Bea Arthur
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Bea Arthur was an American actress and comedian who became famous for her roles in iconic television shows during the latter half of the 20th century. She is remembered as an influential entertainer who helped shape television comedy and drama from the 1950s through the 2000s.
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Bea Arthur (May 13, 1923 - April 25, 2009) was an Emmy Award-winning American actress and comedienne. Her notable television roles included the title role on the popular sitcom Maude in the 1970s, and a starring role on The Golden Girls in the 1980s and 1990s. On stage, her roles included "Lucy Brown" in the 1954 Off-Broadway premiere of Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, "Yente the Matchmaker" in the 1964 premiere of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bea+Arthur">Re
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- Born
- Bernice Frankel , ( 1922-05-13 ) May 13, 1922, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- April 25, 2009 (2009-04-25) (aged 86), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Other name
- Beatrice Arthur
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Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She 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).
Arthur 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; after Julia Louis-Dreyfus (12) and Mary Tyler Moore (10). Arthur was inducted into the academy's Television Hall of Fame in 2008.
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