Bea Arthur
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bea Arthur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Star Wars Holiday Special
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The Earth Day Special
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Night of 100 Stars III
as SelfA celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as SelfA look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
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The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
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Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary
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RiffTrax: The Star Wars Holiday Special
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Larry's MotherThe off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe...
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Malcolm in the Middle
as Mrs. WhiteA gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
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Studio One
as uncreditedAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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All in the Family
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The Golden Girls
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Futurama
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Judge Judy
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The View
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Tony Awards
as Self - HostThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Bambi Awards
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Intimate Portrait
as SelfIntimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...
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Empty Nest
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Maude
as Maude FindlayWell-educated and upper middle class, Maude Findlay is the archetypal feminist of her...
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Ellen
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Omnibus
as uncreditedOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. AbercrombieHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Amanda's
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Golden Girls 3033
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