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Beatrice “Bea” Arthur (born May 13, 1922) is an American comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
, actress and singer. In an ongoing career spanning seven decades, Arthur has achieved success as the title character, Maude Findlay, on the 1970s sitcom Maude
Maude (TV series)

Maude is a half-hour United States television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972 until April 22, 1978....
, and as Dorothy Zbornak
Dorothy Zbornak

Dorothy Petrillo-Hollingsworth , portrayed by Beatrice Arthur, is a fictional character from the Television series The Golden Girls. Dorothy was the strong, sarcastic, sometimes intimidating, and arguably most grounded of the four women in the house....
 on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls is an United States situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a Miami, Florida home....
.

ur was born Bernice Frankel to Philip and Rebecca Frankel in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 on May 13, 1922 Her family soon moved to Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
 where her parents operated a women's clothing shop.






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Beatrice “Bea” Arthur (born May 13, 1922) is an American comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
, actress and singer. In an ongoing career spanning seven decades, Arthur has achieved success as the title character, Maude Findlay, on the 1970s sitcom Maude
Maude (TV series)

Maude is a half-hour United States television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972 until April 22, 1978....
, and as Dorothy Zbornak
Dorothy Zbornak

Dorothy Petrillo-Hollingsworth , portrayed by Beatrice Arthur, is a fictional character from the Television series The Golden Girls. Dorothy was the strong, sarcastic, sometimes intimidating, and arguably most grounded of the four women in the house....
 on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls is an United States situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a Miami, Florida home....
.

Biography


Early life

Arthur was born Bernice Frankel to Philip and Rebecca Frankel in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 on May 13, 1922 Her family soon moved to Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
 where her parents operated a women's clothing shop. She attended the now-defunct Blackstone College in Blackstone, Virginia
Blackstone, Virginia

Blackstone is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,675 at the 2000 census. Nearby Fort Pickett was established by the U.S....
 where she was active in drama productions.

Theater

Arthur began her acting career as a member of an off Broadway theater group at the Cherry Lane Theatre
Cherry Lane Theatre

The Cherry Lane Theatre, located at 38 Commerce Street in the borough of Manhattan, is New York City's oldest, continuously running off-Broadway theater....
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 in the late 1940s. On stage, her roles included "Lucy Brown" in the 1954 off-broadway
Off-Broadway

Off Broadway theater is an umbrella term for a defined set of Play , musical theater or revues performed in New York City. Originally referring to the location of a venue and its productions on a street intersecting Broadway in Manhattan's Theatre District, New York, the hub of the theater industry in the United States, the term later becam...
 premiere of Marc Blitzstein
Marc Blitzstein

Marc Blitzstein was an United States composer.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania to Jewish parents, among his works were The Cradle Will Rock, whose premiere was directed by Orson Welles, the opera Regina , an adaptation of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes, the Broadway theatre Musical theater Juno based on...
's English-language adaptation of Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill

Kurt Julian Weill , was a Germany, and in his later years American, composer active from the 1920s until his death. He was a leading composer for the theatre....
's Threepenny Opera, "Yente the Matchmaker" in the 1964 premiere of Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical theatre with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905....
 on Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
, and a 1966 Tony Award
Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
-winning portrayal of "Vera Charles" to Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury

Angela Brigid Lansbury, Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom actor and singer whose career has spanned six decades. She made her first film appearance in Gaslight , for which she received an Academy Award nomination, and expanded her repertoire to Broadway theatre and television in the 1950s....
's Mame
MAME

MAME is an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software, with the intent of preserving gaming history and preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten....
. She reprised the role in the 1974 film version
Mame (film)

Mame is a 1974 United States musical film based on the Mame, and starring Lucille Ball....
 opposite Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball was an United States comedian, film, television, stage and radio actress, model , film industry, and star of the landmark sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy....
. In 1981, she appeared in Woody Allen
Woody Allen

Woody Allen is an Cinema of the United States film director, writer, actor, comedian, musician and playwright.Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to Screwball comedy film, have made him one of the most respected living American directors....
's The Floating Lightbulb.

