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Betty Field (1913–1973)

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Boston-born thespian Betty Field was born in the year 1913, the daughter of a salesman and his wife. Ancestors on her father's side were Mayflower colonists Priscilla and John Alden. Her parents divorced while she was still young and Betty eventually learned to speak Spanish while traveling with her mother to various Spanish-speaking countries during her childhood... See full bio »

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in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 60) in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA
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1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Amelma Road
– Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live (1968) … Amelma Road
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
Landlady
– One Long-Stemmed American Beauty (1968) … Landlady
 
1968 Coogan's Bluff
Ellen Ringerman
 
1968 How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Thelma
 
1966 7 Women
Mrs. Florrie Pether, Charles' pregnant wife
 
1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Martha
– Charlie Has All the Luck (1965) … Martha
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Janet Novins
– A Taste of Ashes (1964) … Janet Novins
 
1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Florence Marlowe
– Florence, Come Home (1963) … Florence Marlowe
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Jenny Davies
– The Star Juror (1963) … Jenny Davies
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Mrs. Stover
– Some Fires Die Slowly (1963) … Mrs. Stover
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
– A Time to Every Purpose (1962)
 
1960-1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Dorothea Colby / Maggie Carter / Mrs. Purcell
– Across Walnuts and Wine (1962) … Maggie Carter
– The Mud Nest (1961) … Dorothea Colby
– The Swan Bed (1960) … Mrs. Purcell
 
1962 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Mrs. Bower
– The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1962) … Mrs. Bower
 
1962 Birdman of Alcatraz
Stella Johnson
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
Anna Olsen
– And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears (1962) … Anna Olsen
 
1960-1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
Hester
– All Summer Long (1961)
– Uncle Harry (1960) … Hester
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Mrs. Brent / Mrs. Kater
– A Memory of Crying (1961) … Mrs. Kater
– Bullets Cost Too Much (1961) … Mrs. Brent
 
1960 BUtterfield 8
Mrs. Fanny Thurber
 
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Helen
– A Very Moral Theft (1960) … Helen
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Mrs. Buchanan
– The White Slavers (1960) … Mrs. Buchanan
 
1959 Hound-Dog Man
Cora McKinney
 
1959 Ah, Wilderness! (TV movie)
Lily Miller
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Calle Bellason
– Scream in Silence (1958) … Calle Bellason
 
1957 Peyton Place
Nellie Cross
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Triumph (1957)
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Paula Marchetti
– The Lie (1957) … Paula Marchetti
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Marge Mayo
– Ride the Wild Mare (1957) … Marge Mayo
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Emily Marsden
– The Breach (1956) … Emily Marsden
 
1956 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Frances Palmer
– Take Care of My Child (1956) … Frances Palmer
 
1956 Bus Stop
Grace
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Addie
– Happy Birthday (1956) … Addie
 
1955 Picnic
Flo Owens
 
1951-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Carol / Madeline / Martha Shanks
– The Copperhead (1955) … Martha Shanks/Madeline
– Local Storm (1951) … Carol
 
1954 Justice (TV series)
– The Invader (1954)
– Hit and Run (1954)
 
1954 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Blanche
– Family Crisis (1954) … Blanche
 
1954 Love Story (TV series)
– Shadow Waltz (1954)
 
1954 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
Rita Bell
– The Sins of the Fathers (1954) … Rita Bell
 
1953-1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Game of Hide and Seek (1954)
– Before I Wake (1953)
 
1954 The Philip Morris Playhouse (TV series)
– The Little Stone House (1954)
 
1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
Amy Peters
– They Knew What They Wanted (1952) … Amy Peters
 
1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– See No Evil (1952)
 
1952 The Web (TV series)
– Death Mask (1952)
 
1950-1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Mary Todd Lincoln
– The Skin of Our Teeth (1951)
– Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1950) … Mary Todd Lincoln
 
1951 Cosmopolitan Theatre (TV series)
– Incident in the Blizzard (1951)
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
– Grace (1951)
 
1950 Masterpiece Playhouse (TV series)
– Six Characters in Search of an Author (1950)
 
1949 The Great Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan
 
1948 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Rose
– Street Scene (1948) … Rose
 
1945 The Southerner
Nona Tucker
 
1944 Tomorrow, the World!
Leona Richards
 
1944 The Great Moment
Elizabeth Morton
 
1943 Flesh and Fantasy
Henrietta (Episode 1)
 
1942 Are Husbands Necessary?
Mary Elizabeth Cugat
 
1942 Kings Row
Cassandra Tower
 
1941 Blues in the Night
Kay Grant
 
1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
Sammy Lane
 
1940 Victory
Alma
 
1940 Seventeen
Lola Pratt
 
1939 Of Mice and Men
Mae
 
1939 What a Life
Barbara Pearson
 
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1941 Blues in the Night (performer: "Wait Till it Happens to You" / "This Time the Dream's on Me")
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1963 The 17th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2010 Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (video documentary short)
 
1963 Marilyn (documentary)
Herself (scene from "Bus Stop") (uncredited)
 
1952 Actor's and Sin
Herself (Woman of Sin sequence)
 

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Personal Details

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Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

I just want to do as many utterly different parts as I can get. Variety teaches you to act and it keeps you fresh in your approach. See more »

Trivia:

Year of birth was usually given as 1918 in reference books. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius