Betsy Blair
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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.
Known for
Credits
Marty (1955)
as Clara Snyder
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
Betrayed (1988)
as Gladys Simmons
No Way Out (1950)
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Dolphins (1960)
as Contessa Rita Cherè
The Snake Pit (1948)
as Hester (uncredited)
Mystery Street (1950)
as Jackie Elcott
Descent Into Hell (1986)
as Mrs. Burns
A Double Life (1947)
as Girl in Wig Shop
Careless (1962)
as Amalia Brentani
All Night Long (1962)
as Emily
Il Grido (1957)
as Elvia
Kind Lady (1951)
as Ada Elcott
Suspicion (1987)
as Lady McLaidlaw
Meeting in Paris (1956)
as Nancy Blanding
Main Street (1956)
as Isabel
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
as Self
The Halliday Brand (1957)
as Martha Halliday
Maggie (1986)
as Eulene Booker
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
as Katie
A Delicate Balance (1973)
as Edna
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
as Birdie Bagtry
De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee) (1969)
as Vrouw van garagist
Marry Me! Marry Me! (1968)
as Second English Teacher
Death of a Salesman (1966)
as Linda
Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986)
as Helen
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (1988)
as Grace Simpson
Lies My Father Told Me (1960)
as Mother