Television

In 1972, Arthur was cast as the title character in the television series Maude
Maude (TV series)

Maude is a half-hour United States television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972 until April 22, 1978....
. She played Maude Findlay, an outspoken liberal living in the affluent community of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York
Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York

Tuckahoe is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, and is located in the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Eastchester , New York....
, with her husband, Walter (Bill Macy
Bill Macy

Bill Macy is an United States actor.Macy was born Wolf Marvin Garber in Revere, Massachusetts, to Mollie and Michael Garber, a manufacturer....
) and divorced daughter Carol (Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Jo Barbeau is an United States television, film, Character actor and musical theater actress, as well as the author of two recently published books....
). The show was a spin-off
Spin-off

A spin-off is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one, such as a television series based on a pre-existing one, or a new company formed from a university research group or business incubator....
 from All in the Family
All in the Family

All in the Family is an United States situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979....
, on which Arthur had appeared a couple of times in the same role, playing Edith Bunker
Edith Bunker

Edith Baines Bunker is a fictional 1970s sitcom mom on All in the Family , played by Jean Stapleton. She was the wife of Archie Bunker, mother of Gloria Stivic, mother-in-law of Michael Stivic, and, after 1975, grandmother of Joey Stivic....
's (Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton

'Jean Stapleton' is an United States character actor of theatre, television and film. Stapleton is best known for her portrayal of Edith Bunker, the long-suffering, yet devoted wife of Archie Bunker and mother of Gloria Stivic , on the 1970s situation comedy All in the Family. She was also seen in the All in the Family sequel Archie Bun...
)'s cousin, a feminist, and antithesis
Antithesis

Antithesis is a counter-proposition and denotes a direct contrast to the original proposition. In setting the opposite, an individual brings out of a contrast in the meaning by an obvious contrast in the Idiom....
 to the bigoted, conservative Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor

John Carroll O'Connor was an United States actor, Television producer and Television director whose television career spanned four decades. Known at first for playing the role of Major General Colt in the 1970 cult movie, Kelly's Heroes, he later found fame as the bigoted workingman Archie Bunker, the main character in the 1970s Columbia...
), who described Maude as a "New Deal fanatic." Her role garnered several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, including her Emmy win in 1977 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

In 1978, she costarred in the much derided The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour television special set in the Star Wars galaxy. It was the first official Star Wars spinoff produced....
, in which she had a song and dance routine, where the Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
 character Greedo was one of her dance partners.

After appearing in the short-lived 1983 sitcom Amanda's
Amanda's

Amanda's is a short-lived television Situation comedy based on the popular 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers which aired on American Broadcasting Company from February 10, 1983 to May 26, 1983....
 (an unsuccessful US version of the British hit series Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by the BBC Television and first broadcast on BBC Two in 1975. Although only twelve episodes were produced , the programme has had a lasting and powerful legacy....
), Arthur was cast in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls is an United States situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a Miami, Florida home....
 in 1985, in which she played Dorothy Zbornak
Dorothy Zbornak

Dorothy Petrillo-Hollingsworth , portrayed by Beatrice Arthur, is a fictional character from the Television series The Golden Girls. Dorothy was the strong, sarcastic, sometimes intimidating, and arguably most grounded of the four women in the house....
, a divorced substitute teacher
Substitute teacher

A substitute teacher is a person who teacher a school class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, or other reasons....
 living in a Miami, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 house owned by Blanche Devereaux
Blanche Devereaux

Blanche Marie Elizabeth Hollingsworth Devereaux was one of the four main characters on the 1985-1992 NBC sitcom The Golden Girls, and its CBS spin-off The Golden Palace....
 (Rue McClanahan
Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan is an Emmy Award-winning United States actress, known for her roles on the television sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls....
). Her other roommates included widow Rose Nylund
Rose Nylund

Rose Nylund was a fictional character featured on the popular 1980s situation comedy The Golden Girls, and its spin-off The Golden Palace....
 (Betty White
Betty White

