Acting credits
64
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Bea Arthur
Acting
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Movies: 35Series: 29
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: 6.63
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.
9.0
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
as Self / Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
2025 Movie
5.7
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
10.0
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
as Dorothy Zbornak
2021 Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021 Movie
10.0
The Golden Girls: Ageless
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
7.3
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self (archive Footage)
2018 Movie
8.4
O.J.: Made in America
as Self (archive footage)
2016 Movie
6.5
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
as Self
2005 Movie
8.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Vera Charles (segment "Mame")
2004 Movie
6.0
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
as Self / Dorothy Zbornak
2003 Movie
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003 Movie
9.4
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)
2003 Movie
5.5
Enemies of Laughter
as Paul's Mother
2000 Movie
5.3
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
as Self
1999 Movie
4.0
For Better or Worse
as Beverly Makeshift
1995 Movie
9.0
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
1994 Movie
4.0
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990 Movie
6.3
The Earth Day Special
as Dorothy Zbornak
1990 Movie
10.0
My First Love
as Jean Miller
1988 Movie
6.6
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Self
1988 Movie
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
as Self
1988 Movie
6.0
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
1988 Movie
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
1987 Movie
5.7
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bea Arthur.
10.0
Golden Girls 3033
as Dorothy Zbornak (voice) (archive sound) • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.2
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Larry's Mother • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
as Mrs. White • 1 eps
2000 Series
2.8
Beggars and Choosers
2 eps
1999 Series
8.4
Futurama
as Femputer (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.3
So Graham Norton
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1998 Series
9.0
Emily of New Moon
as The Voice • 1 eps
1998 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
5.8
Judge Judy
as Self - Defendant's Witness • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.1
Ellen
as Bea Arthur • 1 eps
1994 Series
4.5
Intimate Portrait
as Self • 3 eps
1993 Series
6.4
Dave's World
as Mel Bloom • 3 eps
1993 Series
6.4
The Golden Palace
as Dorothy Hollingsworth • 2 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Boulevard Bio
as Self • 1 eps
1991 Series
5.9
Empty Nest
as Dorothy Zbornak • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.6
The Golden Girls
as Dorothy Zbornak • 180 eps
1985 Series
6.7
Amanda's
as Amanda Cartwright • 13 eps
1983 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
9.2
People's Choice Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.8
Maude
as Maude Findlay • 141 eps
1972 Series
7.8
All in the Family
as Maude Findlay • 2 eps
1971 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series