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Betty Garrett
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Betty Garrett
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1919-05-23,Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 - February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer, who starred in several Hollywood musicals and stage roles. She was at the top of her game when the Communist scare in the 1950s brought her career to a screeching, ugly halt. She and her husband Larry Parks, an Oscar-nominated actor, were summoned by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and questioned about their involvement. As the drama played out, a very pregnant Garrett was never called to testify, but her husband was. With his admission of Communist Party membership from 1941-1945 and refusal to name names, he made it to the Hollywood Blacklist. After the incident, Garrett and Parks worked up nightclub singing/comedy acts along with appearing in legit plays. Although Parks never quite shook off the blacklist incident, he did win a role in John Huston's film, Freud (1962). Garrett went on to appear in roles in many television series.

Filmography

7

On the Town
1949-12-08

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

6.7

Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949-03-09

My Sister Eileen

6.5

My Sister Eileen
1955-09-22

Neptune's Daughter

5.8

Neptune's Daughter
1949-06-10

The Shadow on the Window

5.7

The Shadow on the Window
1957-03-06

Trail of the Screaming Forehead

4.9

Trail of the Screaming Forehead
2007-06-08

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

6

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10

7.2

Big City
1948-03-25

Words and Music

5.7

Words and Music
1948-12-31

0

Troupers
2011-06-01

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

7.8

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012-01-20

That's Entertainment!

7.3

That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21

The Long Way Home

6.2

The Long Way Home
1998-03-01

All the Way Home

7

All the Way Home
1981-12-21

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

7.7

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002-09-24

That's Entertainment! III

6.9

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

Frank Sinatra Memorial

0

Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000-05-16

The Costume Designer

0

The Costume Designer
1950-07-13

That's Dancing!

7

That's Dancing!
1985-01-18

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

7.5

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996-11-25

Dark and Stormy Night

6.2

Dark and Stormy Night
2009-10-10

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

7

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003-04-03

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008-01-10

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

6

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009-12-31

Murder, She Wrote

7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7.67

Boston Public
2000-10-23

The Colgate Comedy Hour

7

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

6.266

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

The Golden Girls

7.523

The Golden Girls
1985-09-14

All in the Family

7.846

All in the Family
1971-01-12

Laverne & Shirley

7.2

Laverne & Shirley
1976-01-27

7.183

Becker
1998-11-02

7.2

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

4.7

Mr. Merlin
1981-10-07

3

Townies
1996-09-18

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

5.3

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

5.5

Blacke's Magic
1986-01-05

10

Union Square
1997-09-25

8.2

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

6.5

Dinah!
1974-10-21

Murder, She Wrote

7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.415

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

0

The Good Life
1994-01-30

Great Performances

5.4

Great Performances
1971-01-28