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Betty Buckley
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Betty Buckley
Homepage
https://www.bettybuckley.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-07-03,Big Spring, Texas, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer who has worked in film, television and theatre. She possesses a singing of voice of great power and beauty and has achieved great success in cabaret and concerts. Betty has also sustained a successful recording career with numerous cast albums and 18 solo albums to her credit, for which she has been nominated for two Grammys. Buckley is widely known for the 1977–81 TV series Eight Is Enough. She joined the show in its second season when the original star, Diana Hyland, died after the first four episodes of season one, and her character Joan Bradford died as well. Buckley was cast as the central character's new romantic interest, Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott, who became stepmother of the eight children to which the series' title refers. Betty later received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program/Special, for NBC Special Treat - Bobby and Sarah (1984) and ABC Afterschool Special - Taking a Stand (1989). From 2001 to 2003, Betty Buckley played a role in seasons 4–6 of the HBO series Oz. She also has guest-starred in a number of television series, including Without a Trace, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Monk. Betty also guest-starred in a Christmas special of the TV series Remember WENN, in which she sang "You Make It Christmas". On film, Buckley appeared in the original movie version of Carrie in 1976, playing Miss Collins, Carrie's gym teacher. She went on to appear as Margaret White in the notorious 1987 musical adaptation of the film on Broadway; an expensive and creatively disastrous flop in which she nevertheless scored a personal triumph. In 1977, she recorded an uncredited solo on the song "Walking in Space", in the movie Hair. Her screen roles during the 1980s include Bruce Beresford's film Tender Mercies, where she played a country music singer and sang the Academy Award-nominated song "Over You". She also appeared in the Woody Allen film Another Woman (1988), Roman Polanski's Frantic (1988) and Lawrence's Kasden's Wyatt Earp (1994). In 2008, Buckley played Mrs. Jones in M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening. In 2017, Buckley was one of the stars of M. Night Shyamalan's Split, a major success which was the number-one film at the box office for three weeks running. Buckley has worked regularly in the theatre throughout her career. In 1969, she made her Broadway debut as Martha Washington in the original company of Tony winner 1776; a role she famously won on her first day in New York. That same year, she made her West End debut in the original London cast of Promises, Promises. In 1982, Buckley starred as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of the musical Cats, which features the song "Memory". For this role, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 1985 she played the titular character in another Tony winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. This was the third time Buckley had originated a role in a show that went on to win the Tony for Best Musical. Buckley starred in both London (1994) and New York (1995) as Norma Desmond in the musical Sunset Boulevard. For her role in the London production, she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.

Filmography

6.7

Frantic
1988-02-19

Acting 'Carrie'

7

Acting 'Carrie'
2001-08-28

7.3

Carrie
1976-11-03

6.8

Another Woman
1988-10-13

5.399

The Happening
2008-06-11

New World Order

3

New World Order
2002-01-13

Five Time Champion

6.2

Five Time Champion
2012-01-24

6.7

Tender Mercies
1983-03-04

5.6

Wild Thing
1987-04-17

5.966

Imaginary
2024-03-06

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

9

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992-06-10

Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story

3.2

Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story
1992-08-16

Rain Without Thunder

3.5

Rain Without Thunder
1993-02-05

Mummy an' the Armadillo

5.8

Mummy an' the Armadillo
2004-01-29

6.773

Wyatt Earp
1994-06-24

Roses Are for the Rich

6

Roses Are for the Rich
1987-05-17

Broadway's Lost Treasures

6.1

Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003-08-10

0

Last Time Out
1994-01-01

Broadway: The Next Generation

10

Broadway: The Next Generation
2017-11-16

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

5

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984-10-31

0

Taking A Stand
1989-01-19

Simply Irresistible

5.4

Simply Irresistible
1999-02-05

0

The Mayfly
2024-06-08

7.342

Split
2017-01-19

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

0

The Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981-12-23

Harry Benson: Shoot First

6.591

Harry Benson: Shoot First
2016-11-04

0

Eternity
2025-11-14

Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar

0

Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar
2001-08-30

7

Babycakes
1989-02-14

Critical Choices

6

Critical Choices
1996-12-08

The Making of 'Split'

6.353

The Making of 'Split'
2017-04-18

Betrayal of Trust

6

Betrayal of Trust
1994-01-03

4.3

Vinegar Hill
2005-03-06

0

By Design
2025-01-23

0

The Real Love
2012-05-01

Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company

0

Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company
1992-09-18

7.1

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

8

Monk
2002-07-12

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.936

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

Without a Trace

7.3

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

7

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

Eight Is Enough

6

Eight Is Enough
1977-03-15

7

The Jury
2004-06-08

7.298

Supergirl
2015-10-26

4.5

Evergreen
1985-02-24

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.936

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

Pretty Little Liars

7.983

Pretty Little Liars
2010-06-08

Intimate Portrait

4.5

Intimate Portrait
1993-11-14

7.781

The Pacific
2010-03-14

7.642

The Leftovers
2014-06-29

8.3

Chicago Med
2015-11-17

7.298

Supergirl
2015-10-26

7.457

Preacher
2016-05-22

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

3.938

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.936

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

Stars in the House

0

Stars in the House
2020-03-16

8.022

Oz
1997-07-12

Great Performances

5.5

Great Performances
1971-01-28

8

Remember WENN
1996-01-13

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

6.3

Getting On
2013-11-24