Bea Benaderet

Bea Benaderet
Years active at Warner Bros. Cartoons	1943-1955
Characters played	Granny Miss Prissy Witch Hazel Ma Bear

Beatrice Benaderet was an American actress and comedian. She is best known for playing various characters in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts, including the original voices for Granny, Witch Hazel, and Miss Prissy.

Benaderet died on October 13, 1968 from lung cancer at the age of 62.

Roles

Looney Tunes

Main article: Looney Tunes (franchise)

• Old woman in Hiss and Make Up (Merrie Melodies, 1943)
• Little Red Riding Hood in Little Red Riding Rabbit (Merrie Melodies, 1944)
• Ma Bear in Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (Merrie Melodies 1944)
• The Statue of Liberty in Baseball Bugs (Looney Tunes, 1946)
• Fifi in Scent-imental Over You (Looney Tunes, 1947)
• Sylvester's owner in I Taw a Putty Tat (Merrie Melodies, 1948)
• Miss Prissy and other hens in An Egg Scramble (Merrie Melodies, 1950)
• Tweety's owner in All a Bir-r-r-d (Looney Tunes, 1950)
• Granny in Canary Row (Merrie Melodies, 1950)
• Marc Antony's owner in Feed the Kitty (Merry Melodies, 1952)
• Penelope's owner in The Cats Bah (Looney Tunes, 1954)
• Witch Hazel and Gretel in Bewitched Bunny (Looney Tunes, 1954)
• Gertrude in The Hole Idea (Looney Tunes, 1955)
• Archival footage of Granny in Tweet Dreams (Looney Tunes, 1959)

Other roles

Benaderet was also the original voice of Betty Rubble in Hanna-Barbera's animated sitcom The Flintstones, during its first to fourth seasons. From the seasons five to six, Benaderet was replaced by Gerry Johnson when the former faced scheduling conflicts with another sitcom, Petticoat Junction.

External link

• Bea Benaderet at Hanna-Barbera Wiki