Betty Marion White is a film and television actress with a career spanning 60 years. White is perhaps best known for her close association with the shows The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, as well as for her regular appearances on the game shows Password and Match Game....
) and Dorothy's Sicilian
Sicily

Sicily is an Autonomous regions with special statute of Italy. Of all the regions of Italy, Sicily covers the largest land area at 25,708 km? and currently has just over five million inhabitants....
 mother, Sophia Petrillo
Sophia Petrillo

Sophia Petrillo is a fictional character from the Television series The Golden Girls, and its spin-offs The Golden Palace and Empty Nest ....
 (Estelle Getty
Estelle Getty

Estelle Scher-Gettleman , better known by her stage name Estelle Getty, was an United States actor, who appeared in film, theatre and television....
). Getty was actually a year younger than Arthur in real life, and was heavily made up to look significantly older. Dorothy had a caustic sense of humor and was prone to making witty and sarcastic wisecracks. The series was a huge hit, remaining a top ten ratings fixture for six seasons. Her performance led to several Emmy nominations over the course of the series and an Emmy win in 1988. Arthur decided to leave the show after seven years and in 1992, the show was moved from NBC to CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 and retooled as The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace

The Golden Palace is a spin-off of the situation comedy The Golden Girls broadcast during the 1992?1993 season on the United States Television network CBS....
 in which the other three actresses reprised their roles. Arthur made a guest appearance in a two-part episode, but the show only lasted for one season before it was cancelled.

Later life

After Arthur left The Golden Girls, she made several guest appearances on television shows and even organized and toured with her one-woman show. She made a guest appearance on the American cartoon Futurama
Futurama

Futurama is an Animated cartoon United States Situation comedy created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company....
, in the Emmy-nominated episode "Amazon Women in the Mood
Amazon Women in the Mood

"Amazon Women in the Mood" is the fifth episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on February 4, 2001....
" as the voice of the Femputer who ruled the giant Amazonian women. She appeared in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle is an United States sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series Premiere on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons....
 as Dewey's babysitter who possessed an unfortunate harmony with Dewey's likes and dislikes. She was nominated for a guest-star Emmy for her performance. She also showed up as Larry David
Larry David

Lawrence Gene "Larry" David is an United States actor, writer, comedian, Television producer, and film director. Formerly a Standup comedy, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays , as well as writing briefly for Saturday Night Live....
's mother on Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself, and produced and broadcast by Home Box Office....
. In 2005, she participated in the Comedy Central roast
Comedy Central Roast

The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network....
 of Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson

'Pamela Denise Anderson' is a Canada-born actor, sex symbol, model , Television producer, author, and former show girl. Anderson is best known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement , Baywatch, and V.I.P....
, delivering a deadpan
Deadpan

Deadpan is a form of comedy delivery in which humor is presented without a change in emotion or facial expression, usually voice in a monotonous manner....
 reading of excerpts from Pamela's book Star: The Novel, most notably the part that describes receiving sodomy
Sodomy

Sodomy is a term used today predominantly in law to describe the act of anal intercourse, oral intercourse, as well as bestiality. When used in a religious context, it has a negative connotation....
-related advice.

In 2002, she returned to Broadway starring in Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends, a collection of stories and songs (with musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
 Billy Goldenberg
Billy Goldenberg

Billy Goldenberg is an United States composer known for his work on Steven Spielberg's television movie and his seven-episode contribution toward the NBC Mystery Movie detective series Columbo ....
) based on her life and career. The show was nominated for a Tony Award
Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
 for Best Special Theatrical] Event, but lost to Elaine Stritch: At Liberty.

Arthur was inducted into Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 2008. On June 8, 2008, The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls is an United States situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a Miami, Florida home....
 was awarded the 'Pop Culture' award at the Sixth Annual TV Land
TV Land

TV Land is an United States cable television television network launched April 29, 1996. It is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, which also owns MTV and Nickelodeon ....
 Awards. Bea accepted the award with co-stars Rue McClanahan
Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan is an Emmy Award-winning United States actress, known for her roles on the television sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls....
 and Betty White
Betty White

Betty Marion White is a film and television actress with a career spanning 60 years. White is perhaps best known for her close association with the shows The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, as well as for her regular appearances on the game shows Password and Match Game....
.

