Jean Arthur
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Jean Arthur Show
1966
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self - Actress 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Julie Blane
Shane
1953
as Marian Starrett
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
A Foreign Affair
1948
as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
The Impatient Years
1944
as Janie Anderson
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Molly J. Truesdale
The More the Merrier
1943
as Constance Milligan
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Nora Shelley
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Mary Jones
Arizona
1940
as Phoebe Titus
Too Many Husbands
1940
as Vicky Lowndes
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Clarissa Saunders
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Bonnie Lee
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1939
as Self
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Alice Sycamore
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
as Jean Arthur
History Is Made at Night
1937
as Irene Vail
Easy Living
1937
as Mary Smith
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Babe Bennett
The Plainsman
1936
as Calamity Jane
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Paula Bradford
Adventure in Manhattan
1936
as Claire Peyton
More Than a Secretary
1936
as Carol Baldwin
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Joan Hawthorne
Party Wire
1935
as Marge Oliver
The Public Menace
1935
as Cassie Nicholls
Diamond Jim
1935
as Jane Matthews / Emma
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Ellen Holmes, aka Biddy, Babe
Whirlpool
1934
as Sandy
The Defense Rests
1934
as Joan Hayes
The Past of Mary Holmes
1933
as Joan Hoyt
Get That Venus
1933
as Margaret Rendleby
Danger Lights
1931
as Mary Ryan
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
as Beatrice Stevens
Ex-Bad Boy
1931
as Ethel Simmons
The Gang Buster
1931
as Sylvia Martine
Virtuous Husband
1931
as Barbara Olwell
The Silver Horde
1930
as Mildred Wayland
Street of Chance
1930
as Judith Marsden
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930
as Lia Eltham
Young Eagles
1930
as Mary Gordon
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Dream Girl
The Canary Murder Case
1929
as Alice LaFosse
The Greene Murder Case
1929
as Ada Greene
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929
as Lia Eltham
The Saturday Night Kid
1929
as Janie Barry
Half Way to Heaven
1929
as Greta Nelson
Stairs of Sand
1929
as Ruth Hutt
Brotherly Love
1928
as Mary
Warming Up
1928
as Mary Post
Wallflowers
1928
as Sandra
Sins of the Fathers
1928
as Mary Spengler
Flying Luck
1927
as The Girl
The Poor Nut
1927
as Margie Blake
Winners of the Wilderness
1927
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Horse Shoes
1927
as Miss Baker
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927
as Ramona
Hello Lafayette
1927
The Broken Gate
1927
as Ruth Hale
Husband Hunters
1927
as Lettie Crane
The Masked Menace
1927
as Faith Newton
The Block Signal
1926
as Grace Ryan
The Cowboy Cop
1926
as Virginia Selby
The College Boob
1926
as Angela Boothby
Born to Battle
1926
as Eunice Morgan
Lightning Bill
1926
as Marie Denton
The Mad Racer
1926
Ridin' Rivals
1926
as Ruth Burroghs
The Fighting Cheat
1926
as Ruth Wells
The Roaring Rider
1926
as Mary Watkins
Twisted Triggers
1926
as Ruth Regan
Eight-Cylinder Bull
1926
Under Fire
1926
as Margaret Cranston
Double Daring
1926
as Marie Wells
The Iron Horse
1925
as Reporter (uncredited)
Seven Chances
1925
as Miss Smith the Country Club Receptionist (uncredited)
The Drug Store Cowboy
1925
as Jean
Tearin' Loose
1925
as Sally Harris
The Fighting Smile
1925
as Rose Craddock
The Hurricane Horseman
1925
as June Mathews
Thundering Through
1925
as Ruth Burroughs
A Man of Nerve
1925
as Loria Gatlin
Wine of Youth
1924
as Flapper
Biff Bang Buddy
1924
as Bonnie Norton
Fast and Fearless
1924
as Mary Brown
The Powerful Eye
1924
as Dud's Sweetheart
Case Dismissed
1924
as Jean
Bringin' Home the Bacon
1924
as Nancy Norton
Thundering Romance
1924
as Mary Watkins
Travelin' Fast
1924
as Betty Conway
Cameo Kirby
1923
as Ann Playdell
Somebody Lied
1923
Spring Fever
1923
Monks a la mode
1923
as Madame Maxine