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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, an…
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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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Movies and shows, newest first
- 2003
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2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Movie Self
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1994
Scarlett
TV show Sister of Mercy
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1988
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Movie Grace Simpson
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1988
Betrayed
Movie Gladys Simmons
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1987
thirtysomething
TV show
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1987
Suspicion
Movie Lady McLaidlaw
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1986
Descent Into Hell
Movie Mrs. Burns
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1986
Maggie
Movie Eulene Booker
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1986
Flight of the Spruce Goose
Movie Helen
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1982
Month of the Doctors
TV show Rose Pinneo
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1982
American Playhouse
TV show Lady McLaidlaw
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1979
Tales of the Unexpected
TV show Mrs Wilbur
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1975
Shades of Greene
TV show Bobbie
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1973
A Delicate Balance
Movie Edna
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1971
Great Performances
TV show Self
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1969
De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
Movie Vrouw van garagist
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1968
Marry Me! Marry Me!
Movie Second English Teacher
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1966
Death of a Salesman
Movie Linda
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1965
BBC Play of the Month
TV show Linda
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1962
Careless
Movie Amalia Brentani
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1962
All Night Long
Movie Emily
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1960
The Dolphins
Movie Contessa Rita Cherè
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1960
Lies My Father Told Me
Movie Mother
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1957
Il Grido
Movie Elvia
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1957
The Halliday Brand
Movie Martha Halliday
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1956
Main Street
Movie Isabel
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1956
Meeting in Paris
Movie Nancy Blanding
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1955
Marty
Movie Clara
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1951
Kind Lady
Movie Ada Elcott
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1950
No Way Out
Movie Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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1950
Mystery Street
Movie Jackie Elcott
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1948
The Snake Pit
Movie Hester (uncredited)
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1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV show
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1948
Another Part of the Forest
Movie Birdie Bagtry
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1947
A Double Life
Movie Girl in Wig Shop
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1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Movie Katie
