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Betty Garrett (1919–2011)


A sunny singer, dancer and comic actress, Betty Garrett starred in several Hollywood musicals and stage roles. She was at the top of her game when the Communist scare in the 1950s brought her career to a screeching, ugly halt. She and her husband Larry Parks, an Oscar-nominated actor, were summoned by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and questioned about their involvement... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (33 titles)
2009 Dark and Stormy Night
Mrs. Hausenstout
 
2006 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Eleanor
Break on Through (2006) … Eleanor
 
2003 Becker (TV series)
Mrs. Firth
Nightmare on Becker Street (2003) … Mrs. Firth
 
2003 Boston Public (TV series)
Miriam Guber
 
1998 The Long Way Home (TV movie)
Veronica
 
1998 Union Square (TV series)
Agnes
Out and In (1998) … Agnes
 
1996 Townies (TV series)
Mrs. Gunders
Faith, Hope & Charity (1996) … Mrs. Gunders
 
1994 The Good Life (TV series)
Phyllis
The Mother-in-Law (1994) … Phyllis
 
1994 Harts of the West (TV series)
Thelma
Ghost Run (1994) … Thelma
 
1992 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Sara
Old Boyfriends (1992) … Sara
 
1987-1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Kit Parkins / Martha Neilson
Who Killed J. B. Fletcher? (1991) … Kit Parkins
Trouble in Eden (1987) … Martha Neilson
 
1986 Blacke's Magic (TV series)
Wax Poetic (1986)
 
1982 Mr. Merlin (TV series)
Elizabeth Rogers
Change of Venue: Part 2 (1982) … Elizabeth Rogers
 
1981 All the Way Home (TV movie)
Catherine
 
1976-1981 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
Edna Babish / Edna Babish DeFazio
Child's Play (1981) … Edna Babish DeFazio
Sing, Sing, Sing (1981) … Edna Babish DeFazio
Laverne's Broken Leg (1981) … Edna Babish DeFazio
Out, Out Damn Plout (1981) … Edna Babish DeFazio
Fifth Anniversary (1981) … Edna Babish DeFazio
 
1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
Martha McCoy
Rocky/Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who? (1978) … Martha McCoy
 
1973-1975 All in the Family (TV series)
Irene Lorenzo
Gloria Is Nervous (1975) … Irene Lorenzo (uncredited)
Chain Letter (1975) … Irene Lorenzo
 
1975 Great Performances (TV series)
Mary Hallen
Who's Happy Now? (1975) … Mary Hallen
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Margaret Ruskin
Escape into Black (1964) … Margaret Ruskin
 
1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Ellen Pennington
Mr. Pennington's Machine (1962) … Ellen Pennington
 
1961 The Chevy Show (TV series)
Bettina
Autumn Crocus (1961) … Bettina
 
1961 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Bettina
Autumn Crocus (1961) … Bettina
 
1960 Art Carney Special (TV series)
 
1957 The Shadow on the Window
Linda Atlas
 
1955-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Georgia Penland / Lorry Erskine
The Penlands and the Poodle (1957) … Georgia Penland
A Smattering of Bliss (1955) … Lorry Erskine
 
1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Actress
Episode #2.40 (1952) … Guest Actress
Episode #2.32 (1952) … Guest Actress
Episode #2.28 (1952) … Guest Actress
 
1949 Neptune's Daughter
Betty Barrett
 
1948 Words and Music
Peggy Lorgan McNeil
 
1948 Big City
Shoo Shoo Grady
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (10 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "On the Town" 1944 - uncredited)
 
1978 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
Bus Stop (1978) (performer: "Milwaukee Moon")
 
1974 All in the Family (TV series)
The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 1 (1974) (performer: "Bye Bye Blackbird" - uncredited)
 
1955 My Sister Eileen (performer: "As Soon As They See Eileen", "I'm Great", "There's Nothin' Like Love", "Give Me A Band And My Baby", "Conga")
 
1950 Moments in Music (documentary short) (performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside")
 
1950 Hit Parade of 1951 (writer: "Boca Chica")
 
1949 On the Town (performer: "Come Up to My Place", "Prehistoric Man" - uncredited, "You're Awful" - uncredited, "On the Town" - uncredited, "Count on Me" - uncredited)
 
1949 Neptune's Daughter (performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside", "I Love Those Men")
 
1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game (performer: "It's Fate Baby, It's Fate" - uncredited, "Strictly U.S.A." - uncredited)
 
1948 Words and Music (performer: "Way Out West", "There's a Small Hotel")
 
Show ShowSelf (30 titles)
2012 Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Troupers (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 The Florence Henderson Show (TV series)
Herself
Betty Garrett/George Chakiris (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The Masters Behind the Musicals (video documentary)
Herself
 
2002 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) … Herself
 
2001 TVography: Laverne & Shirley (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
All in the Family (2000) … Herself
 
1999-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
Ann Miller: I'm Still Here (2000) … Herself
 
1996 Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (TV documentary)
 
1985 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1979 Over Easy (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 July 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1978 Gene Kelly: An American in Pasadena (TV special)
Herself
 
1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 November 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1975-1976 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 July 1976 (1976) … Herself
Episode dated 24 February 1976 (1976) … Herself
Episode dated 18 December 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1960 The Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 October 1960 (1960) … Herself
 
1960 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #5.3 (1960) … Herself
 
1960 The Best of Anything (TV movie)
Herself
 
1959 Art Carney Special (TV series)
Herself
Very Important People (1959) … Herself
 
1957 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.5 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 August 1957 (1957) … Herself
 
1951 TV Club (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #2.7 (1951) … Herself
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
Episode #2.8 (1951) … Herself - Actress
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary)
Herself
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 Jon Finch: The Ultimate Impresario (video short)
Himself
 
2007 A Life in Words and Music (video short)
Herself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'On the Town' (uncredited)
 
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars
Herself (uncredited)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clip from 'On the Town' (uncredited)
 
1950 Moments in Music (documentary short)
Herself, edited from: Neptune's Daughter (uncredited)
 
1950 The Costume Designer (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Jackpot (1944). Musical comedy. Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Based on material by Guy Bolton, Sidney Sheldon and Ben Roberts. Musical Direction by Max Meth. Vocal arrangements by Clay Warnick. Music arranged by [error], Robert Russell Bennett and Vernon Duke. Choreography by Lauretta... See more »

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Personal Quote:

[on working with Orson Welles and The Mercury Theater] He had an unbroken string of successes. But unfortunately I joined the company just in time for the first flop, 'Danton's Death'. He was a genius, but in that one he let his genius get slightly out of hand. He loaded up the little theater with thousands of dollars worth of lights... See more »

Trivia:

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6706 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. See more »

Star Sign:

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