Sara Berner
Known for Acting · 146 credits
- Born
- 1912-01-12
- Died
- 1969-12-19
- Place of birth
- Albany, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sarah Berner · Lillian Ann Herdan
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.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (142)
Rear Window
1954
as Woman on Fire Escape
Carrie
1952
as Mrs. Oransky
Horton Hatches the Egg
1942
as Maysie / Baby (voice) (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Jerry Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Helen
Artists and Models
1955
as Mrs. Stilton (uncredited)
Backlash
1947
as Dorothy, Maid
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Censored
1944
as Sally Lou's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
1957
as Paula Kratz
Who Killed Who?
1943
as Cuckoo Bird / Maid (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Bad Wolf
1934
as Little Red Riding Hood / Grandma (voice) (uncredited)
Foney Fables
1942
as Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
1946
as Agnes
Red Hot Riding Hood
1943
as Red / Grandma / Short Cigarette Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
1942
as Mabel (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Puss
1943
as Jerry / Little Girl (voice) (uncredited)
The Egg and Jerry
1956
as Baby Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
1938
as Katherine Hepburn Chick / Fat Lady (voice) (uncredited)
The Naked Street
1955
as Millie Swadke
Hare Splitter
1948
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
1938
as Katharine Hepburn / Martha Raye / Greta Garbo / Freddie Bartholomew (voice) (uncredited)
Pantry Panic
1941
as Birds (voice) (uncredited)
The Mouse Comes to Dinner
1945
as Girl Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Woody Woodpecker
1941
as Bird (voice)
The Story of Molly X
1949
as Amy
Porky's Double Trouble
1937
as Petunia Pig (voice)
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
2004
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
1937
as Petunia Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
2010
as (archive footage)
The Bashful Buzzard
1945
as Mamma Buzzard
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
2007
as Goldilocks (archive sound) (uncredited)
Fraidy Cat
1942
as Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Mother Goose in Swingtime
1939
as Mother Goose / Martha Raye / Greta Garbo (voice) (uncredited)
Confederate Honey
1940
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Daffy
1946
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Hero Agency
1937
as Porky's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Knock Knock
1940
as Andy Panda (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Bottleneck
1946
as Mama Gorilla (voice) (uncredited)
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Woman Shopper
Swing Shift Cinderella
1945
as Little Red Riding Hood / Cinderella / Fairy Godmother (voice) (uncredited)
She Was an Acrobat's Daughter
1937
as Bette Savis / Little Oscar / Barking Woman / Duckling (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Steps Out
1941
as Greta Garbo / Coat Check Girl / Henry Fonda's Mother / Dorothy Lamour (voice) (uncredited)
An Itch in Time
1943
as A. Flea (singing voice)
Mrs. Ladybug
1940
as Mrs. Ladybug (voice) (uncredited)
A Feud There Was
1938
as Woman with Coffee / Chicken (voice)
Swooner Crooner
1944
as Chickens (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
2001
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Bear's Tale
1940
as Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
Cinderella Meets Fella
1938
as Fairy Godmother (voice) (uncredited)
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall
1942
as Dora Standpipe (voice) (uncredited)
Bacall to Arms
1946
as Laurie Be-Cool / Mother in Law (voice) (uncredited)
Springtime for Thomas
1946
as Toodles (voice) (uncredited)
Big Heel-Watha
1944
as Minnie Hot-Cha (voice) (uncredited)
Garden Gopher
1950
as Spike's Laugh (voice)
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
The Autograph Hound
1939
as (voice) (uncredited)
The Merry Mouse Cafe
1941
as Ms. Pepe LeMouse (voice)
The Zoot Cat
1944
as Jerry / Girl Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Red Riding Hood Rides Again
1941
as Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
The Daffy Doc
1938
as Switchboard Operator (voice) (uncredited)
A Kiddies Kitty
1955
as Suzanne's Mom (voice) (uncredited)
Behind the Meat-Ball
1945
as Dog's owner (voice)
Kittens' Mittens
1940
as Mama Cat (voice) (uncredited)
The Gay Intruders
1948
as Ethel
Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid
1942
as Mama Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
Broken Toys
1935
as Girl Doll (voice)
So Much for Justice!
