Betsy Blair
Acting
Born 1923-12-11
Died 2009-03-13
Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA
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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.
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Filmography
Great Performances
BBC Play of the Month
Tales of the Unexpected
The Philco Television Playhouse
American Playhouse
thirtysomething
Scarlett
Kind Lady
Descent Into Hell
Betrayed
Marty
The Snake Pit
No Way Out
A Double Life
Careless
Mystery Street
Il Grido
Shades of Greene
De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Flight of the Spruce Goose
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Death of a Salesman
A Delicate Balance
Another Part of the Forest
Maggie
The Dolphins
Main Street
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Halliday Brand
Lies My Father Told Me
Suspicion
All Night Long
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Meeting in Paris
Marry Me! Marry Me!
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