Bea Benaderet Net Worth
Bea Benaderet Net Worth is
$250,000
Bea Benaderet Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Beatrice “Bea” Benaderet (April 4, 1906 – October 13, 1968) was an American actress born in New York City and reared in San Francisco, California. Her major breaks in radio came on The Jack Benny Program and as a member of Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre repertory company. 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 original 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 and 1950s, most famously as Granny. | Date Of Birth | April 4, 1906, United States of America |
| Died | October 13, 1968, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Spouse | Eugene Twombly (m. 1957–1968), Jim Bannon (m. 1938–1950) |
| Children | Jack Bannon, Maggie Bannon |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Flintstones (1960) first Betty Rubble voice |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Had worked with Jean Vander Pyl on The Flintstones (1960) and on Top Cat (1961). |
| 2 | She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1611 Vine Street on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. |
| 3 | A prolific dialectician, she was one of the few female voice artists associated with Warner Bros. studio in its early days (as Mel Blanc provided the majority of character voices at the time, even for the female characters). She never received screen credit due to Blanc's WB contract. She went on to play the character Granny from 1937 into the 1950s when June Foray took over the vocal role. She reunited with Blanc in the 1960s when he voiced Barney Rubble to her Betty Rubble. |
| 4 | Benaderet became sick with cancer in 1967, which led to her leaving Petticoat Junction (1963) in what it was hoped would be a temporary retirement. Rosemary DeCamp was brought in to play the Bradley girls' Aunt Helen in the scripts that were obviously written for Benaderet's character, Kate Bradley. Benaderet only managed to return twice on the show after her departure. Following her death, June Lockhart was brought in as a surrogate mother figure and lady M.D. who sets up practice at the Shady Rest Hotel. However, Benaderet's anchoring presence was missed by the public and the show lasted only two more seasons (1968-1970). |
| 5 | Born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, Bea was discovered by the manager of radio station KGO, who spotted her singing in a children's production of The Beggar's Opera, and put her on the radio as a singer. |
| 6 | Attended St. Rose Academy High School and began her acting studies at the Reginald Travis School of Acting in San Francisco. |
| 7 | 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 television's I Love Lucy (1951). |
| 8 | Her father, Samuel Benaderet, was a Turkish immigrant; her mother's name was Margaret O'Keefe Benaderet. Bea went on to have two children, Jack and Maggie, from her first marriage to actor Jim Bannon. |
| 9 | While attending the Reginald Travis School of Acting in San Francisco, she appeared with stock companies and little theaters, finding occasional employment as an actress, singer, writer, producer and announcer on radio. |
| 10 | After her death of emphysema at age 62, Bea was interred at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California. Her second husband, Gene Twombly, died four days later (October 17, 1968) of a heart attack and was interred next to her. |
| 11 | You would never guess it from her wholesome television and radio appearances, but Bea could outcuss a navy boatswain. She would crack up her cast members on The Jack Benny Program (1950) by betting on which lines announcer Don Wilson would screw up on each show. |
| 12 | She died during the run of her television series Petticoat Junction (1963), and a stand-in, seen only from the back, and with no dialogue to speak, was used for the last episode in which she supposedly appeared. |
| 13 | She was one of producer/creator Paul Henning's favorite character actresses. When developing The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), he kept Bea in mind, and, although she was interested in the role of Granny, Henning felt she was too busty for the role. During auditions for the role of Granny, it was Benaderet who pointed to Irene Ryan and told Henning, "There's your 'Granny'!". |
