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."
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/12/2008
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
Character:Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Release Date:14/06/1999
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/03/1998
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/1988
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984
Yesterday and Today
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:02/12/1953
Shane
Character:Marian Starrett
Release Date:23/04/1953
A Foreign Affair
Character:Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
Release Date:20/08/1948
The Impatient Years
Character:Janie Anderson
Release Date:10/09/1944
A Lady Takes a Chance
Character:Molly J. Truesdale
Release Date:19/08/1943
The More the Merrier
Character:Constance Milligan
Release Date:13/05/1943
The Talk of the Town
Character:Nora Shelley
Release Date:20/08/1942
The Devil and Miss Jones
Character:Mary Jones
Release Date:11/04/1941
Arizona
Character:Phoebe Titus
Release Date:25/12/1940
Too Many Husbands
Character:Vicky Lowndes
Release Date:03/04/1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character:Clarissa Saunders
Release Date:19/10/1939
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/1939
Only Angels Have Wings
Character:Bonnie Lee
Release Date:15/05/1939
You Can't Take It with You
Character:Alice Sycamore
Release Date:01/09/1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Character:Jean Arthur
Release Date:29/07/1938
Easy Living
Character:Mary Smith
Release Date:16/07/1937
History Is Made at Night
Character:Irene Vail
Release Date:05/03/1937
More Than a Secretary
Character:Carol Baldwin
Release Date:10/12/1936
The Plainsman
Character:Calamity Jane
Release Date:16/11/1936
Adventure in Manhattan
Character:Claire Peyton
Release Date:08/10/1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Character:Paula Bradford
Release Date:24/04/1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Character:Babe Bennett
Release Date:09/04/1936
If You Could Only Cook
Character:Joan Hawthorne
Release Date:30/12/1935
The Public Menace
Character:Cassie Nicholls
Release Date:30/09/1935
Diamond Jim
Character:Jane Matthews / Emma
Release Date:01/09/1935
Public Hero Number 1
Character:Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Release Date:31/05/1935
Party Wire
Character:Marge Oliver
Release Date:27/04/1935
The Whole Town's Talking
Character:Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
Release Date:22/02/1935
The Defense Rests
Character:Joan Hayes
Release Date:15/07/1934
Most Precious Thing in Life
Character:Ellen Holmes, aka Biddy, Babe
Release Date:15/06/1934
Whirlpool
Character:Sandy
Release Date:10/04/1934
Get That Venus
Character:Margaret Rendleby
Release Date:01/09/1933
The Past of Mary Holmes
Character:Joan Hoyt
Release Date:20/01/1933
Ex-Bad Boy
Character:Ethel Simmons
Release Date:15/07/1931
The Lawyer's Secret
Character:Beatrice Stevens
Release Date:06/06/1931
Virtuous Husband
Character:Barbara Olwell
Release Date:12/04/1931
The Gang Buster
Character:Sylvia Martine
Release Date:17/01/1931
Danger Lights
Character:Mary Ryan
Release Date:09/01/1931
The Silver Horde
Character:Mildred Wayland
Release Date:24/10/1930
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Character:Lia Eltham
Release Date:02/05/1930
Paramount on Parade
Character:Dream Girl
Release Date:22/04/1930
Young Eagles
Character:Mary Gordon
Release Date:20/03/1930
Street of Chance
Character:Judith Marsden
Release Date:08/02/1930
Half Way to Heaven
Character:Greta Nelson
Release Date:14/12/1929
The Saturday Night Kid
Character:Janie Barry
Release Date:25/10/1929
The Greene Murder Case
Character:Ada Greene
Release Date:11/08/1929
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Character:Lia Eltham
Release Date:10/08/1929
Stairs of Sand
Character:Ruth Hutt
Release Date:08/06/1929
The Canary Murder Case
Character:Alice LaFosse
Release Date:16/02/1929
Sins of the Fathers
Character:Mary Spengler
Release Date:28/12/1928
Brotherly Love
Character:Mary
Release Date:23/12/1928
Warming Up
Character:Mary Post
Release Date:04/08/1928
Wallflowers
Character:Sandra
Release Date:16/02/1928
Flying Luck
Character:The Girl
Release Date:04/12/1927
The Masked Menace
Character:Faith Newton
Release Date:12/10/1927
The Poor Nut
Character:Margie Blake
Release Date:06/08/1927
Bigger and Better Blondes
Character:Ramona
Release Date:15/05/1927
Horse Shoes
Character:Miss Baker
Release Date:17/04/1927
The Broken Gate
Character:Ruth Hale
Release Date:15/02/1927
Hello Lafayette
Character:
Release Date:23/01/1927
Winners Of The Wilderness
Character:Bit Role (uncredited)
Release Date:15/01/1927
Husband Hunters
Character:Lettie Crane
Release Date:15/01/1927
The Block Signal
Character:Grace Ryan
Release Date:15/09/1926
The College Boob
Character:Angela Boothby
Release Date:15/08/1926
Twisted Triggers
Character:Ruth Regan
Release Date:11/07/1926
The Cowboy Cop
Character:Virginia Selby
Release Date:10/07/1926
Lightning Bill
Character:Marie Denton
Release Date:29/06/1926
Double Daring
Character:Marie Wells
Release Date:11/06/1926
Ridin' Rivals
Character:Ruth Burroghs
Release Date:02/05/1926
The Mad Racer
Character:
Release Date:26/04/1926
Eight-Cylinder Bull
Character:
Release Date:18/04/1926
The Fighting Cheat
Character:Ruth Wells
Release Date:11/02/1926
Born to Battle
Character:Eunice Morgan
Release Date:24/01/1926
The Roaring Rider
Character:Mary Watkins
Release Date:02/01/1926
Under Fire
Character:Margaret Cranston
Release Date:01/01/1926
Thundering Through
Character:Ruth Burroughs
Release Date:13/12/1925
The Hurricane Horseman
Character:June Mathews
Release Date:14/10/1925
The Iron Horse
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:04/10/1925
A Man of Nerve
Character:Loria Gatlin
Release Date:20/09/1925
Tearin' Loose
Character:Sally Harris
Release Date:04/09/1925
The Fighting Smile
Character:Rose Craddock
Release Date:04/08/1925
The Drug Store Cowboy
Character:Jean
Release Date:01/06/1925
Seven Chances
Character:Miss Smith the Country Club Receptionist (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1925
Travelin' Fast
Character:Betty Conway
Release Date:30/12/1924
Thundering Romance
Character:Mary Watkins
Release Date:15/12/1924
Bringin' Home the Bacon
Character:Nancy Norton
Release Date:15/11/1924
Wine of Youth
Character:Flapper
Release Date:15/09/1924
Biff Bang Buddy
Character:Bonnie Norton
Release Date:15/09/1924
Fast and Fearless
Character:Mary Brown
Release Date:15/09/1924
The Powerful Eye
Character:Dud's Sweetheart
Release Date:07/06/1924
Case Dismissed
Character:Jean
Release Date:26/05/1924
Spring Fever
Character:
Release Date:30/12/1923
Monks a la Mode
Character:Madame Maxine
Release Date:23/12/1923
Somebody Lied
Character:
Release Date:04/11/1923
Cameo Kirby
Character:Ann Playdell
Release Date:20/10/1923
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