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
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)
The Mouse Comes to Dinner
1945
as Girl Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Censored
1944
as Sally Lou's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Prehistoric Porky
1940
as Triceratops (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Daffy
1946
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Patient Porky
1940
as Switchboard Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Baby Puss
1943
as Jerry / Little Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
1946
as Agnes
Baby Bottleneck
1946
as Mama Gorilla (voice) (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Jerry Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Artists and Models
1955
as Mrs. Stilton (uncredited)
Springtime for Thomas
1946
as Toodles (voice) (uncredited)
Hare Splitter
1948
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Fraidy Cat
1942
as Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Confederate Honey
1940
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
The Zoot Cat
1944
as Jerry / Girl Cat (voice) (uncredited)
Swing Shift Cinderella
1945
as Little Red Riding Hood / Cinderella / Fairy Godmother (voice) (uncredited)
The Hick Chick
1946
as Daisy (voice) (uncredited)
The Naked Street
1955
as Millie Swadke
The Autograph Hound
1939
as (voice) (uncredited)
Mrs. Ladybug
1940
as Mrs. Ladybug (voice) (uncredited)
Foney Fables
1942
as Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Wacky Blackout
1942
as Cow / Mother Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Booby Hatched
1944
as Mama Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Nasty Quacks
1945
as Agnes (voice)
Road to Morocco
1942
as Mabel (voice) (uncredited)
Red Hot Riding Hood
1943
as Red / Grandma / Short Cigarette Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Farm Frolics
1941
as Mama Pig (voice) (uncredited)
The Bear's Tale
1940
as Little Red Riding Hood (voice) (uncredited)
Lonesome Lenny
1946
as Rich Lady (voice) (uncredited)
Tokyo Woes
1945
as Tokyo Rose
Porky's Hero Agency
1937
as Porky's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
1941
as Kansans City Kitty (voice)
Swooner Crooner
1944
as Chickens (voice) (uncredited)
Carrie
1952
as Mrs. Oransky
The Gay Intruders
1948
as Ethel
A Feud There Was
1938
as Woman with Coffee / Chicken (voice)
Hamateur Night
1939
as Flea / Juliet Hen (voice)
Horton Hatches the Egg
1942
as Maysie / Baby (voice) (uncredited)
King-Size Canary
1947
as Canary (voice)
The Trial of Mr. Wolf
1941
as Little Red Riding Hood / Granny (voice) (uncredited)
The Bashful Buzzard
1945
as Mamma Buzzard
Porky's Double Trouble
1937
as Petunia Pig (voice)
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
2004
The Egg and Jerry
1956
as Baby Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
The Sneezing Weasel
1938
as Mama Hen (voice) (uncredited)
Cat-Tastrophy
1949
as Owner (voice)
Big Heel-Watha
1944
as Minnie Hot-Cha (voice) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Merry Mouse Cafe
1941
as Ms. Pepe LeMouse (voice)
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Helen
Broken Toys
1935
as Girl Doll (voice)
Lucky Pigs
1939
Ding Dog Daddy
1942
The Story of Molly X
1949
as Amy
Tangled Travels
1944
as Ladies
Woody Woodpecker
1941
as Bird (voice)
Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid
1942
as Mama Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
Aloha Hooey
1942
as Leilani (voice)
Canine Commandos
1943
as Andy Panda (voice)
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
1938
as Katherine Hepburn Chick / Fat Lady (voice) (uncredited)
Mary's Little Lamb
1935
as Mary / Teacher (voice)
Garden Gopher
1950
as Spike's Laugh (voice)
Mother Goose in Swingtime
1939
as Mother Goose / Martha Raye / Greta Garbo (voice) (uncredited)
He Can't Make It Stick
1943
as Adolf's Wife / German Ladies / German Children
Pigs in a Polka
1943
as First Little Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Fagin's Freshman
1939
as Mama Cat (voice)
Knock Knock
1940
as Andy Panda (voice) (uncredited)
Cinderella Meets Fella
1938
as Fairy Godmother (voice) (uncredited)
Queen's Kittens
1938
as Girl on Phone (voice)
Robinson Crusoe Jr.
1941
as Snucks (voice) (uncredited)
The Good Egg
1939
as Mama Hen (voice)
I Like Mountain Music
1933
as Co-Ed (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Steps Out
1941
as Greta Garbo / Coat Check Girl / Henry Fonda's Mother / Dorothy Lamour (voice) (uncredited)
The Henpecked Duck
1941
as Mrs. Daffy Duck / Hen / Divorce Court Crowd (voice) (uncredited)
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies
2001
as (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall
1942
as Dora Standpipe (voice) (uncredited)
Dangerous Dan McFoo
1939
as Sue (voice) (uncredited)
It's Murder She Says...
1945
as Anopheles Annie's Pal (voice)
Little Boy Blue
1936
as Little Bo Peep / Sheep (voice)
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
1937
as Petunia Pig (voice) (uncredited)
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
2010
as (archive footage)
Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner
1942
as Honey Bee / Dancehall Girls (voice) (uncredited)
A Star Is Hatched
1938
as Emily (voice) (uncredited)
An Itch in Time
1943
as A. Flea (singing voice)
The Unbearable Bear
1943
as Sniffles / Mama Bear (voice)
So Much for Justice!
2010
as Little girl 2.
Life with Feathers
1945
as Sweetypuss / Housewife (voice)
Book Revue
1946
as Henry the VIII's mother - Swooning Girls (voice)
Bacall to Arms
1946
as Laurie Be-Cool / Mother in Law (voice) (uncredited)
Peace on Earth
1939
as Baby Squirrel (uncredited)
A Kiddies Kitty
1955
as Suzanne's Mom (voice) (uncredited)
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Woman Shopper
Porky's Preview
1941
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
1938
as Katharine Hepburn / Martha Raye / Greta Garbo / Freddie Bartholomew (voice) (uncredited)
Life Begins for Andy Panda
1939
as Andy Panda/Mama Panda/Mrs. Wren/Mrs. Mockingbird/Kangaroo (voice) (uncredited)
I Only Have Eyes for You
1937
as Katie Canary (voice) (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
A Gander at Mother Goose
1940
as Mistress Mary / Little Miss Muffet (voice) (uncredited)
Fair and Worm-er
1946
as Dog Catcher's wife (voice)
Fresh Fish
1939
as Starfish (voice)
Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
2010
as Agnes (voice)(archive footage)
The Hardship of Miles Standish
1940
as Grandson - Priscilla (voice)
Plane Daffy
1944
as Hatta Mari
Behind the Meat-Ball
1945
as Dog's owner (voice)
Backlash
1947
as Dorothy, Maid
Cross Country Detours
1940
as Various (voice) (uncredited)
Hysterical Highspots in American History
1941
as Brandy / Kerdina
Pantry Panic
1941
as Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Hot and Cold Penguin
1955
as Chilly Willy (singing voice) (uncredited)
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
2007
as Goldilocks (archive sound) (uncredited)
Ye Olde Swap Shoppe
1940
as Kids
Paunch 'n' Judy
1940
as Baby Snooks
She Was an Acrobat's Daughter
1937
as Bette Savis / Little Oscar / Barking Woman / Duckling (voice) (uncredited)
Andy Panda's Pop
1941
as Mama Panda(voice) (uncredited)
The Daffy Doc
1938
as Switchboard Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Apple Andy
1946
as Angel
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
- 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)
- The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945) — as Girl Cat (voice) (uncredited)
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