Betsy Blair
Actor/Actriz
26
Movies
6
TV Shows
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.
As Actor/Actress
Great Performances
Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
BBC Play of the Month
Linda
Tales of the Unexpected
Mrs Wilbur
thirtysomething
Scarlett
Sister of Mercy
Marty
Clara Snyder
Betrayed
Gladys Simmons
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Mystery Street
Jackie Elcott
No Way Out
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Descente aux enfers
Mrs. Burns
Kind Lady
Ada Elcott
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
Il Grido
Elvia
A Double Life
Girl in Wig Shop
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Katie
Nido de víboras
Hester (uncredited)
Flight of the Spruce Goose
Helen
A Delicate Balance
Edna
Calle Mayor
Isabel
Another Part of the Forest
Birdie Bagtry
I delfini
Contessa Rita Cherè
All Night Long
Emily
Senilità
Amalia Brentani
Suspicion
Lady McLaidlaw
Mazel Tov ou le Mariage
Second English Teacher
The Halliday Brand
Martha Halliday
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Grace Simpson
De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
Vrouw van garagist