Personal life

Arthur was married twice, first to Robert Alan Aurthur
Robert Alan Aurthur

Robert Alan Aurthur was an United States screenwriter, film director and TV producer....
, a screenwriter, TV & film producer and director, whose surname she took and kept though with a modified spelling, and second to director Gene Saks
Gene Saks

Gene Saks is an United States Tony Award-winning stage director and film director.Born in New York City, Saks studied at Cornell University and trained at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School for Social Research....
 from 1950 to 1980 with whom she adopted two sons, Matthew (born 14 July 1961), an actor and Daniel (born 8 May 1964), a set designer.

She primarily lives in the Greater Los Angeles Area
Greater Los Angeles Area

The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanization area around the county of Los Angeles, California, United States....
 and has sublet her apartment on Central Park West
Central Park West

Central Park West is an avenue that runs north-south in the New York City borough of Manhattan, in the United States.As its name indicates, CPW forms the western edge of Central Park....
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 and her country home in Bedford, New York
Bedford, New York

Bedford, New York can refer to:*Bedford , New York*Bedford , New York *Bedford, Brooklyn and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn...
. She has one living sister who lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Television credits


  • Kraft Television Theatre (1951-1958)
  • Studio One (1951-1953)
  • Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope (1955)
  • Caesar's Hour (regular performer 1954–1956)
  • The Seven Lively Arts (1958)
  • Omnibus (1958)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1958)
  • The George Gobel Show (1959)
  • The Perry Como Show (1961)
  • All in The Family (1971 & 1972)
  • Maude
    Maude (TV series)

    Maude is a half-hour United States television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972 until April 22, 1978....
     (1972–1978)
  • The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973)
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1974 & 1980)
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974-1975-1976-1977-1980-1985-1986-1990)
  • Dinah (1975 & 1976)
  • Saturday Night Live (1976 & 1979)
  • Cos (1976)
  • Laugh-In (1977)
  • CBS: On the Air (1978)
  • The Star Wars Holiday Special
    The Star Wars Holiday Special

    The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour television special set in the Star Wars galaxy. It was the first official Star Wars spinoff produced....
     (1978)
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979)
  • The Beatrice Arthur Special (1980)
  • Soap (1980)
  • History of the World Part I (1981)
  • Omnibus (1981)
  • Nights of 100 Stars (1982)
  • Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982)
  • Amanda's
    Amanda's

    Amanda's is a short-lived television Situation comedy based on the popular 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers which aired on American Broadcasting Company from February 10, 1983 to May 26, 1983....
     (1983) (canceled after 4 months)
  • a.k.a. Pablo (1984)
  • P.O.P. (1984)
  • The Golden Girls
    The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls is an United States situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a Miami, Florida home....
     (1985–1992)
  • Circus of the Stars #10 (1985)
  • NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
  • Walt Disney World's 15th Birthday Celebration (1986)
  • Late Night with David Letterman (1986)
  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1986)
  • The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987)
  • This is Your Life" (1987)
  • The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987)
  • Comic Relief '87 (1987)
  • Family Comedy Hour (1987)
  • Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)
  • Circus of the Stars #13 (1988)
  • Empty Nest (1989)
  • Aspel & Company (1990)
  • Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
  • The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)
  • Dame Edna's Hollywood (1991)
  • The Howard Stern Show (1992)
  • Guest Night (1992)
  • 6th Annual Americam Comedy Awards (1992)
  • The Golden Palace (1992)
  • This Joint Is Jumpin (1993)
  • The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993)
  • Boulevard Bio (1993)
  • Sean's Show (1993)
  • Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)
  • Bob Hope: Happy 91st Birthday, Bob (1994)
  • 50 Years of Funny Females (1995)
  • The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996)
  • Dave's World
    Dave's World

