Jean Arthur
Known For
Acting
Born
1900-10-17 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Died
1991-06-19
Biography
Jean Arthur was an American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. She remains arguably the epitome of the female screwball comedy actress. As James Harvey wrote in his recounting of the era, "No one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur. So much was she part of it, so much was her star personality defined by it, that the screwball style itself seems almost unimaginable without her." Arthur has been called "the quintessential comedic leading lady." Arthur is best known for her feature roles in three Frank Capra films: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It With You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), films that championed the everyday heroine. Her last performance was the memorable—and distinctly non–comedic—role as the rancher's wife in George Stevens' Shane (1953). Arthur was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in The More the Merrier (1943). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Arthur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Gunsmoke
as Julie Blane
Shane
as Marian Starrett
A Foreign Affair
as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
You Can't Take It with You
as Alice Sycamore
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Clarissa Saunders
The Jean Arthur Show
Virtuous Husband
as Barbara Olwell
The Talk of the Town
as Nora Shelley
The College Boob
as Angela Boothby
Horse Shoes
as Miss Baker
Only Angels Have Wings
as Bonnie Lee
Too Many Husbands
as Vicky Lowndes
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Babe Bennett
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
The Plainsman
as Calamity Jane
Seven Chances
as Miss Smith the Country Club Receptionist (uncredited)
Brotherly Love
as Mary
Warming Up
as Mary Post
The Devil and Miss Jones
as Mary Jones
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)