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Betsy Blair
Acting

Betsy Blair
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1923-12-11,Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

6

Betrayed
1988-08-26

6.1

The Halliday Brand
1957-01-01

7.5

Il Grido
1957-09-26

6.3

A Double Life
1947-12-25

6.719

All Night Long
1962-02-06

7.1

The Snake Pit
1948-11-04

7.4

Marty
1955-04-11

The Guilt of Janet Ames

5.6

The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947-03-06

A Delicate Balance

6.1

A Delicate Balance
1973-11-12

6.76

Mystery Street
1950-06-23

Descent Into Hell

4.6

Descent Into Hell
1986-11-06

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

7

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

6.292

Main Street
1956-10-26

Lies My Father Told Me

0

Lies My Father Told Me
1960-08-01

7

Kind Lady
1951-06-20

7.4

Careless
1962-03-08

6.5

The Dolphins
1960-10-05

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair

0

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1988-12-19

6.9

No Way Out
1950-08-16

Marry Me! Marry Me!

5

Marry Me! Marry Me!
1968-09-18

Flight of the Spruce Goose

0

Flight of the Spruce Goose
1986-01-17

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

7.7

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

Meeting in Paris

1

Meeting in Paris
1956-05-02

Another Part of the Forest

7.6

Another Part of the Forest
1948-05-18

5

Suspicion
1987-01-01

De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)

0

De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
1969-01-01

thirtysomething

6.3

thirtysomething
1987-09-29

Tales of the Unexpected

6.7

Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24

The Philco Television Playhouse

6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

6.6

Scarlett
1994-11-13

Great Performances

5.4

Great Performances
1971-01-28