Jean Arthur

Birthday: 1900-10-17
Deathday: 1990-09-25
Birthplace: Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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.

Arthur rose to prominence in the mid‑1930s and became best known for her collaborations with director Frank Capra, starring in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can’t Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). These films cemented her image as the relatable, spirited heroine of Depression‑era American cinema. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in The More the Merrier (1943).

Although she famously disliked the pressures of Hollywood and often retreated from public life, Arthur continued to work selectively after the 1940s. She delivered a memorable dramatic turn as Marian Starrett in George Stevens’ classic Western Shane (1953). She later returned to acting on television, appearing in a 1965 episode of Gunsmoke and starring in the 1966 sitcom The Jean Arthur Show.

After leaving acting, Arthur taught drama at Vassar College and the North Carolina School of the Arts, where students remembered her as a passionate and generous instructor. She lived a largely private life in her later years and died in 1991 at the age of 90.

Career Statisics

	Season	Age	Movie	Role	Result	Points
	1944	44	The More the Merrier (1943)	Leading Actress	Nom	0
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Transaction History

Date	Location	Team	Receives	Team	Receives	Team	Receives

Credits

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