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  • BIRTH 13/05/1922
  • DEATH 25/04/2009
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 11
  • MOVIES 6

Bea Arthur

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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Bea Arthur

Shows (11)

Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Mrs. White
Futurama
Futurama
Femputer (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry's Mother
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
Dorothy Zbornak
All in the Family
All in the Family
Cousin Maude
The View
The View
Self
Ellen
Ellen
Bea Arthur
Maude
Maude
Maude Findlay
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Mrs. Abercrombie
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Host

Movies (6)

The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Ackmena
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
Self
Lovers and Other Strangers
Lovers and Other Strangers
Bea Vecchio
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Self
For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse
Beverly Makeshift