    Dave's World is an United States Situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997. The series was based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry....
     (cast member 1996 & 1997)
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997)
  • The RuPaul Show (1998)
  • Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute Part 1" (1998)
  • The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999)
  • Beggars and Choosers (1999)
  • The Martin Short Show (1999)
  • So Graham Norton
    So Graham Norton

    So Graham Norton was a United Kingdom television programme, hosted by Ireland personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002....
     (2000)
  • Intimate Portrait: Rue McClanahan (2000)
  • Malcolm in the Middle
    Malcolm in the Middle

    Malcolm in the Middle is an United States sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series Premiere on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons....
     Dewey's babysitter in the season one finale (2000)
  • E! True Hollywood Story: All in the Family (2000)
  • Intimate Portrait: Estelle Getty (2001)
  • Futurama
    Futurama

    Futurama is an Animated cartoon United States Situation comedy created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company....
     as "Femputer" in "Amazon Women in the Mood
    Amazon Women in the Mood

    "Amazon Women in the Mood" is the fifth episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on February 4, 2001....
    " (2001)
  • Today (2001)
  • The View (2002)
  • CBS News Sunday Morning (2002)
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2002)
  • Good Morning America (2002)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2002)
  • The Big O! True West Hollywood Story (2002)
  • TV Most Censored Moments (2002)
  • TV Tales: The Golden Girls (2002)
  • Open Mike with Mike Bullard (2002)
  • Because I Said So (2002)
  • Inside TV Land: Taboo Tv (2002)
  • Intimate Portrait: Bea Arthur (2003)
  • TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003)
  • Rove Live (2003)
  • Through The Keyhole (2003)
  • Broadway: The Golden Age by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
  • The Golden Girls Their Greatest Moments (2003)
  • Today with Des and Mel (2003)*Richard and Judy (2003)
  • The Terry and Gaby Show (2003)
  • The Second Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2004)
  • The Best of So Graham Norton (2004)
  • Inside TV Land: Primetime Politics (2004)
  • TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004)
  • Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)
  • TV Land Confidential (2005)
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself, and produced and broadcast by Home Box Office....
     as Larry David
    Larry David

    Lawrence Gene "Larry" David is an United States actor, writer, comedian, Television producer, and film director. Formerly a Standup comedy, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays , as well as writing briefly for Saturday Night Live....
    's mother on the season five finale (2005)
  • Entertainment Tonight (2006)
  • Biography: Bea Arthur (2006)
  • The View (2007)
  • TV Land Confidential (2007)
  • Entertainment Tonight (2007)
  • Back to the Grind (2007)
  • Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons (2007)
  • Entertainment Tonight (2008)
  • The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008)
  • Entertainment Tonight (2008)

Theatre performances


  • Lysistrata (1947)
  • The Dog Beneath the Skin (1947)
  • Yerma (1947)
  • No Exit (1948)
  • The Taming of the Shrew (1948)
  • Six Characters in Search of an Author (1948)
  • The Owl and the Pussycat (1948)
  • Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (1949)
  • Yes is for a Very Young Man (1949)
  • The Creditors (1949)
  • Heartbreak House (1949)
  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1951)
  • Personal Appearance (1951)
  • Candle Light (1951)
  • Love or Money (1951)
  • The Voice of the Turtle (1951)
  • The New Moon (1953)
  • The Threepenny Opera
    The Threepenny Opera

    The Threepenny Opera is a Musical theatre by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, in collaboration with translator Elisabeth Hauptmann and set designer Caspar Neher....
     (1954)
  • What's the Rush? (1955)
  • Shoestring Revue (1955)
  • Plain and Fancy
    Plain and Fancy

    Plain and Fancy is a musical theatre comedy with a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, lyrics by Arnold Horwitt, and music by Albert Hague....
     (1955)
  • Seventh Heaven
    Seventh Heaven (film)

    Seventh Heaven is a silent film and one of the first films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture . The film was written by H.H....
     (1955)
  • Mistress of the Inn (1956)
  • The Ziegfeld Follies (1956)
  • Nature's Way
    Nature's Way

