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Betsy Blair

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1923-12-11

Day of Death

2009-03-13

Place of Birth

Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA

Betsy Blair

Biography

Betsy Blair -December 11, 1923 – March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London. Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur dancer, performed on radio, and worked as a model, before joining the chorus of Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe in 1940. There she met Gene Kelly. They were married the following year, when she was seventeen years old. The couple divorced sixteen years later, in 1957. After work in the theatre, Blair began her film career playing supporting roles in films such as A Double Life (1947) and Another Part of the Forest (1948). Her interest in Marxism led to an investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee and Blair was blacklisted for some time, but resumed her career with a critically acclaimed performance in Marty (1955), winning a BAFTA Award and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued her career with regular theatre, film and television work until the mid 1990s.

Filmography (27)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003
⭐ 7.8 Role: Self

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002
⭐ 9.0 Role: Grace Simpson

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair

1988
⭐ 6.1 Role: Gladys Simmons

Betrayed

1988
⭐ 6.7 Role: Lady McLaidlaw

Suspicion

1987
⭐ 4.8 Role: Mrs. Burns

Descent Into Hell

1986
⭐ 8.0 Role: Helen

Flight of the Spruce Goose

1986
⭐ 6.2 Role: Edna

A Delicate Balance

1973
⭐ 0 Role: Vrouw van garagist

De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)

1969
⭐ 5.7 Role: Second English Teacher

Marry Me! Marry Me!

1968
⭐ 0 Role: Linda

Death of a Salesman

1966
⭐ 7.4 Role: Amalia Brentani

Careless

1962
⭐ 6.8 Role: Emily

All Night Long

1962
⭐ 6.6 Role: Contessa Rita Cherè

The Dolphins

1960
No Image
⭐ 7.0 Role: Mother

Lies My Father Told Me

1960