Acting
Community Rating
6.3
TMDB estimate
Born
December 11, 1923
Died
March 13, 2009 (age 85)
Born in
Cliffside 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.

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
2002

Scarlett
as Sister of Mercy
1994

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
as Grace Simpson
1988

Betrayed
as Gladys Simmons
1988

thirtysomething
1987

Suspicion
as Lady McLaidlaw
1987

Descent Into Hell
as Mrs. Burns
1986

Flight of the Spruce Goose
as Helen
1986

Tales of the Unexpected
as Mrs Wilbur
1979

A Delicate Balance
as Edna
1973

Great Performances
as Self
1971

De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee)
as Vrouw van garagist
1969

Marry Me! Marry Me!
as Second English Teacher
1968

Death of a Salesman
as Linda
1966

BBC Play of the Month
as Linda
1965

Careless
as Amalia Brentani
1962

All Night Long
as Emily
1962

The Dolphins
as Contessa Rita Cherè
1960
Lies My Father Told Me
as Mother
1960