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Bea Arthur's True Nature: Beyond Maude and Dorothy
14 Oct
Summary
- Bea Arthur was a homebody who loved family, dogs, and cooking.
- Adrienne Barbeau cherished her close bond with the Maude cast.
- Arthur prioritized show quality over personal lines or laughs.
Adrienne Barbeau reminisced about her close friendship with the late Bea Arthur, her on-screen mother in the series Maude. Barbeau joined the cast at 27, initially feeling intimidated by her talented co-stars. She recalled how Arthur's professionalism and focus on the show's quality set a positive tone for the entire cast, which Barbeau described as a close-knit family.
Contrary to the public perception of Arthur's characters like Maude Finlay and Dorothy Zbornak, Barbeau revealed that Arthur was a private homebody. Arthur's true passions, according to Barbeau, were her children, dogs, and cooking, and she was a great cook and a "great TV mom."
Barbeau is currently promoting her new film, Oddities, a thriller directed by Tyler Savage. She previously worked with Savage on a short film of the same name during the pandemic.
