Acting credits
66
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Bea Arthur
Acting
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Movies: 36Series: 30
TMDB ID: 79473
IMDb ID: nm0037735
Known for: Acting
Born: May 13, 1922
Died: April 25, 2009
Age: 86
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q138576
Also known as
Beatrice Arthur • Bernice Frankel
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 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bea Arthur.
as Self / Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025 • Movie
as Maude (archival footage)
Henry Fonda for President
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023 • Movie
as Dorothy Zbornak
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
2021 • Movie
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Girls: Ageless
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive Footage)
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America
2016 • Movie
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
2005 • Movie
as Vera Charles (segment "Mame")
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 • Movie
as Self / Dorothy Zbornak
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
2003 • Movie
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 • Movie
as Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003 • Movie
as Paul's Mother
Enemies of Laughter
2000 • Movie
as Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999 • Movie
as Beverly Makeshift
For Better or Worse
1995 • Movie
as Self
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994 • Movie
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 • Movie
as Dorothy Zbornak
The Earth Day Special
1990 • Movie
as Jean Miller
My First Love
1988 • Movie
as Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988 • Movie
as Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 • Movie
as Self
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bea Arthur.
as Dorothy Zbornak (voice) (archive sound) • 1 eps
Golden Girls 3033
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Comedy Central Roasts
2003 • Series
as Larry's Mother • 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 • Series
as Mrs. White • 1 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 • Series
2 eps
Beggars and Choosers
1999 • Series
as Femputer (voice) • 1 eps
Futurama
1999 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
So Graham Norton
1998 • Series
as The Voice • 1 eps
Emily of New Moon
1998 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Self - Defendant's Witness • 1 eps
Judge Judy
1996 • Series
as Bea Arthur • 1 eps
Ellen
1994 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Intimate Portrait
1993 • Series
as Mel Bloom • 3 eps
Dave's World
1993 • Series
as Dorothy Hollingsworth • 2 eps
The Golden Palace
1992 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Boulevard Bio
1991 • Series
as Dorothy Zbornak • 1 eps
Empty Nest
1988 • Series
as Dorothy Zbornak • 180 eps
The Golden Girls
1985 • Series
as Amanda Cartwright • 13 eps
Amanda's
1983 • Series
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Dinah!
1974 • Series
as Maude Findlay • 141 eps
Maude
1972 • Series
as Maude Findlay • 2 eps
All in the Family
1971 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series