Bea Arthur

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-05-13 (87 years old)

Deathday

2009-04-25

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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 ...

Acting

1981

History of the World: Part I

as Dole office clerk (uncredited)

1959

That Kind of Woman

as WAC (uncredited)

2004

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Vera Charles (segment "Mame")

1974

Mame

as Vera Charles

1970

2018

Betty White: First Lady of Television

as Self (archive Footage)

1995

For Better or Worse

as Beverly Makeshift

2023

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)

2000

Enemies of Laughter

as Paul's Mother

2003

2010

Uncle Bob

as Self (archive footage)

2021

The Golden Girls: Ageless

as Self (archive footage)

2016

O.J.: Made in America

as Self (archive footage)

1988

My First Love

as Jean Miller

2003

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

as Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)

1958

The Gift of the Magi

as Mrs. Abercrombie

1984

P.O.P.

as Rosalyn Gordon

1990

The Earth Day Special

as Dorothy Zbornak

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