Betsy Blair

Known for ActingBorn 1923-12-11Died 2009-03-13Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair

Flight of the Spruce Goose

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Another Part of the Forest

Il Grido

Marty

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

Careless

Lies My Father Told Me

The Snake Pit

Tales of the Unexpected

Scarlett

Kind Lady

Suspicion

All Night Long

No Way Out

Mystery Street

The Dolphins

thirtysomething

The Philco Television Playhouse

Betrayed

A Delicate Balance

A Double Life

Main Street

Great Performances

The Halliday Brand

Marry Me! Marry Me!

The Guilt of Janet Ames

BBC Play of the Month

Descent Into Hell

Meeting in Paris

Maggie

De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)

Death of a Salesman