a.k.a. Dorothy Zbornak
Real Name: Bernice Frankel
Birthday: May 13, 1923 in NYC
Height: 5'9 1/2"
Spouse: Gene Saks 1950 - 1978 (divorced) with two sons
Awards: Bea won an emmy in 1988 for "The Golden Girls"
You may have seen her in many different T.V. shows...
My First Love (1988) as "Jean", The Golden Girls (1985) as "Dorothy Zbornak", Maude (1972) as "Maude Findlay", Caeser's Hour 1956-1957 as herself, Sean's Show (1993) as herself, The Golden Palace (1992) as "Dorothy Zbornak", All in the Family (1971) as "Maude Findlay"
...movies...
That Kind of Woman (1959), Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) as "Bea Vecchio", Mame (1974) as "Vera", History of the World: Part I (1981) as "Dole Office Clerk", Amanda's (1983) as "Amanda Cartwright", For Better or Worse (1996) "Beverly Makeshift"
...and specials!
Star Wars Holiday Special 1978, and Saturday Night Live 11/17/79 as the host