About

Known credits:
105
Birthday:
1900-10-16
Place of birth:
Plattsburgh, New York, USA
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Jean Arthur

Overview

Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) 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).

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Known for

Acting
2008 Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl Actor Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage) 59
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1998 Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1966 The Jean Arthur Show Actor 69
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1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years Actor 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited) 58
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1953 Yesterday and Today Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1953 Shane Actor Marian Starrett 67
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1948 A Foreign Affair Actor Congresswoman Phoebe Frost 61
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1944 The Impatient Years Actor Janie Anderson 58
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1943 A Lady Takes a Chance Actor Molly J. Truesdale 58
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1943 The More the Merrier Actor Constance Milligan 60
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1942 The Talk of the Town Actor Nora Shelley 61
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1941 The Devil and Miss Jones Actor Mary Jones 60
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1940 Arizona Actor Phoebe Titus 59
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1940 Too Many Husbands Actor Vicky Lowndes 59
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1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Actor Clarissa Saunders 72
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1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 Actor Self N/A
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1939 Only Angels Have Wings Actor Bonnie Lee 63
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1938 You Can't Take It with You Actor Alice Sycamore 65
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1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Actor Jean Arthur N/A
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1937 Easy Living Actor Mary Smith 60
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1937 History Is Made at Night Actor Irene Vail 59
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1936 More Than a Secretary Actor Carol Baldwin 59
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1936 The Plainsman Actor Calamity Jane 59
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1936 Adventure in Manhattan Actor Claire Peyton 59
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1936 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Actor Self 59
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1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Actor Paula Bradford 58
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1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Actor Babe Bennett 65
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1935 If You Could Only Cook Actor Joan Hawthorne 59
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1935 The Public Menace Actor Cassie Nicholls 59
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1935 Diamond Jim Actor Jane Matthews / Emma 59
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1935 Public Hero Number 1 Actor Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly 59
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1935 Party Wire Actor Marge Oliver 59
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1935 The Whole Town's Talking Actor Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark 59
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1934 The Defense Rests Actor Joan Hayes 59
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1934 Most Precious Thing in Life Actor Ellen Holmes, aka Biddy, Babe 58
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1934 Whirlpool Actor Sandra Rankin Morrison 59
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1933 Get That Venus Actor Margaret Rendleby 58
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1933 The Past of Mary Holmes Actor Joan Hoyt N/A
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1931 Ex-Bad Boy Actor Ethel Simmons N/A
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1931 The Lawyer's Secret Actor Beatrice Stevens 59
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1931 Virtuous Husband Actor Barbara Olwell N/A
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1931 The Gang Buster Actor Sylvia Martine 59
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1931 Danger Lights Actor Mary Ryan 59
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1930 Paramount on parade Actor N/A
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1930 The Silver Horde Actor Mildred Wayland 58
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1930 Galas de la Paramount Actor Self (from original version) N/A
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1930 The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu Actor Lia Eltham 58
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1930 Paramount on Parade Actor Dream Girl 59
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1930 Young Eagles Actor Mary Gordon N/A
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1930 Street of Chance Actor Judith Marsden 59
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1929 Half Way to Heaven Actor Greta Nelson 58
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1929 The Saturday Night Kid Actor Janie Barry 58
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1929 The Greene Murder Case Actor Ada Greene 58
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1929 The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu Actor Lia Eltham 58
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1929 Stairs of Sand Actor Ruth Hutt N/A
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1929 The Canary Murder Case Actor Alice LaFosse 58
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1928 Sins of the Fathers Actor Mary Spengler 58
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1928 Brotherly Love Actor Mary N/A
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1928 Warming Up Actor Mary Post N/A
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1928 Wallflowers Actor Sandra N/A
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1927 Flying Luck Actor The Girl N/A
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1927 The Masked Menace Actor Faith Newton N/A
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1927 The Poor Nut Actor Margie Blake N/A
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1927 Bigger and Better Blondes Actor N/A
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1927 Horse Shoes Actor Miss Baker N/A
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1927 The Broken Gate Actor Ruth Hale N/A
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1927 Hello Lafayette Actor N/A
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1927 Winners Of The Wilderness Actor Bit Role (uncredited) 59
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1927 Husband Hunters Actor Lettie Crane 58
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1926 The Block Signal Actor Grace Ryan N/A
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1926 The College Boob Actor Angela Boothby 59
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1926 Twisted Triggers Actor Ruth Regan N/A
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1926 The Cowboy Cop Actor Virginia Selby N/A
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1926 Lightning Bill Actor Marie Denton N/A
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1926 Double Daring Actor Marie Wells N/A
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1926 Ridin' Rivals Actor Ruth Burroghs N/A
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1926 The Mad Racer Actor N/A
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1926 Eight-Cylinder Bull Actor N/A
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1926 The Fighting Cheat Actor Ruth Wells N/A
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1926 Born to Battle Actor Eunice Morgan N/A
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1926 The Roaring Rider Actor Mary Watkins N/A
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1926 Under Fire Actor Margaret Cranston N/A
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1925 Thundering Through Actor Ruth Burroughs N/A
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1925 The Hurricane Horseman Actor June Mathews N/A
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1925 A Man of Nerve Actor Loria Gatlin N/A
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1925 Tearin' Loose Actor Sally Harris N/A
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1925 The Fighting Smile Actor Rose Craddock N/A
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1925 The Drug Store Cowboy Actor Jean N/A
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1925 Seven Chances Actor Miss Smith the Country Club Receptionist (uncredited) 64
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1924 Travelin' Fast Actor Betty Conway N/A
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1924 Thundering Romance Actor Mary Watkins N/A
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1924 Bringin' Home the Bacon Actor Nancy Norton N/A
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1924 Biff Bang Buddy Actor Bonnie Norton N/A
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1924 Wine of Youth Actor Flapper 59
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1924 Fast and Fearless Actor Mary Brown N/A
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1924 The Iron Horse Actor Reporter 59
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1924 The Powerful Eye Actor Dud's Sweetheart N/A
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1924 Case Dismissed Actor N/A
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1923 Spring Fever Actor N/A
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1923 Somebody Lied Actor N/A
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1923 Cameo Kirby Actor Ann Playdell 58
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