Bea Arthur
| 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).
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Filmography
Selected Bea Arthur film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2000
Enemies of Laughter
Paul's Mother
1995
For Better or Worse
Beverly Makeshift
1993
Dave's World
Mel Bloom
1985
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak, Dorothy Zbornak Hollingsworth
1984
a.k.a. Pablo
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1984
P.O.P.
Rosalyn Gordon
1983
Amanda's
Amanda Cartwright
1979
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
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1977
Laugh-In
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1963
The Sid Caesar Show
Regular
1957
The Seven Lively Arts
Hostess
1955
Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope
Guest
1954
Caesar's Hour
Regular
1952
Omnibus
Ugly Witch
1951
Once Upon a Tune
Soundtrack Credits
1987
The 41st Annual Tony Awards
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1986
The 40th Annual Tony Awards
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1984
P.O.P.
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1977
The 31st Annual Tony Awards
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1974
The 28th Annual Tony Awards
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series
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Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
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The Golden Girls
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Empty Nest (1988)
Nurses (1991)
The Golden Girls (1985)
