Bea Benaderet (April 4, 1906-October 13, 1968) was an American actress, born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, California. She is probably best remembered for starring in the hit 1960s television series Petticoat Junction and as the original voice of Betty Rubble on The Flintstones. Through the program, Benaderet reached stardom in her late fifties after over twenty years of active work as a supporting player on radio and early television, as well as a career doing voice work for 1940s and 1950s Warner Bros. cartoons, notably originating the role of Granny.

Bea Benaderet had a remarkable career in radio and television. In the days before television, she provided the voice for hundreds of characters on the radio, on shows like "Fibber McGee and Molly," "My Favorite Husband" (with Lucille Ball), and the "Jack Benny Show." Benederet was born in New York City but raised in San Francisco and made her radio debut when she was 12-years-old. After doing voice-overs and various roles, Orson Welles gave her a regular role on "Campbell Playhouse." Benederet made a smooth move from radio to television as she was cast in the role as Blanche Morton in "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The" (1950). It was because of her role as Blanche that she could not accept the part of Ethel Mertz in "I Love Lucy" (1951), which was offered to her by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. She also provided the voice for several Warner Brothers cartoons, usually for females (the ones Mel Blanc could not do). Later, she worked with Blanc again on one of the most famous cartoons!