Bea Arthur
Acting
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.
Born: May 13, 1922
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Dorothy Zbornak (voice) (archive sound)
as Dorothy Zbornak
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive Footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Vera Charles (segment "Mame")
as Self
as Self / Dorothy Zbornak
as Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
as Paul's Mother
as Larry's Mother
as Mrs. White
as Femputer (voice)
as Self - Guest
as The Voice
as Self
as Self - Defendant's Witness
as Beverly Makeshift
as Bea Arthur
as Self
as Mel Bloom
as Dorothy Hollingsworth
as Self
as Self
as Dorothy Zbornak
as Jean Miller
as Self
as Dorothy Zbornak
as Self (archive footage)
as Dorothy Zbornak
as Amanda Cartwright
as Self
as Dole office clerk (uncredited)
as Herself
as Ackmena
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Vera Charles
as Maude Findlay
as Maude Findlay
as Bea Vecchio
as Self - Co-Host
as WAC (uncredited)
as Mrs. Abercrombie
as Self - Host
as Mrs. Abercrombie
as Self