Gerry Johnson

For those of a similar name, see Jerry Johnson (disambiguation).

Gerry Johnson
Born	Geraldine Adelaide Schreiber (1918-04-04)April 4, 1918 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Died	January 24, 1990(1990-01-24) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, television host
Years active	1950s–1967

Gerry Johnson (April 4, 1918 – January 24, 1990) was an American actress and television host, best known as the voice of Betty Rubble during seasons five and six of the animated television series The Flintstones.

Early life

Geraldine Adelaide Schreiber was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 4, 1918.

Career

Among her many stage, TV, and screen credits, Johnson created and hosted her own TV variety show in Dallas, Texas, Gerry Johnson's Variety Fair in the 1950s and played Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest and several characters in Under Milkwood in the opening season of the Dallas Theater Center. After moving back to Los Angeles in 1961, she co-hosted on Red Rowe's Panorama Pacific. Johnson provided voices for The Flintstones and other Hanna-Barbera productions, and guest-starred on Bewitched. In 1964, she was hired by Joseph Barbera as the new voice of Betty Rubble for the final two seasons of The Flintstones, replacing Bea Benaderet. Johnson provided the voice of a Frenchwoman, an Englishwoman and Betty in the 1966 feature film The Man Called Flintstone before departing from voice acting.

Filmography

• My Dog, Buddy (1960) - Elizabeth Lynch
• Bewitched - episode (1964) - A Vision of Sugar Plums - Mrs. Johnson
• The Flintstones - 52 episodes (1964-1966) - Betty Rubble/additional voices
• The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1965) - Additional Voices
• The Man Called Flintstone (1966) - Betty Rubble

External links

• Gerry Johnson at IMDb