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Beatrice Arthur’s Milestones
| Raised in the Eastern Shore town of Camebridge, Maryland | |
| 1947 | First stage role as "Lysistrata" at the Dramatic Workshop of the School of Social Research |
| 1947 | Professional stage debut in the Off-Broadway production of "Dog Beneath the Skin" |
| 1951 | First TV appearance was an episode of NBC's "Kraft Television Theatre" |
| 1953 | Received widespread acclaim as Lucy Brown in the Off-Broadway revival of "The Threepenny Opera" |
| 1955 | Broadway debut as Madame Suze in "Seventh Heaven" |
| 1956 - 1957 | TV regular on the NBC variety program "Caesar's Hour" |
| 1958 | Opened Off-Broadway in "Ulysses in Nighttown" |
| 1959 | Feature acting debut, "That Kind of Woman" |
| 1964 | Portrayed Yente in Harnick and Bock's Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" |
| 1966 | Won a Tony Award starring opposite Angela Lansbury in Broadway's "Mame"; directed by then husband Gene Saks |
| 1970 | Featured in a comedy film based on the play by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, "Lovers and Other Strangers" |
| 1971 - 1972 | Introduced the character of Maude, an outspoken liberal and Edith Bunker's cousin on CBS' "All in the Family" |
| 1972 - 1978 | Played Maude Findlay, an outspoken liberal in the CBS series "Maude" |
| 1974 | Reprised her "Mame" role opposite Lucille Ball in the poorly received film adaptation; again directed by husband Saks |
| 1980 | Hosted own TV special, "The Beatrice Arthur Special" (CBS) |
| 1981 | Acted in Mel Brooks' "History of the World, Part I" |
| 1983 | Played the title character in the short-lived ABC sitcom, "Amanda's" |
| 1985 | Appeared on Broadway in Woody Allen's "The Floating Light Bulb" |
| 1985 - 1992 | Played the sarcastic, Dorothy Zbornak in the NBC sitcom, "The Golden Girls" |
| 1995 | Acted in Jason Alexander's feature directorial debut, "For Better or Worse" |
| 1995 | Starred in the L.A production of "Bermuda Avenue Triangle"; penned by Taylor and Bologna |
| 1998 | Appeared in the L.A. production of Anne Meara's "After-Play" |
| 2000 | Earned an Emmy nomination for her guest-starring role on FOX's "Malcolm in the Middle" |
| 2002 | Made a return to Broadway starring in the one-woman show "Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends"; the show was nominated for a Tony award for Best Special Theatrical Event |
| 2005 | Played Larry David's mother on the season five finale of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" |
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