Jean Arthur
Acting
Born: 1900-10-17 · Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Died: 1991-06-19
Biography
Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American actress celebrated as one of the defining screen personalities of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Known for her quick wit, expressive voice, and understated charm, she became one of the era’s most beloved comedic leading ladies, especially in the screwball comedy genre. Film historian James Harvey noted that “no one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur,” and her work remains ce
🎬 Movies (30)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008
Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
Shane
1953
Marian Starrett
Yesterday and Today
1953
(archive footage)
A Foreign Affair
1948
Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
The Impatient Years
1944
Janie Anderson
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
Molly J. Truesdale
The More the Merrier
1943
Constance Milligan
The Talk of the Town
1942
Nora Shelley
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
Mary Jones
Arizona
1940
Phoebe Titus
Too Many Husbands
1940
Vicky Lowndes
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Clarissa Saunders
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
Bonnie Lee
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1939
Self
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Alice Sycamore
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
Jean Arthur
History Is Made at Night
1937
Irene Vail
Easy Living
1937
Mary Smith
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Babe Bennett
The Plainsman
1936
Calamity Jane
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
Paula Bradford
Adventure in Manhattan
1936
Claire Peyton
More Than a Secretary
1936
Carol Baldwin
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
Self
Public Hero Number 1
1935
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
