| First Name | Beatrice |
| Last Name | Arthur |
| Full Name at Birth | Bernice Frankel |
| Other Names | Bea |
| Age | 86 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | May 13, 1922 |
| Birthplace | New York, NY |
| Date of Death | April 25, 2009 |
| Location of Death | at her home in Los Angeles, CA |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Grey |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Actress |
| Claim to Fame | Maude, The Golden Girls |
| Friends | Angela Lansbury, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty |
Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades. Arthur achieved fame as the character Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, winning Emmy Awards for both roles. A stage actress both before and after her television success, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Vera Charles in the original cast of Mame (1966).
Selected Bea Arthur film and TV show credits: