Bea Arthur
Acting
Born 1922-05-13
Died 2009-04-25
New York City, New York, USA
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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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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
The Mike Douglas Show
The View
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Malcolm in the Middle
Tony Awards
The Golden Girls
Judge Judy
Ellen
All in the Family
Intimate Portrait
Studio One
Bambi
People's Choice Awards
Dinah!
Empty Nest
Omnibus
Maude
Dave's World
Boulevard Bio
Comedy Central Roasts
The Golden Palace
The Terry and Gaby Show
So Graham Norton
The George Gobel Show
Beggars and Choosers
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Amanda's
Emily of New Moon
Mame
History of the World: Part I
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Best of So Graham Norton
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Max Liebman Presents
O.J.: Made in America
The Earth Day Special
Night of 100 Stars III
My First Love
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Night of 100 Stars
a.k.a. Pablo
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Lovers and Other Strangers
Golden Girls 3033
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Back to the Grind
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
For Better or Worse
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Henry Fonda for President
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
P.O.P.
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