Beatrice ArthurBeatrice Arthur as Maude Findlay on Maude. Beatrice Arthur, as Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls.Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel on May 13, 1923), is an American actress and comedienne. Her notable television roles include the title role on the popular sitcom Maude in the 1970s and a co-starring role on The Golden Girls in the 1980s. In the former she played Maude Findlay, an outspoken liberal living in Westchester County, New York. In the latter she played the character Dorothy Zbornak, a middle-aged woman who lived in a Florida house with two room mates (Betty White and Rue McClanahan) and Dorothy's short-tempered yet hip old mother, played by Estelle Getty. On stage, her roles include Lucy Brown in the 1954 Off-Broadway premiere of The Threepenny Opera, Yente the Matchmaker in the 1964 premiere of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway, and a 1966 Tony Award-winning portrayal of Vera Charles in Mame. In 1981, she appeared in Woody Allen's The Floating Lightbulb; two decades later she toured the U.S. in a one-woman show which opened in Broadway in 2002 as Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends. Arthur was born in New York City and grew up in the state of Maryland. This page about Beatrice Arthur includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Beatrice Arthur News stories about Beatrice Arthur External links for Beatrice Arthur Videos for Beatrice Arthur Wikis about Beatrice Arthur Discussion Groups about Beatrice Arthur Blogs about Beatrice Arthur Images of Beatrice Arthur |
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Arthur was born in New York City and grew up in the state of Maryland. The couple have two children -- Phoebe (born 1989) and Brid (born 1991) -- and live in London. in a one-woman show which opened in Broadway in 2002 as Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends. Amanda Burton's first marriage was to Jonathan Hartley (1977-1982). Since 1989 she has been married to photographer Sven Arnstein. In 1981, she appeared in Woody Allen's The Floating Lightbulb; two decades later she toured the U.S. She also played Aunt Polly in a 2003 remake of Pollyanna. On stage, her roles include Lucy Brown in the 1954 Off-Broadway premiere of The Threepenny Opera, Yente the Matchmaker in the 1964 premiere of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway, and a 1966 Tony Award-winning portrayal of Vera Charles in Mame. After Silent Witness, Burton also took on the role of Prosecutor Helen West in a series based on Frances Fyfield's novels. In the latter she played the character Dorothy Zbornak, a middle-aged woman who lived in a Florida house with two room mates (Betty White and Rue McClanahan) and Dorothy's short-tempered yet hip old mother, played by Estelle Getty. Some of her notable television appearances include Brookside (1982-86) and Peak Practice (1993-95). In the former she played Maude Findlay, an outspoken liberal living in Westchester County, New York. Derry, a Protestant area of Northern Ireland, as the youngest of four daughters of a primary school headmaster. Her notable television roles include the title role on the popular sitcom Maude in the 1970s and a co-starring role on The Golden Girls in the 1980s. Burton was born in Ballougry, Co. Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel on May 13, 1923), is an American actress and comedienne. She left the series in 2004, saying that she did not want "to be forever associated with it". Amanda Burton (born January 8, 1957) is an actress from Northern Ireland best known for
her role as forensic pathologist Doctor (later Professor) Sam
Ryan in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness (from 1996). |