The Last Interview With Bea Arthur

11/01/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
One of the last roles that Bea Arthur did was on Futurama. In the episode “Amazon Women In The Mood“, she plays the evil sounding Femputer, who orders Philip Fry, Zapp Brannigan, and Kiff Kroaker to be executed by ’snusnu’, or sex. This was in 2001. In April of 2005, Ms Arthur passed away from complications due to lung cancer. She had a long career beginning in 1951, and was involved in several shows and movies. She appeared briefly in Mel Brooks‘ History of the World, Part 1, where she was played an unemployment worker. In 2002, she appeared on The Daily Show. For many, she was an icon. She had an acerbic wit, and trade mark husky voice. She remains most famous for her role on The Golden Girls which ran through most of the late 1980’s.

What follows was her last interview before she passed away.