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Sara Berner

Sara Berner

Acting1912Albany, New York, USA

Biography

Sara Berner (born Lillian Ann Herdan; January 12, 1912 – December 19, 1969) was an American actress. Known for her expertise in dialect and characterization, she began her career as a performer in vaudeville before becoming a voice actress for radio and animated shorts. She starred in her own radio show on NBC, Sara's Private Caper, and was best known as telephone operator Mabel Flapsaddle on The Jack Benny Program.

Acting History

2010
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
as (archive footage)
So Much for Justice!
as Little girl 2.
2007
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
as Goldilocks (archive sound) (uncredited)
2004
2001
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1966
1957
Spring Reunion
as Paula Kratz
1956
The Egg and Jerry
as Baby Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Hold That Rock
as Chilly Willy (voice)
1955
Artists and Models
as Mrs. Stilton (uncredited)
The Naked Street
as Millie Swadke
A Kiddies Kitty
as Suzanne's Mom (voice) (uncredited)
Hot and Cold Penguin
as Chilly Willy (singing voice) (uncredited)
MGM Parade
TVas Self
1954
Rear Window
as Woman on Fire Escape
1952
Carrie
as Mrs. Oransky
This Is Your Life
TVas Self• 1 eps
1950
Garden Gopher
as Spike's Laugh (voice)
1949
Cat-Tastrophy
as Owner (voice)
1948
Hare Splitter
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Backlash
as Dorothy, Maid
King-Size Canary
as Canary (voice)
1946
Bacall to Arms
as Laurie Be-Cool / Mother in Law (voice) (uncredited)
Book Revue
as Henry the VIII's mother - Swooning Girls (voice)
Hollywood Daffy
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Apple Andy
as Angel
Baby Bottleneck
as Mama Gorilla (voice) (uncredited)
Lonesome Lenny
as Rich Lady (voice) (uncredited)
The Hick Chick
as Daisy (voice) (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
as Agnes
Springtime for Thomas
as Toodles (voice) (uncredited)
Hush My Mouse
as Sniffles (voice) (uncredited)
Fair and Worm-er
as Dog Catcher's wife (voice)
1945
Simple Siren
as Mermaid
Behind the Meat-Ball
as Dog's owner (voice)
Anchors Aweigh
as Jerry Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Swing Shift Cinderella
as Little Red Riding Hood / Cinderella / Fairy Godmother (voice) (uncredited)
It's Murder She Says...
as Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)
The Bashful Buzzard
as Mamma Buzzard
Life with Feathers
as Sweetypuss / Housewife (voice)
Nasty Quacks
as Agnes (voice)
Tokyo Woes
as Tokyo Rose
The Mouse Comes to Dinner
as Girl Cat (voice) (uncredited)
1944
The Zoot Cat
as Jerry / Girl Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Booby Hatched
as Mama Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Swooner Crooner
as Chickens (voice) (uncredited)
Big Heel-Watha
as Minnie Hot-Cha (voice) (uncredited)
Censored
as Sally Lou's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Plane Daffy
as Hatta Mari
1943
An Itch in Time
as A. Flea (singing voice)
Baby Puss
as Jerry / Little Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Pigs in a Polka
as First Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
One Ham's Family
as Mother Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Who Killed Who?
as Cuckoo Bird / Maid (voice) (uncredited)
Red Hot Riding Hood
as Red / Grandma / Short Cigarette Girl (voice) (uncredited)
The Unbearable Bear
as Sniffles / Mama Bear (voice)
Canine Commandos
as Andy Panda (voice)
Good Night, Rusty
as Rusty (voice)
He Can't Make It Stick
as Adolf's Wife / German Ladies / German Children
Jasper Goes Fishing
as Rusty (uncredited)
1942
Lucky Jordan
as Helen
Horton Hatches the Egg
as Maysie / Baby (voice) (uncredited)
Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid
as Mama Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
Air Raid Warden
as Andy Panda (voice)
Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner
as Honey Bee / Dancehall Girls (voice) (uncredited)
Wacky Blackout
as Cow / Mother Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Aloha Hooey
as Leilani (voice)
The Gullible Canary
