Bea Arthur Actress Biography

Bea Arthur
Beatrice Arthur - 1973.jpg
Arthur as Maude Findlay in 1973
Born
Bernice Frankel

May 13, 1922
DiedApril 25, 2009 (aged 86)
Other namesBeatrice Arthur
Alma materBlackstone College for Girls
Franklin Institute
The New School
Occupation
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • singer
  • activist
Years active1951–2008
Spouse(s)
(m. 1944; div. 1950)

(m. 1950; div. 1978)
Children2

Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian.

Arthur began her career on stage in 1947. She won the 1966 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Vera Charles in Mame. She went on to play Maude Findlay on the sitcoms All in the Family (appearing 1971–72) and Maude (1972–78), as well as Dorothy Zbornak on the sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–92). She won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1977 for Maude and 1988 for The Golden Girls. Her film appearances include Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) and 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 …."

Bea Arthur Movies List:

1959That Kind of Woman
1970Lovers and Other Strangers
1974Mame
1981History of the World, Part I
1995For Better or Worse
2000Enemies of Laughter

Bea Arthur Actress TV Shows List:

1951–58Kraft Television Theatre
1951Once Upon a Tune
1951–53, 1955–58Studio One in Hollywood
1955Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope
1954–56Caesar's Hour
1957Washington Square
The Steve Allen Show
1958The Seven Lively Arts
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Omnibus
The Gift of the Magi
1959The George Gobel Show
1960The Best of Anything
1961The Perry Como Show
1962The Garry Moore Show
1963The Sid Caesar Show
1971–72All in the Family
1972–78Maude
1973The 45th Annual Academy Awards
1974The 28th Annual Tony Awards
1974–80The Mike Douglas Show
1974–85The Merv Griffin Show
1974–90The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1975–80Dinah!
1976–79Saturday Night Live
1976Cos
1977The 31st Annual Tony Awards
The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Laugh-In
1978CBS: On the Air
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Star Wars Holiday Special
1979The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
1980The Beatrice Arthur Special
30 Years of TV Comedy's Greatest Hits: To Laughter with Love
Soap
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope-Hope, Women and Song
1981Omnibus
The 35th Annual Tony Awards
The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1982Bob Hope's Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Nights of 100 Stars
Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight
1983Amanda's
The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards
1984The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joan Collins
The 1st Academy TV Hall of Fame
a.k.a. Pablo
P.O.P.
1985–92The Golden Girls
1985The NBC All Star Hour
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
The 10th Circus of the Stars
The 40th Annual Tony Awards
1985–2008Entertainment Tonight
1986All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration
The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
Walt Disney World's 15th Birthday Celebration
Late Night with David Letterman
The 46th Annual Golden Apple Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1987The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
All Star Party for Joan Collins
Comic Relief '87
All Star Gala at Ford's Theater
The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards
The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards
This Is Your Life
Happy 100th Birthday Hollywood
Sally Jessy Raphael Show
The 41st Annual Tony Awards
Family Comedy Hour
1988The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards
The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards
In Performance at the White House; A Salute to Broadway: Showstoppers
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Mickey's 60th Birthday
The 13th Circus of the Stars
My First Love
1989The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Empty Nest
The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards
Bob Hope's Birthday Spectacular in Paris
The Society of Singers Presents a Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Later with Bob Costas
The Arsenio Hall Show
The 49th Annual Golden Apple Awards
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
1990The TV Academy Tribute to Angela Lansbury
The 21st BAFTA Awards
The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards
The Earth Day Special
Aspel & Company
Night of 100 Stars III
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Des O'Connor Tonight
A Conversation with Dinah
Live from the London Palladium: Happy Birthday, Happy New Year!
1991The 17th Annual People Choice Awards
The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Funny Women of Television
Dame Edna's Hollywood
1992Evening at Pops
The Howard Stern Show
Guest Night
The 6th Annual American Comedy Awards
The Golden Palace
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
The 1992 Pacific Center HIV-AIDS Benefit
1993The 7th Annual American Comedy Awards
Out There
This Joint is Jumpin'
The 47th Annual Tony Awards
Boulevard Bio
Sean's Show
1994Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards
Bob Hope's Birthday Memories
She TV
1995The 9th Annual Genesis Awards
50 Years of Funny Females
This Morning
1996
Judge Judy
The 10th American Comedy Awards
The 50th Annual Tony Awards
1997Dave's World
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1998The RuPaul Show
Ellen
CBS: The First 50 Years
NY TV: By the People Who Made It-Part I & II
1999The 53rd Annual Tony Awards
Beggars and Choosers
Emily of New Moon
The Martin Short Show
2000So Graham Norton
Malcolm in the Middle
Intimate Portrait: Rue McClanahan
E! True Hollywood Story: The Golden Girls
E! True Hollywood Story: Good Times
E! True Hollywood Story: All in the Family
The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television
2001Intimate Portrait: Estelle Getty
Futurama
Today
2002–07The View
2002CBS News Sunday Morning
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Good Morning America
The Daily Show
The Big O! True West Hollywood Story
TV Most Censored Moments
TV Tales: The Golden Girls
Open Mike with Mike Bullard
Because I Said So
Inside TV Land: Taboo TV
2003Great Women on Television Comedy
Intimate Portrait: Bea Arthur
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Rove Live
Broadway: The Golden Age by the Legends Who Were There
Through the Keyhole
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
Today with Des and Mel
Richard & Judy
The Terry and Gaby Show
2004The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Great Performances
The Best of So Graham Norton
Inside TV Land: Primetime Politics
TV's Greatest Sidekicks
2005Inside TV Land: Tickled Pink
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
TV Land Confidential
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2006Biography: Bea Arthur
The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases
2007TV Land Confidential
Back to the Grind
Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons
2008The 6th Annual TV Land Awards
Inside Edition
2014Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age

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