
New York City, New York, USA
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.

as Self - Co-Host

as Self
1962

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975

as Self - Co-Host
1961

as Larry's Mother
2000

as Mrs. White
2000

as Self
1997

as Femputer (voice)
1999

as Self - Host
1956

as Dorothy Zbornak
1985

as Bea Arthur
1994

as Self - Defendant's Witness
1996

1948
as Self (archive footage)
2023

as Self / Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
2025

as Maude (archival footage)
2025

as Self (archive footage)
2023

as Dorothy Zbornak
2021

as Self
2021

as Self (archive footage)
2021

as Self (archive Footage)
2018

as Self (archive footage)
2016

as Self
2005

as Vera Charles (segment "Mame")
2004

as Self / Dorothy Zbornak
2003

as Self
2003

as Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
2003

as Paul's Mother
2000

as Self
1999
as Self
1996

as Beverly Makeshift
1995

as Self
1994

as Self
1990

as Dorothy Zbornak
1990

as Jean Miller
1988

as Self
1988

as Self
1988

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
as Self - Co-Host
3 ep.

as Self
2 episodes

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1 episodes

as Self - Co-Host
3 episodes

as Larry's Mother
1 episodes

as Mrs. White
1 episodes

as Self
2 episodes

as Femputer (voice)
1 episodes

as Self - Host
1 episodes

as Dorothy Zbornak
180 episodes

as Bea Arthur
1 episodes

as Self - Defendant's Witness
1 episodes

3 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Self
3 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Dorothy Zbornak
1 episodes

as Maude Findlay
2 episodes

1 episodes

as Mel Bloom
3 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Maude Findlay
141 episodes

as Self
1 episodes
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes