Betsy Blair
Age: 85 | From: Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1923-12-11 00:37:17
Death: 2009-03-13 00:37:17
Aliases: Elizabeth Winifred Boger
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 23
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
Biography
Betsy Blair 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.
Most Famous Work
Tales of the Unexpected
(1979) Mrs. Wilbur
Marty
(1955) Clara Snyder
Betrayed
(1988) Gladys Simmons
Il Grido
(1957) Elvia
Descent Into Hell
(1986) Mrs. Burns
Scarlett
(1994) Sister of Mercy
The Snake Pit
(1948) Hester
No Way Out
(1950) Telephone Operator (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Self | |
| 2002 | Self | |
| 1994 | Sister of Mercy | |
| 1988 | Grace Simpson | |
| Gladys Simmons | ||
| 1987 | N/A | |
| Lady McLaidlaw | ||
| 1986 | Mrs. Burns | |
| Helen | ||
| 1979 | Mrs. Wilbur | |
| 1973 | Edna | |
| 1971 | self | |
| 1969 | Vrouw van garagist | |
| 1968 | Second English Teacher | |
| 1962 | N/A | |
| Emily | ||
| 1960 | Contessa Rita Cherè | |
| Mother | ||
| 1957 | Elvia | |
| Martha Halliday | ||
| 1956 | Isabel | |
| Nancy Blanding | ||
| 1955 | Clara Snyder | |
| 1951 | Ada Elcott | |
| 1950 | Telephone Operator (uncredited) | |
| Jackie Elcott | ||
| 1948 | Hester | |
| N/A | ||
| Birdie Bagtry | ||
| 1947 | Girl in Wig Shop | |
| Katie | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
