Television audiences remember Kean for her role of Trixie Norton in a series of hour-long "Honeymooners" episodes—in color and with music—on "The Jackie Gleason Show" from 1966 to 1970. She succeeded Joyce Randolph, who had played the role in earlier sketches and on the 1955–56 sitcom "The Honeymooners", but Kean went on to play the role for many more years than her predecessor. Other credits included appearances on "The Phil Silvers Show", "Make Room for Daddy", "The Lucy Show", "Love, American Style", "The Love Boat", "The Facts of Life" and "Dallas". Her feature films include the character of Miss Taylor in Walt Disney's live-action musical with animation "Pete's Dragon" and voiced the character Belle in the 1962 television special "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol", which continues to be shown every year. She was profiled in the 2011 documentary "Troupers", which aired on PBS. Her last film, "Abner, The Invisible Dog", in which she played "Aunt Ida", was completed in 2013.