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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 11, 1923
Died
March 13, 2009
Place of Birth
Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- Elizabeth Winifred Boger
- Betsy Boger
- Бетси Блэр
Betsy Blair
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.0
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
7.7
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
6.5
Sister of Mercy
Scarlett
1994
0.0
Grace Simpson
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1988
6.1
Gladys Simmons
Betrayed
1988
6.1
thirtysomething
1987
5.0
Lady McLaidlaw
Suspicion
1987
4.7
Mrs. Burns
Descent Into Hell
1986
0.0
Helen
Flight of the Spruce Goose
1986
6.7
Mrs Wilbur
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Credits
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003
7.0
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
2002
7.7
Scarlett
as Sister of Mercy
1994
6.5
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
as Grace Simpson
1988
0.0
Betrayed
as Gladys Simmons
1988
6.1
thirtysomething
1987
6.1
Suspicion
as Lady McLaidlaw
1987
5.0
Descent Into Hell
as Mrs. Burns
1986
4.7
Flight of the Spruce Goose
as Helen
1986
0.0
Tales of the Unexpected
as Mrs Wilbur
1979
6.7
A Delicate Balance
as Edna
1973
6.1
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
as Vrouw van garagist
1969
0.0
Marry Me! Marry Me!
as Second English Teacher
1968
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Linda
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Mrs. Winemiller
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Susan Stringham
1965
5.0
Careless
as Amalia Brentani
1962
7.5
All Night Long
as Emily
1962
6.7
The Dolphins
as Contessa Rita Cherè
1960
6.5
🎬
Lies My Father Told Me
as Mother
1960
0.0
Il Grido
as Elvia
1957
7.5
The Halliday Brand
as Martha Halliday
1957
6.1
Main Street
as Isabel
1956
6.2
Meeting in Paris
as Nancy Blanding
1956
1.0
Marty
as Clara Snyder
1955
7.4
Kind Lady
as Ada Elcott
1951
7.0
No Way Out
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1950
6.9
Mystery Street
as Jackie Elcott
1950
6.7
The Snake Pit
as Hester
1948
7.1
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
6.3
Another Part of the Forest
as Birdie Bagtry
1948
7.6
A Double Life
as Girl in Wig Shop
1947
6.3
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as Katie
1947
5.7