Bea Arthur
Acting
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.
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
Self / Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
Henry Fonda for President
Maude (archival footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
Dorothy Zbornak
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
The Golden Girls: Ageless
Self (archive footage)
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self (archive Footage)
O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage)
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Vera Charles (segment "Mame")
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
Self / Dorothy Zbornak
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
Enemies of Laughter
Paul's Mother
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Self
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Self
For Better or Worse
Beverly Makeshift
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
The Earth Day Special
Dorothy Zbornak
My First Love
Jean Miller
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self
Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
P.O.P.
Rosalyn Gordon
Night of 100 Stars
Self
History of the World: Part I
Dole office clerk (uncredited)
The Beatrice Arthur Special
Herself
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Ackmena
Mame
Vera Charles
Lovers and Other Strangers
Bea Vecchio
That Kind of Woman
WAC (uncredited)
The Gift of the Magi
Mrs. Abercrombie