2010
as Little girl 2.
Life Begins for Andy Panda
1939
as Andy Panda/Mama Panda/Mrs. Wren/Mrs. Mockingbird/Kangaroo (voice) (uncredited)
The Trial of Mr. Wolf
1941
as Little Red Riding Hood / Granny (voice) (uncredited)
Dangerous Dan McFoo
1939
as Sue (voice) (uncredited)
Porky's Preview
1941
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
King-Size Canary
1947
as Canary (voice)
Patient Porky
1940
as Switchboard Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Peace on Earth
1939
as Baby Squirrel (uncredited)
The Sneezing Weasel
1938
as Mama Hen (voice) (uncredited)
Lucky Pigs
1939
One Ham's Family
1943
as Mother Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Pigs in a Polka
1943
as First Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Little Boy Blue
1936
as Little Bo Peep / Sheep (voice)
The Good Egg
1939
as Mama Hen (voice)
Aloha Hooey
1942
as Leilani (voice)
Lonesome Lenny
1946
as Rich Lady (voice) (uncredited)
Farm Frolics
1941
as Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Prehistoric Porky
1940
as Triceratops (voice) (uncredited)
A Star Is Hatched
1938
as Emily (voice) (uncredited)
Crazy House
1940
as Andy Panda / Echos (voice)
Cross Country Detours
1940
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Plane Daffy
1944
as Hatta Mari
The Daffy Duckaroo
1942
as Daisy June (voice) (uncredited)
The Hardship of Miles Standish
1940
as Grandson - Priscilla (voice)
Fresh Fish
1939
as Starfish (voice)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
1941
as Kansans City Kitty (voice)
Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
2010
as Agnes (voice)(archive footage)
Fagin's Freshman
1939
as Mama Cat (voice)
Wacky Blackout
1942
as Cow / Mother Bird (voice) (uncredited)
The Truck That Flew
1943
as child
Booby Hatched
1944
as Mama Duck (voice) (uncredited)
The Henpecked Duck
1941
as Mrs. Daffy Duck / Hen / Divorce Court Crowd (voice) (uncredited)
Tokyo Woes
1945
as Tokyo Rose
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song
1933
as Greta Garbo / Zasu Pitts / Mae West (voice) (uncredited)
Nasty Quacks
1945
as Agnes (voice)
I Like Mountain Music
1933
as Co-Ed (voice) (uncredited)
The Hick Chick
1946
as Daisy (voice) (uncredited)
Apple Andy
1946
as Angel
The Wild and Woozy West
1942
as The Widow Jones (uncredited)
Life with Feathers
1945
as Sweetypuss / Housewife (voice)
The Alley Cat
1941
as Female Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Ding Dog Daddy
1942
Hamateur Night
1939
as Flea / Juliet Hen (voice)
Jasper Goes Fishing
1943
as Rusty (uncredited)
Hush My Mouse
1946
as Sniffles (voice) (uncredited)
Mary's Little Lamb
1935
as Mary / Teacher (voice)
Book Revue
1946
as Henry the VIII's mother - Swooning Girls (voice)
Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner
1942
as Honey Bee / Dancehall Girls (voice) (uncredited)
He Can't Make It Stick
1943
as Adolf's Wife / German Ladies / German Children
Andy Panda's Pop
1941
as Mama Panda(voice) (uncredited)
The Gullible Canary
1942
as Canary Wife
I Only Have Eyes for You
1937
as Katie Canary (voice) (uncredited)
Air Raid Warden
1942
as Andy Panda (voice)
About Sara Berner
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. With 146 credits spanning from 1933 to 2010, Sara Berner has appeared in 142 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sara Berner Movies
- Rear Window (1954) — as Woman on Fire Escape
- Carrie (1952) — as Mrs. Oransky
- Horton Hatches the Egg (1942) — as Maysie / Baby (voice) (uncredited)
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) — as Jerry Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- Lucky Jordan (1942) — as Helen
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