Acting credits
31
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Betsy Blair
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 25Series: 6
TMDB ID: 78934
IMDb ID: nm0086198
Known for: Acting
Born: December 11, 1923
Died: March 13, 2009
Age: 85
Place of birth: Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1947 - 2003
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q266416
Also known as
Elizabeth Winifred Boger • Betsy Boger • Бетси Блэр
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) 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Betsy Blair.
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003 Movie
7.6
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
2002 Movie
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
as Grace Simpson
1988 Movie
6.1
Betrayed
as Gladys Simmons
1988 Movie
5.0
Suspicion
as Lady McLaidlaw
1987 Movie
4.7
Descent Into Hell
as Mrs. Burns
1986 Movie
Flight of the Spruce Goose
as Helen
1986 Movie
6.1
A Delicate Balance
as Edna
1973 Movie
De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
as Vrouw van garagist
1969 Movie
5.0
Marry Me! Marry Me!
as Second English Teacher
1968 Movie
7.5
Careless
as Amalia Brentani
1962 Movie
6.7
All Night Long
as Emily
1962 Movie
6.5
The Dolphins
as Contessa Rita Cherè
1960 Movie
7.5
Il Grido
as Elvia
1957 Movie
6.1
The Halliday Brand
as Martha Halliday
1957 Movie
6.2
Main Street
as Isabel
1956 Movie
1.0
Meeting in Paris
as Nancy Blanding
1956 Movie
7.4
Marty
as Clara Snyder
1955 Movie
6.9
Kind Lady
as Ada Elcott
1951 Movie
6.9
No Way Out
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1950 Movie
6.7
Mystery Street
as Jackie Elcott
1950 Movie
7.1
The Snake Pit
as Hester
1948 Movie
7.6
Another Part of the Forest
as Birdie Bagtry
1948 Movie
6.3
A Double Life
as Girl in Wig Shop
1947 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Betsy Blair.
6.5
Scarlett
as Sister of Mercy • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.2
thirtysomething
2 eps
1987 Series
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Mrs Wilbur • 1 eps
1979 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Linda • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
1 eps
1948 Series