    'Nature's Way' may refer to:* Nature's Way , Gary Larson's first comic strip, the predecessor to The Far Side* "Nature's Way", a song by Spirit from their 1970 album Twelve Dreams of Dr....
     (1957)
  • Ulysses in Nighttown (1958)
  • The Gay Divorcee at the Cherry Lane (1960)
  • A Matter of Position (1962)
  • Fiddler on the Roof
    Fiddler on the Roof

    Fiddler on the Roof is a musical theatre with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905....
     (1964)
  • Mame
    MAME

    MAME is an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software, with the intent of preserving gaming history and preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten....
     (1966)
  • The Floating Lightbulb (1981)
  • La Fille du Regiment (1994)
  • Bermuda Avenue Triangle (1995-1996)
  • Angela Lansbury - A Celebration (November 17, 1996) (benefit concert)
  • After Play (1997-1998)
  • Strike Up The Band (2000)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Westport, Connecticut (July 28-30, 2000)
  • And Then There's Bea United States Tour (April 24, 2001 - January 13, 2002)
  • Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends in New York, New York (January 29, 2002 - April 14, 2002)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 24, 2002)
  • And Then There's Bea in Melbourne, Australia (October 15-27, 2002)
  • And Then There's Bea in Sydney, Australia (October 29 - November 10, 2002)
  • Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends in Toronto, Canada (November 20 - December 8, 2002)
  • And Then There's Bea in Johannesburg, South Africa (August 12-24, 2003)
  • And Then There's Bea in Cape Town, South Africa (August 26 - September 7, 2003)
  • Bea Arthur at The Savoy in London, England (September 15 - October 18, 2003)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Los Angeles, California (January 31 - February 1, 2004)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Saugatuck, Michigan (May 22-23, 2004)
  • A Celebration of Life in Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2004)
  • Bea Arthur at the El Portal in North Hollywood, California (August 5-8, 2004)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Provincetown, Massachusetts (August 21, 2004)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Columbus, Georgia (October 30, 2004)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Nyack, New York (March 4-6, 2005)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 17, 2005)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (April 19, 2005)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Atlantic City, New Jersey (June 3-4, 2005)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Holmdel, New Jersey (June 7, 2005)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Las Vegas, Nevada (August 27, 2005)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Hampton, Virginia (September 16-17, 2005)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Alexandria, Virginia (September 22, 2005)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Geneva, New York (September 24, 2005)
  • Bea Arthur Back on Broadway (at 95th Street) in New York, New York (November 21, 2005)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in San Francisco, California (January 7, 2006)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Salem, Oregon (January 21, 2006)
  • Bea Arthur Back at the El Portal in North Hollywood, California (February 16-19, 2006)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in Scottsdale, Arizona (February 24-25, 2006)
  • An Evening with Bea Arthur in University Park, Illinois (March 19, 2006)

Filmography

  • That Kind of Woman (1959)
  • Lovers and Other Strangers
    Lovers and Other Strangers

    Lovers and Other Strangers is a 1970 comedy film based on the play by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna. The film features an ensemble cast including Gig Young, Cloris Leachman, Anne Jackson, Beatrice Arthur, Richard Castellano, Bonnie Bedelia, Michael Brandon, Harry Guardino, Anne Meara, Bob Dishy, Marian Hailey, Joseph Hindy, and, in her...
     (1970)
  • Mame
    Mame (film)

    Mame is a 1974 United States musical film based on the Mame, and starring Lucille Ball....
     (1974)
  • History of the World: Part I (1981) (cameo)
  • My First Love (1988)
  • For Better or For Worse
    For Better or For Worse

    For Better or For Worse is a comic strip by Lynn Johnston that began in September 1979, and ended the main story on August 30, 2008, with a postscript epilogue the following day....
     (1996)
  • Casper: A Spirited Beginning
    Casper: A Spirited Beginning

    Casper: A Spirited Beginning is a direct-to-video spin-off of the 1995 film Casper , released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in 1997....
     (1997) (cameo)
  • Enemies of Laughter (2000)
  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) (documentary)
  • Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age (2009) (documentary)


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