Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 13, 1922
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Bea Arthur
Biography
Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Arthur began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her work on television beginning in the 1970s as Maude Findlay in the popular sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1972) and Maude (1972–1978) and later in the 1980s and 1990s as Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls (1985–1992).
She won several accolades throughout her career, beginning with the 1966 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Vera Charles in Mame. She won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1977 for Maude and 1988 for The Golden Girls. Arthur has received the third most nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series with nine; only Julia Louis-Dreyfus (11) and Mary Tyler Moore (10) have more. She was inducted into the academy's Television Hall of Fame in 2008.
Her film appearances include Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) and the film version of Mame (1974). In 2002, she starred in the one-woman show Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends. An obituary described Arthur as "the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star."
She served in the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve in World War II.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Golden Girls 3033 | Dorothy Zbornak (voice) (archive sound) |
| 2007 | Back to the Grind | |
| 2003 | The Terry and Gaby Show | |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roasts | Self |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle | Mrs. White |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Larry's Mother |
| 1999 | Futurama | Femputer (voice) |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers | |
| 1998 | So Graham Norton | Self - Guest |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon | The Voice |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | Judge Judy | Self - Defendant's Witness |
| 1994 | Ellen | Bea Arthur |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self |
| 1993 | Dave's World | Mel Bloom |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace | Dorothy Hollingsworth |
| 1991 | Boulevard Bio | Self |
| 1988 | Empty Nest | Dorothy Zbornak |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Dorothy Zbornak |
| 1984 | a.k.a. Pablo | |
| 1983 | Amanda's | Amanda Cartwright |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1972 | Maude | Maude Findlay |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Maude Findlay |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host |
| 1954 | Max Liebman Presents | |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Abercrombie |
| 1948 | Studio One | |
| 1948 | Bambi-Verleihung | Self |