| 14 | 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. |
| 15 | Was originally considered for the role of Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), but got the role of Cousin Pearl Bodine instead. |
| 16 | Had two children: daughter Maggie Bannon and a son, the actor Jack Bannon. |
| 17 | Bea Benaderet was Lucille Ball's original choice for the role of Ethel Mertz on the sitcom I Love Lucy (1951). |
| 18 | Though rarely credited, Bea Benaderet was the voice of several female characters in many Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swooner Crooner | 1944 | Short | Chickens (voice, uncredited) |
| Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips | 1944 | Short | Various (voice, uncredited) |
| The Weakly Reporter | 1944 | Short | Lady Buying Steak / Saleslady / Narrator / ... (voice, uncredited) |
| Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears | 1944 | Short | Mama Bear (voice, uncredited) |
| Little Red Riding Rabbit | 1944 | Short | Little Red Riding Hood (voice, uncredited) |
| Puss n' Booty | 1943 | Short | Woman (voice, uncredited) |
| A Corny Concerto | 1943 | Short | Screams (voice, uncredited) |
| Hiss and Make Up | 1943 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Pigs in a Polka | 1943 | Short | Second Little Pig (voice, uncredited) |
| The Hep Cat | 1942 | Short | Bird (voice, uncredited) |
| The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall | 1942 | Short | Dora Standpipe (uncredited) |
| Wacky Blackout | 1942 | Short | Various (voice, uncredited) |
| Goofy Groceries | 1941 | Short | Cow / Can Can Dancers / Gorilla's Mother (voice, uncredited) |
| Gallopin' Gals | 1940 | Short | Various (voice, uncredited) |
| The Bear's Tale | 1940 | Short | Mama Bear (voice, uncredited) |
| Confederate Honey | 1940 | Short | Crimson O'Hairoil (voice, uncredited) |
| Cross Country Detours | 1940 | Short | Deer / Little Girl / Phone Operator (voice, uncredited) |
| Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends | 1990 | TV Series | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Petticoat Junction | 1963-1969 | TV Series | Kate Bradley |
| The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour | 1968 | TV Series | Additional Voices (voice) |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1962-1967 | TV Series | Cousin Pearl Bodine |
| The Road Runner Show | 1966 | TV Series | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Green Acres | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Kate Bradley |
| The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo | 1964 | TV Series voice | |
| The Flintstones | 1960-1964 | TV Series | Betty Rubble / Nurse / Switch Board Operator / ... |
| Vacation Playhouse | 1963 | TV Series | Sybil Murdock |
| The Jetsons | 1962 | TV Series | Emily Scopes / Celeste Skyler |
| Pete and Gladys | 1962 | TV Series | Mrs. Springer |
| The New Breed | 1962 | TV Series | Miss Horne |
| Top Cat | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Receptionist / Girl Cat / Fifi The Maid / ... |
| Tender Is the Night | 1962 | Mrs. McKisco | |
| The Yogi Bear Show | 1961 | TV Series | Belle / Lady on Riverboat |
| Peter Loves Mary | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Wilma |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | 1961 | TV Series | Telephone Operator |
| The Chevy Show | 1961 | TV Series | Eleanor Hewitt |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1961 | TV Series | Eleanor Hewitt, Kathy's mother |
| O'Conner's Ocean | 1960 | TV Movie | |
| The Bugs Bunny Show | 1960 | TV Series | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1960 | TV Series | Mary Field |
| Mister Magoo | 1960 | TV Series | Mother Magoo / Leading Lady |
| Tweet Dreams | 1959 | Short | Various (voice, uncredited) |
| General Electric Theater | 1959 | TV Series | Marie |
| The Restless Gun | 1959 | TV Series | Madame Brimstone |
| The George Burns Show | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Blanche Morton / Sybil Wentworth |
| Plunderers of Painted Flats | 1959 | Ella Heather | |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | 1950-1958 | TV Series | Blanche Morton / Natalie Baker |
| The Bob Cummings Show | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Blanche Morton / Dixie Yates |
