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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 13, 1922
Died
April 25, 2009
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Beatrice Arthur
Bea Arthur
1.3 Popularity
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bea Arthur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
6.7
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
6.0
Self (archive footage)
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
2023
10.0
Dorothy Zbornak (voice) (archive sound)
Golden Girls 3033
2022
9.8
Dorothy Zbornak
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
2022
10.0
Dorothy Zbornak
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
2021
0.0
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
10.0
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Girls: Ageless
2021
7.5
Self (archive Footage)
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
8.4
Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America
2016
5.0
Self (archive footage)
Uncle Bob
2010
Credits
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
2023
6.7
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
as Self (archive footage)
2023
6.0
Golden Girls 3033
as Dorothy Zbornak (voice) (archive sound)
2022
10.0
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
as Dorothy Zbornak
2022
9.8
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
as Dorothy Zbornak
2021
10.0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
0.0
The Golden Girls: Ageless
as Self (archive footage)
2021
10.0
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self (archive Footage)
2018
7.5
O.J.: Made in America
as Self (archive footage)
2016
8.4
Uncle Bob
as Self (archive footage)
2010
5.0
🎬
Back to the Grind
2007
0.0
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
as Self
2005
6.5
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Vera Charles (segment "Mame")
2004
8.0
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2003
6.5
🎬
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
5.0
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
as Self / Dorothy Zbornak
2003
7.3
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003
7.0
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
2003
9.4
Enemies of Laughter
as Paul's Mother
2000
5.5
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Larry's Mother
2000
8.0
Malcolm in the Middle
as Mrs. White
2000
8.5
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
as Self
1999
5.3
Beggars and Choosers
1999
3.3
Futurama
as Femputer (voice)
1999
8.4
So Graham Norton
as Self - Guest
1998
6.3
Emily of New Moon
as The Voice
1998
8.8
The View
as Self
1997
4.5
🎬
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
as Self
1996
0.0
Judge Judy
as Self - Defendant's Witness
1996
5.8
For Better or Worse
as Beverly Makeshift
1995
4.0
Ellen
as Bea Arthur
1994
6.2
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
1994
9.0
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
Dave's World
as Mel Bloom
1993
6.4
The Golden Palace
as Dorothy Hollingsworth
1992
6.2
Boulevard Bio
as Self
1991
6.0
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
4.0
The Earth Day Special
as Dorothy Zbornak
1990
7.6
My First Love
as Jean Miller
1988
10.0
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Self
1988
6.8
Empty Nest
as Dorothy Zbornak
1988
5.8
🎬
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
as Self
1988
0.0
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
1988
6.0
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
1987
0.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
7.5
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
as Self
1986
8.0
The Golden Girls
as Dorothy Zbornak
1985
7.5
🎬
P.O.P.
as Rosalyn Gordon
1984
0.0
🎬
a.k.a. Pablo
1984
6.0
Amanda's
as Amanda Cartwright
1983
6.7
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
History of the World: Part I
as Dole office clerk (uncredited)
1981
6.8
The Beatrice Arthur Special
as Herself
1980
0.0
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self
1980
0.0
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Ackmena
1978
3.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
6.9
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
6.9
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
Mame
as Vera Charles
1974
6.2
Maude
as Maude Findlay
1972
6.8
All in the Family
as Maude Findlay
1971
7.9
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Bea Vecchio
1970
5.1
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
That Kind of Woman
as WAC (uncredited)
1959
5.9
The Gift of the Magi
as Mrs. Abercrombie
1958
0.0
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
5.1
🎬
The George Gobel Show
as Self
1954
7.3
🎬
Max Liebman Presents
1954
0.0
Omnibus
1952
6.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Abercrombie
1951
8.6
Studio One
1948
5.0
Bambi-Verleihung
as Self
1948
9.0