue | Bobby-Soxer / Lady on 'Freckles' Cover / Various Screams (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1946 | Hollywood Canine Canteen | Female dog voices | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1946 | Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 | Pet Owner | Actor (Television) |
| 1946 | Notorious | File Clerk (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1946 | Quentin Quail | Baby Toots (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1947 | A Hare Grows in Manhattan | Lola Beverly (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1947 | Doggone Cats | Dog's owner (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1947 | Scent-imental Over You | Narrator / Chihuahua (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1947 | Tweetie Pie | Woman (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1948 | A Hick, a Slick and a Chick | Daisy Lou (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1948 | I Taw a Putty Tat | Woman (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1948 | Kit for Cat | Beatrice (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1948 | Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home | Turtle / Kangaroo (voice) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1949 | Bear Feat | Ma Bear | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1949 | Doggone Tired | Operator (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1949 | For Scent-imental Reasons | Cat | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1949 | On the Town | Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1949 | The Bee-Deviled Bruin | Ma Bear (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
⚖️ Archival Preservation & Scholarship:
All film excerpts, technical specifications, and character credits cataloged in this dossier are curated for film scholarship, legal public domain verification, and historical media education under 17 U.S.C. § 107.