| Matinee Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Edna |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Woman |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1952-1955 | TV Series | Gertrude, switchboard operator Peggy Gertrude Gearshift - switchboard operator ... |
| The Hole Idea | 1955 | Short | Gertrude - Henry's Wife (voice, uncredited) |
| The Lineup | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Feather Dusted | 1955 | Short | Widow Hen (voice, uncredited) |
| Black Widow | 1954 | Mrs. Franklin Walsh (uncredited) | |
| Goo Goo Goliath | 1954 | Short | Ethel (voice, uncredited) |
| Yankee Doodle Bugs | 1954 | Short | Various (voice, uncredited) |
| Bewitched Bunny | 1954 | Short | Witch Hazel Gretel Pretty Rabbit (voice, uncredited) |
| Muzzle Tough | 1954 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| The Cats Bah | 1954 | Short | Penelope's Mistress (voice, uncredited) |
| Wild Wife | 1954 | Short | Marsha, Daughter, Old Women with pennies, Beautician (voice, uncredited) |
| Sandy Claws | 1954 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| From A to Z-Z-Z-Z | 1953 | Short | Teacher (voice, uncredited) |
| Punch Trunk | 1953 | Short | Marsha / Delores (voice, uncredited) |
| Of Rice and Hen | 1953 | Short | Miss Prissy / Various Hens (voice, uncredited) |
| Easy Peckin's | 1953 | Short | Clara the Hen (voice, uncredited) |
| A Street Cat Named Sylvester | 1953 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Tom Tom Tomcat | 1953 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Hare Trimmed | 1953 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| There Auto Be a Law | 1953 | Short | Lady with Lipstick (voice, uncredited) |
| Fowl Weather | 1953 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Kiss Me Cat | 1953 | Short | Vi (voice, uncredited) |
| A Mouse Divided | 1953 | Short | Mrs. Sylvester / Female Mouse (voice, uncredited) |
| Snow Business | 1953 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Terrier-Stricken | 1952 | Short | Frisky's Mistress (voice, uncredited) |
| Oily Hare | 1952 | Short | Various (voice, uncredited) |
| Ain't She Tweet | 1952 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Orange Blossoms for Violet | 1952 | Short | Violet (voice, uncredited) |
| Little Red Rodent Hood | 1952 | Short | Granny Mouse (voice, uncredited) |
| Kiddin' the Kitten | 1952 | Short | Dodsworth's Mistress (voice, uncredited) |
| Gift Wrapped | 1952 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Feed the Kitty | 1952 | Short | Marc Anthony's Mistress (voice, uncredited) |
| The First Time | 1952 | Mrs. Potter (uncredited) | |
| I Love Lucy | 1952 | TV Series | Miss Lewis |
| A Bear for Punishment | 1951 | Short | Ma Bear (voice, uncredited) |
| Tweety's S.O.S. | 1951 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Lovelorn Leghorn | 1951 | Short | Miss Prissy / Hazel / Hens (voice, uncredited) |
| Chow Hound | 1951 | Short | M. Hinkle (voice, uncredited) |
| Room and Bird | 1951 | Short | Granny / Sylvester's Owner (voice, uncredited) |
| Putty Tat Trouble | 1951 | Short | Ladies letting cats out (voice, uncredited) |
| Hare We Go | 1951 | Short | Various (voice, uncredited) |
| Two's a Crowd | 1950 | Short | John's Wife (voice, uncredited) |
| Canary Row | 1950 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| All a Bir-r-r-d | 1950 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| An Egg Scramble | 1950 | Short | Hens / Housewife (voice, uncredited) |
| The Scarlet Pumpernickel | 1950 | Short | The Fair Melissa (voice, uncredited) |
| Home, Tweet Home | 1950 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Bear Feat | 1949 | Short | Ma Bear (voice, uncredited) |
| On the Town | 1949 | Brooklyn Girl on Subway (uncredited) | |
| Oboler Comedy Theatre | 1949 | TV Series | |
| The Windblown Hare | 1949 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Doggone Tired | 1949 | Short | Operator (voice) |
| The Bee-Deviled Bruin | 1949 | Short | Ma Bear (voice, uncredited) |
| A Hick a Slick and a Chick | 1948 | Short | Daisy Lou (voice, uncredited) |
| Kit for Cat | 1948 | Short | Beatrice (voice, uncredited) |
| Little 'Tinker | 1948 | Short | Girl Rabbits (voice, uncredited) |
| I Taw a Putty Tat | 1948 | Short | Woman (voice, uncredited) |
