
Jean Arthur was an American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. She remains arguably the epitome of the female screwball comedy actress. As James Harvey wrote in his recounting of the era, "No one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur. So much was she part of it, so much was her star personality defined by it, that the screwball style itself seems almost unimaginable without her." Arthur has been called "the quintessential comedic leading lady." Arthur is best known for her feature roles in three Frank Capra films: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It With You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), films that championed the everyday heroine. Her last performance was the memorable—and distinctly non–comedic—role as the rancher's wife in George Stevens' Shane (1953). Arthur was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in The More the Merrier (1943). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Arthur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Gunsmoke
TV • 1955

Shane
MOVIE • 1953

The Jean Arthur Show
TV • 1966

You Can't Take It with You
MOVIE • 1938

Only Angels Have Wings
MOVIE • 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
MOVIE • 1939

Virtuous Husband
MOVIE • 1931

If You Could Only Cook
MOVIE • 1935

The Talk of the Town
MOVIE • 1942

A Foreign Affair
MOVIE • 1948

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
MOVIE • 1936

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
MOVIE • 1999

Seven Chances
MOVIE • 1925

The Plainsman
MOVIE • 1936

Warming Up
MOVIE • 1928

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
MOVIE • 1988

The More the Merrier
MOVIE • 1943

History Is Made at Night
MOVIE • 1937