Julie Bennett (January 24, 1932 – March 31, 2020) was an American actress.
Early years Bennett was born in Manhattan, New York, on January 24, 1932. By the time she was 18, she had been living in Hollywood, Los Angeles for so long that she was described as a "native of Hollywood", when she returned to New York to pursue her acting career.
Career Bennett worked as a character actress on stage, on radio, and in several film and television programs, including The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Adventures of Superman, and Dragnet.
Voice acting Bennett worked as a voice actress from the 1950s until the early 2000s. She recorded voices for UPA, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Format Films' The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (in 1959, for three of season 1 editions of the segment "Fractured Fairy Tales"), and Hanna-Barbera Productions.
She is best known as the voice of Hanna-Barbera's Cindy Bear on The Yogi Bear Show and its feature-film spin-off Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! She reprised the character in Yogi's Treasure Hunt, Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears, and The New Yogi Bear Show.
Bennett continued with voice work into the 1990s, including a role as the voice of Aunt May Parker in the animated TV series Spider-Man after Linda Gary's death in 1995.Behind the Voice Actors: Aunt May - Spider-Man (1994) Behind the Voice Actors, Retrieved April 2, 2020
Other activities Apart from her acting career, Bennett worked as a realtor and an agent for other actors. She went by a pseudonym when working in a field other than performing.
Death Bennett died of complications from COVID-19 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on March 31, 2020, aged 88, during the COVID-19 pandemic in California.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1955 Illegal Ms. Worth Uncredited 1956 Busy Buddies Jeannie, Joan, Baby (voice) Uncredited1957 Tom's Photo Finish Joan (voice) Uncredited1958 Droopy Leprechaun Airline Hostness (voice) Uncredited Tot Watchers Jeannie, Joan (voice) Uncredited1961Strangled EggsMiss Prissy (voice)Uncredited1962Loopy De LoopFemale Skunk (voice)Common Scents theatrical shortThe Slick ChickWidow Hen (voice)Louvre Come Back to Me!Mona Lisa, Penelope Pussycat (voice)Gay Purr-ee Marie (voice) 1963I Was a Teenage ThumbPrunhilda (voice)The UnmentionablesPhone Operator (voice)Transylvania 6-5000 Agatha and Emily (voice) 1964 Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! Cindy Bear (voice) 1966 What's Up, Tiger Lily?Vocal Assist (voice) 1967King Kong EscapesLt. Susan Watson, Madame Piranha (voice)English version only 1970 Sole Survivor Amanda (uncredited) 1972Tijuana ToadsFlora (voice)Frog Jog theatrical short 1986 Crossings 1st Lady 1988 Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears Cindy Bear (voice) Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Agatha and Emily (voice)
Television Year Title Role Notes 1949–1952 The Clock 1946–1952 Lights Out 1950–1951 Starlight Theatre 1950–1956 Big Town 1952–1953 Steve Randall Audrey Clayton 1953 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Mimi Watson 1953–1955 Lux Video Theatre Edith / Miss Williams 1954 I Led 3 Lives Comrade Munson The Ford Television Theatre Receptionist Public Defender Jane Stevens 1955 The Farmer from Monticello Martha Jefferson The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater 1955–1957 Matinee Theatre 1956 Adventures of Superman Sometimes Mabel 1956–1959 Dragnet Jan Petrie 1957Leave It to Beaver Waitress Highway Patrol Mrs. Wright 1959 The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen 1959–1960 The Quick Draw McGraw Show Sagebrush Sal, Gisele (voice) 2 episodes 1960–1962 The Bullwinkle Show Fisherman's Wife, Little Princess, Princess Irene (voice) Segment Fractured Fairy Tales 1960–1961 The Huckleberry Hound Show Brigette, Juliet (voice) 2 episodes1960 The Bugs Bunny Show Additional voices Mister Magoo Daughter (voice) Episode: "Magoo's Western Exposure" 1961 The Best of the Post Rosalie Blagden 1961–1962 The Yogi Bear Show Cindy Bear (voice) 3 episodes 1962 The Donna Reed Show Lady Customer 1963 McHale's Navy Nippon Nancy (voice) 1964 The Magilla Gorilla Show Various Characters (voice) 1965 The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo Snow White, Lady of the Lake (voice) 1965–1967 The Beatles Female Characters (voice) 1967–1968 The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure Donna Troy / Wonder Girl (voice) Segment Teen Titans 1967–1969 The New Adventures of Superman Lois Lane (voice) 1967–1970 Get Smart Zachary, Stewardess 1968 The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour Various Characters (voice) The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Princess Tina (voice) Episode: "The Little People" The Banana Splits Adventure Hour Queen Anne, Lady Constance (voice) Segment The Three Musketeers 1969 Cattanooga Cats Kitty Jo, Chessie (voice) The F.B.I. Katie Singer 1969–1970 Dragnet 1967 Susan Fowler, Evelyn Gentry, Jan Petrie, Angela Tigley 1970 Love, American Style Carol Segment Love and the V.I.P. Restaurant The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Eve Parker 1971 The Funky Phantom Lori Elwood "The Headless Horseman" The Bob Hope Special Herself 1973 Jeannie Various Characters (voice) Yogi's Gang Cindy Bear (voice) 2 episodes 1974 Gunsmoke Kate These Are the Days Various Characters (voice) 1974–1975 Adam-12 Angie Byrd, Ethel Pollard (voice) 1977–1978 Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics Cindy Bear (voice) 1977 Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Various Characters (voice) Fred Flintstone and Friends 1978 The All-New Popeye Hour Additional voices Dinky Dog Monica (voice) 1979 Gulliver's Travels Various Characters (voice) 1981 Goliath Awaits Sylvia King 1984 The Mighty Orbots Boo (voice) 1986 The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show Agatha and Emily (voice) Yogi's Treasure Hunt Cindy Bear, United Nations Speaker (voice) The Real Ghostbusters Cynthia Crawford (voice) 1988 The New Yogi Bear Show Cindy Bear (voice) 1989 Moonlighting Woman 1990 Square One TV Sybil Divine Thanksgiving Day Julie Mathnet Sybil Divine 1991 Garfield and Friends Lola, various roles (voice) 1995–1998 Spider-Man: The Animated Series Aunt May Parker (voice) Seasons 3–5, after the death of Linda Gary
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2000 Spider-Man Old Woman Final role
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