Personal Info
Gladys Georgianna Greene
Jean Arthur
Acting
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 central to the style’s legacy.
Arthur rose to prominence in the mid‑1930s and became best known for h…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Shane
as Marian Starrett
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
A Foreign Affair
as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
The Impatient Years
as Janie Anderson
