Jean Arthur

Actor

Born: October 17, 1900
Died: June 19, 1991 (age 90)
From: Plattsburgh, New York, USA

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…

Filmography (104)

Becoming Cary Grant (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You (2008)
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)
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)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yesterday and Today (1953)
(archive footage)
Shane (1953)
Marian Starrett
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
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939)
Self
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Bonnie Lee
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Alice Sycamore
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938)
Jean Arthur
Easy Living (1937)
Mary Smith
History Is Made at Night (1937)
Irene Vail
More Than a Secretary (1936)
Carol Baldwin
The Plainsman (1936)
Calamity Jane
Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
Claire Peyton
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)
Self
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Paula Bradford