
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.
Acting (33 movies)

History of the World: Part I
1981

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
2021

That Kind of Woman
1959

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004

Mame
1974

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980

Lovers and Other Strangers
1970

Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018

The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003

For Better or Worse
1995

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023

Enemies of Laughter
2000

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
2003

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988

Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
2005

Night of 100 Stars III
1990

Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
1986

The Golden Girls: Ageless
2021

O.J.: Made in America
2016

My First Love
1988

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003

Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988

The Beatrice Arthur Special
1980

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994

The Gift of the Magi
1958

Night of 100 Stars
1982

The Earth Day Special
1990

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
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