Bea Arthur

Bea Arthur was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She was best known as Dorothy on the television series “The Golden Girls”.

Bea’s first starring role was as Maude Findlay on the television series “All In the Family”. She won an Emmy Award for Best Actress. She then went on to star in “Maude” and then “The Golden Girls”. She won another Emmy for playing Dorothy on “The Golden Girls”. She also was very successful in theatre having won Tony Awards and other accolades.

Bea was married twice and had 2 sons. She was a huge animal rights activist and was a member of PETA. Upon her death she willed $300,000 to the LGBT community to help homeless teens.

Bea Arthur was a famous American actress, who was born on May 13, 1922. As a person born on this date, Bea Arthur is listed in our database as the 10th most popular celebrity for the day (May 13) and the 7th most popular for the year (1922).

People born on May 13 fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the Bull. Bea Arthur is the 181st most popular Taurus.

Aside from information specific to Bea Arthur's birthday, Bea Arthur is the 1154th most famous American and ranks 688th in famous people born in New York City, New York, U.S.

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