Betty Garrett
Acting
Born May 23, 1919 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Grey's Anatomy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Love Boat
Great Performances
The Fugitive
Murder, She Wrote
The Golden Girls
Boston Public
Dinah!
Laverne & Shirley
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
All in the Family
Becker
Mr. Merlin
Blacke's Magic
Union Square
Townies
The Good Life
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
On the Town
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! III
My Sister Eileen
The Costume Designer
Neptune's Daughter
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
That's Dancing!
Words and Music
The Long Way Home
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Troupers
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
The Shadow on the Window
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
All the Way Home
Dark and Stormy Night
Frank Sinatra Memorial