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Bea Arthur
Actor
Born May 13, 1922Died April 25, 2009 (86 years)
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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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.
Filmography
| 2023 | Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic · as Dorothy Zbornak |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore · as Maude Findlay |
| 2021 | Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls · as Dorothy Zbornak |
| 2003 | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series · as Dorothy Zbornak (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | Enemies of Laughter · as Paul's Mother |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Larry's Mother |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) · as Mrs. White |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Futurama (TV Series) · as Femputer (voice) |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon (TV Series) · as The Voice |
| 1995 | For Better or Worse · as Beverly Makeshift |
| 1993 | Dave's World (TV Series) · as Mel Bloom |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace (TV Series) · as Dorothy Hollingsworth |
| 1991 | Noel's House Party (TV Series) · as Special Guest |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Dorothy Zbornak |
| 1988 | My First Love · as Jean Miller |
| 1988 | Empty Nest (TV Series) · as Dorothy Zbornak |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Dorothy Zbornak |
| 1984 | A.K.A. Pablo (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Amanda's (TV Series) · as Amanda Cartwright |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part I · as Dole Office Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1978 | The Star Wars Holiday Special · as Ackmena |
| 1977 | Soap (TV Series) · as Angel |
| 1977 | Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Guest Performer |
| 1974 | Mame · as Vera Charles |
| 1972 | Maude (TV Series) · as Maude Findlay |
| 1971 | All in the Family (TV Series) · as Cousin Maude |
| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers · as Bea Vecchio |
| 1959 | That Kind of Woman · as Wac (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Olga Mcguire |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Mme. Suze (broadway Play 'seventh Heaven') |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Mrs. Abercrombie |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |