Betsy Blair
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Film • 2003
jako Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Film • 2002
jako Self
Scarlett
Serial • 1994
jako Sister of Mercy
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Film • 1988
jako Grace Simpson
Zdradzeni
Film • 1988
jako Gladys Simmons
thirtysomething
Serial • 1987
Suspicion
Film • 1987
jako Lady McLaidlaw
Zejście do piekieł
Film • 1986
jako Mrs. Burns
Maggie
Film • 1986
jako Eulene Booker
Flight of the Spruce Goose
Film • 1986
jako Helen
Month of the Doctors
Serial • 1982
jako Rose Pinneo
American Playhouse
Serial • 1982
jako Lady McLaidlaw
Tales of the Unexpected
Serial • 1979
jako Mrs Wilbur
Shades of Greene
Serial • 1975
jako Bobbie
A Delicate Balance
Film • 1973
jako Edna
Great Performances
Serial • 1971
jako Self
De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
Film • 1969
jako Vrouw van garagist
Mazel Tov ou le Mariage
Film • 1968
jako Second English Teacher
Death of a Salesman
Film • 1966
jako Linda
BBC Play of the Month
Serial • 1965
jako Linda
Senilità
Film • 1962
jako Amalia Brentani
All Night Long
Film • 1962
jako Emily
I delfini
Film • 1960
jako Contessa Rita Cherè
Lies My Father Told Me
Film • 1960
jako Mother
Krzyk
Film • 1957
jako Elvia
The Halliday Brand
Film • 1957
jako Martha Halliday
Calle Mayor
Film • 1956
jako Isabel
Rencontre à Paris
Film • 1956
jako Nancy Blanding
Marty
Film • 1955
jako Clara
Kind Lady
Film • 1951
jako Ada Elcott
No Way Out
Film • 1950
jako Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Mystery Street
Film • 1950
jako Jackie Elcott
The Snake Pit
Film • 1948
jako Hester (uncredited)
The Philco Television Playhouse
Serial • 1948
Another Part of the Forest
Film • 1948
jako Birdie Bagtry
Podwójne życie
Film • 1947
jako Girl in Wig Shop
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Film • 1947
jako Katie