as Canary Wife
The Daffy Duckaroo
as Daisy June (voice) (uncredited)
Foney Fables
as Mother (voice) (uncredited)
The Wild and Woozy West
as The Widow Jones (uncredited)
Cinderella Goes To A Party
as Cinderella / Fairy Godmother / Sisters
Fraidy Cat
as Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
as Mabel (uncredited) (voice)
1941
Hollywood Steps Out
as Greta Garbo / Coat Check Girl / Henry Fonda's Mother / Dorothy Lamour (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Preview
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Pantry Panic
as Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Woody Woodpecker
as Bird (voice)
Red Riding Hood Rides Again
as Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
The Crystal Gazer
as Little Girl
Andy Panda's Pop
as Mama Panda(voice) (uncredited)
The Alley Cat
as Female Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Farm Frolics
as Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
The Henpecked Duck
as Mrs. Daffy Duck / Hen / Divorce Court Crowd (voice) (uncredited)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
as Kansans City Kitty (voice)
Robinson Crusoe Jr.
as Snucks (voice) (uncredited)
The Trial of Mr. Wolf
as Little Red Riding Hood / Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Tom Thumb's Brother
as Pee-Wee (voice)
The Merry Mouse Cafe
as Ms. Pepe LeMouse (voice)
1940
Knock Knock
as Andy Panda (voice) (uncredited)
Crazy House
as Andy Panda / Echos (voice)
Recruiting Daze
as Screaming Bomb (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Porky
as Various (voice)
Cross Country Detours
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Kittens' Mittens
as Mama Cat (voice) (uncredited)
The Bear's Tale
as Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
A Gander at Mother Goose
as Mistress Mary / Little Miss Muffet (voice) (uncredited)
Patient Porky
as Switchboard Operator (voice) (uncredited)
The Hardship of Miles Standish
as Grandson - Priscilla (voice)
Prehistoric Porky
as Triceratops (voice) (uncredited)
Confederate Honey
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Mrs. Ladybug
as Mrs. Ladybug (voice) (uncredited)
Paunch 'n' Judy
as Baby Snooks
1939
Fresh Fish
as Starfish (voice)
Peace on Earth
as Baby Squirrel (uncredited)
The Autograph Hound
as (voice) (uncredited)
Dangerous Dan McFoo
as Sue (voice) (uncredited)
Life Begins for Andy Panda
as Andy Panda/Mama Panda/Mrs. Wren/Mrs. Mockingbird/Kangaroo (voice) (uncredited)
Fagin's Freshman
as Mama Cat (voice)
Hamateur Night
as Flea / Juliet Hen (voice)
The Good Egg
as Mama Hen (voice)
1938
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
as Katharine Hepburn / Martha Raye / Greta Garbo / Freddie Bartholomew (voice) (uncredited)
A Star Is Hatched
as Emily (voice) (uncredited)
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
as Katherine Hepburn Chick / Fat Lady (voice) (uncredited)
The Daffy Doc
as Switchboard Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Cinderella Meets Fella
as Fairy Godmother (voice) (uncredited)
The Sneezing Weasel
as Mama Hen (voice) (uncredited)
A Feud There Was
as Woman with Coffee / Chicken (voice)
Queen's Kittens
as Girl on Phone (voice)
1937
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
as Petunia Pig (voice) (uncredited)
She Was an Acrobat's Daughter
as Bette Savis / Little Oscar / Barking Woman / Duckling (voice) (uncredited)
I Only Have Eyes for You
as Katie Canary (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Double Trouble
as Petunia Pig (voice)
Porky's Hero Agency
as Porky's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1936
Little Boy Blue
as Little Bo Peep / Sheep (voice)
1935
Mary's Little Lamb
as Mary / Teacher (voice)
1934
Red Riding Hood and the Big, Bad Wolf
as Little Red Riding Hood / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)
1933
I Like Mountain Music
as Co-Ed (voice) (uncredited)
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song
as Greta Garbo / Zasu Pitts / Mae West (voice) (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1/12/1912
Day of Death
12/19/1969
Place of Birth
Albany, New York, USA
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