Betsy Blair
Acting
Born December 11, 1923 · Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA
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) a…
Known For · 36 titles
Great Performances
BBC Play of the Month
The Philco Television Playhouse
American Playhouse
Tales of the Unexpected
thirtysomething
Descent Into Hell
Scarlett
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Marty
Shades of Greene
Kind Lady
De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
Careless
Betrayed
No Way Out
A Double Life
The Snake Pit
Death of a Salesman
Another Part of the Forest
Mystery Street
All Night Long
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Suspicion
A Delicate Balance
Il Grido
Main Street
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Flight of the Spruce Goose
The Dolphins
Maggie
Lies My Father Told Me
The Halliday Brand
Meeting in Paris
Marry Me! Marry Me!
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair