Betsy Blair

Born: 1923-12-11

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.


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Marty

as Clara Snyder
Released: 1955-04-11

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but...

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Betrayed

as Gladys Simmons
Released: 1988-08-26

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who...

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The Snake Pit

as Hester
Released: 1948-11-04

Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her...

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Mystery Street

as Jackie Elcott
Released: 1950-06-23

When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter...

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No Way Out

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1950-08-16

Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies...

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A Double Life

as Girl in Wig Shop
Released: 1947-12-25

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage...

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Main Street

as Isabel
Released: 1956-10-26

A small town in Spain, October 1955. Isabel, a 35-year-old dreamer who feels like a failure...

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Descent Into Hell

as Mrs. Burns
Released: 1986-11-06

The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in...

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Il Grido

as Elvia
Released: 1957-09-26

A sugar-refinery worker flees his Northern Italy town after a woman refuses his marriage proposal.

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All Night Long

as Emily
Released: 1962-02-06

Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic...

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

as Self
Released: 2003-04-03

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about...

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Kind Lady

as Ada Elcott
Released: 1951-06-20

Mary Herries has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years,...

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The Halliday Brand

as Martha Halliday
Released: 1957-01-01

Sheriff Halliday doesn't approve of his children dating or marrying half-breeds and his blind...

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The Guilt of Janet Ames

as Katie
Released: 1947-03-06

A hard-drinking reporter tries to help the embittered widow of the soldier who had saved his...

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Another Part of the Forest

as Birdie Bagtry
Released: 1948-05-18

This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard...

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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

as Self
Released: 2002-09-24

American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he...

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Suspicion

as Lady McLaidlaw
Released: 1987-01-01

A powerfully tense remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, this British production of SUSPICION...

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The Dolphins

as Contessa Rita Cherè
Released: 1960-10-05

An acid portrait of Italian youth at the time, I DELFINI follows a dreary season of discontent...

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Careless

as Amalia Brentani
Released: 1962-03-08

Emilio Brentani leads a peaceful and uneventful life with his older sister Amalia. Until he...

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A Delicate Balance

as Edna
Released: 1973-11-12

In their finely appointed Connecticut home, Agnes and Tobias have grown used to the imperfection...

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Meeting in Paris

as Nancy Blanding
Released: 1956-05-02

A wealthy young American woman is suddenly cut off by her father while living in Paris. A...

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Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair

as Grace Simpson
Released: 1988-12-19

Robert Young brings his Marcus Welby alter ego to television for one last time. Having retired,...

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Flight of the Spruce Goose

as Helen
Released: 1986-01-17

Drama starring Karen Black, Betsy Blair and Dennis Christopher

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Marry Me! Marry Me!

as Second English Teacher
Released: 1968-09-18

Claude and Isabella met on a beach one summer and got easily involved. But while he has dreams...

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De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)

as Vrouw van garagist
Released: 1969-01-01

One day a garage owner finds an atomic bomb that has been lost by an airplane. He hides the bomb...

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Great Performances

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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Tales of the Unexpected

as Mrs Wilbur
First aired: 1979-03-24

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...

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thirtysomething

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-29

Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late...

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Scarlett

as Sister of Mercy
First aired: 1994-11-13

Scarlett O’Hara’s flight from the scrutiny of Atlanta society takes her on a journey to Savannah...

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