Arthur played Maude Findlay, the liberal scourge of television's Archie Bunker, from 1972-78, and Dorothy Zbornak, the outspoken divorcee of "The Golden Girls," from 1985 to 1992.

Bea Arthur got her first big break as Lucy Brown in the first American production of "The Threepenny Opera." I spoke with her two years ago after the DVD release of "Maude." ...

Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the ...

LOS ANGELES — Maude and Golden Girls star Bea Arthur is happily poised to enter the TV Academy Hall of Fame, but she acknowledges it’s her own fault the recognition didn’t come sooner. “I ...

Emmy Award-winning actress Bea Arthur, best known as star of the hit TV comedies "Maude" and "Golden Girls," has died at age 86, entertainment news websites reported on Saturday.