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Jean Arthur

Acting · Born October 17, 1900 · 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 one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur,” and her work remains central to the style’s legacy.

Movies with Jean Arthur

• Shane (1953) — Marian Starrett
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Clarissa Saunders
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — Babe Bennett
• Only Angels Have Wings (1939) — Bonnie Lee
• You Can't Take It with You (1938) — Alice Sycamore
• A Foreign Affair (1948) — Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
• History Is Made at Night (1937) — Irene Vail
• The Talk of the Town (1942) — Nora Shelley
• The More the Merrier (1943) — Constance Milligan
• The Plainsman (1936) — Calamity Jane
• The Iron Horse (1925) — Reporter (uncredited)
• The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) — Mary Jones

TV shows with Jean Arthur

• The Jean Arthur Show (1966)