| Doggone Cats | 1947 | Short | Dog's Owner (voice, uncredited) |
| A Hare Grows in Manhattan | 1947 | Short | Lola Beverly (voice, uncredited) |
| Tweetie Pie | 1947 | Short | Emma Webster AKA Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Scent-imental Over You | 1947 | Short | Narrator / Chihuahua (voice, uncredited) |
| Notorious | 1946 | File Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Hollywood Daffy | 1946 | Short | Bette Davis (voice, uncredited) |
| Hollywood Canine Canteen | 1946 | Short | Various (voice, uncredited) |
| Quentin Quail | 1946 | Short | Baby Toots (voice, uncredited) |
| Baseball Bugs | 1946 | Short | The Statue of Liberty (voice, uncredited) |
| Book Revue | 1946 | Short | Bobby-Soxer / Lady on 'Freckles' Cover / Screams (voice, uncredited) |
| A Gruesome Twosome | 1945 | Short | Girl Cat (voice, uncredited) |
| It's Murder She Says... | 1945 | Short | Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice, uncredited) |
| The Shooting of Dan McGoo | 1945 | Short | Lou (voice, uncredited) |
| Hare Force | 1944 | Short | Granny (voice, uncredited) |
| Brother Brat | 1944 | Short | Baby Butch's Mom (voice, uncredited) |
| Censored | 1944 | Short | Sally Lou (voice, uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petticoat Junction | 1964-1967 | TV Series performer - 7 episodes | |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1962 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | 1956 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Hiss and Make Up | 1943 | Short performer: "Carolina in the Morning" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Family of the Stone Age | 2005 | Documentary | Betty Rubble (voice) |
| Password All-Stars | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hollywood Talent Scouts | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Danny Kaye Show | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| Talent Scouts | 1963 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMT: The Greatest - 20 Greatest Country Comedy Shows | 2006 | TV Special | Kate Bradley |
| The History of Hooterville | 2005 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Paul Henning & The Hillbillies | 2005 | Video documentary | Pearl Bodine / Kate Bradley |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Pearl Bodine / Kate Bradley |
| Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Teacher (uncredited) |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | 1999 | Video documentary | Kate Bradley |
| Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Peggy |
| Pioneers of Primetime | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself / Blanche Morton |
| The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions | 1994 | Video short | Betty Rubble (I) |
| The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame | 1993 | TV Movie | Herself / Blanche Morton |
| Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons | 1989 | Video | Little Red Riding Hood, Additional Voices (uncredited) |
| The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Betty Rubble |
| Bugs Bunny's Valentine | 1979 | TV Short | Additional Voices |
| CBS: The Stars' Address | 1963 | TV Movie | Kate Bradley |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1963 | TV Series | Cousin Pearl Bodine |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 1611 Vine Street. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) |
| 1954 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Series Supporting Actress | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) |
Known for movies
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950-1958)
as Blanche Morton / Natalie Baker
Petticoat Junction (1963-1969)
as Kate Bradley
The Flintstones (1960-1964)
as Betty Rubble / Nurse / Switch Board Operator / Agatha Agate / Alice Secretary / Bird / Brigette / Cookie / Dancer / Dressmaker / Employment Agency Lady / Girl #1 / Girl #2 / Girls in Beauty Contest / Gravella / Hester / Ladies in Office / Lady / Lady in Office / Lady on Phone / Lady with Baby Pram / Marylou Jim / Miss Wealthstone / Mrs. Carborundum / Mrs. Rose Sweetslam / Mrs. Slag / Ms. Boneville / Ms. Kay / Ms. La Rock / Ms. Pitchblend / Octopuss / Old Lady / Operating Room Nurse / Rita / Sale
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1967)
as Cousin Pearl Bodine