Betsy Blair
Acting
1923-12-11 · Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA
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.
movieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self · 2003 · 7.0
movieGene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self · 2002 · 7.8
tvScarlett
as Sister of Mercy · 1994 · 6.6
movieMarcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
as Grace Simpson · 1988 · 9.0
movieBetrayed
as Gladys Simmons · 1988 · 6.1
tvthirtysomething
as · 1987 · 6.3
movieSuspicion
as Lady McLaidlaw · 1987 · 6.7
movieDescent Into Hell
as Mrs. Burns · 1986 · 4.9
movieMaggie
as Eulene Booker · 1986 · 0.0
movieFlight of the Spruce Goose
as Helen · 1986 · 8.0
tvTales of the Unexpected
as Mrs Wilbur · 1979 · 6.8
tvShades of Greene
as Bobbie · 1975 · 8.5
movieA Delicate Balance
as Edna · 1973 · 6.2
tvGreat Performances
as Self · 1971 · 6.1
movieDe Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
as Vrouw van garagist · 1969 · 0.0
movieMarry Me! Marry Me!
as Second English Teacher · 1968 · 5.7
movieDeath of a Salesman
as Linda · 1966 · 0.0
tvBBC Play of the Month
as Linda · 1965 · 5.3
tvBBC Play of the Month
as Mrs. Winemiller · 1965 · 5.3
tvBBC Play of the Month
as Susan Stringham · 1965 · 5.3
movieCareless
as Amalia Brentani · 1962 · 7.4
movieAll Night Long
as Emily · 1962 · 6.8
movieThe Dolphins
as Contessa Rita Cherè · 1960 · 6.6
movieLies My Father Told Me
as Mother · 1960 · 7.0