Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1919-05-23
Deathday: 2011-02-12 (91 years old)

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Biography

Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 - February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer, who 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.


As the drama played out, a very pregnant Garrett was never called to testify, but her husband was. With his admission of Communist Party membership from 1941-1945 and refusal to name names, he made it to the Hollywood Blacklist. After the incident, Garrett and Parks worked up nightclub singing/comedy acts along with appearing in legit plays. Although Parks never quite shook off the blacklist incident, he did win a role in John Huston's film, Freud (1962). Garrett went on to appear in roles in many television series.

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Filmography

all 42

Movies 24

TV Shows 18

self 13

Herself
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)

Movie
Troupers

Troupers (2011)

Movie
Mrs. Hausenstout
Dark and Stormy Night

Dark and Stormy Night (2009)

Movie
Mrs. Cuttle
Trail of the Screaming Forehead

Trail of the Screaming Forehead (2008)

Movie
Eleanor
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

TV
7.18
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

Movie
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)

Movie
Miriam Guber
Boston Public

Boston Public (2000)

TV
3.5
Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial

Frank Sinatra Memorial (2000)

Movie
Mrs. Firth
Becker

Becker (1998)

TV
Veronica
The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home (1998)

Movie
Union Square

Union Square (1997)

TV
Self
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996)

Movie
Townies

Townies (1996)

TV
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

Movie
Self
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987)

Movie
Blacke's Magic

Blacke's Magic (1986)

TV
Sarah
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls (1985)

TV
6
Ruth Sherwood (archive footage)
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing! (1985)

Movie
Kit Parkins
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Catherine
All the Way Home

All the Way Home (1981)

Movie
Elizabeth Rogers
Mr. Merlin

Mr. Merlin (1981)

TV
Martha McCoy
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Edna Babish / Edna Babish DeFazio
Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley (1976)

TV
5
Self
Dinah!

Dinah! (1974)

TV
(archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Movie
Mary Hallen
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Irene Lorenzo
All in the Family

All in the Family (1971)

TV
6.8
Margaret Ruskin
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1963)

TV
3.5
Self
Art Carney Special

Art Carney Special (1959)

TV
Linda Atlas
The Shadow on the Window

The Shadow on the Window (1957)

Movie
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)

TV
Ruth Sherwood
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen (1955)

Movie
Self / Betty Barrett
Moments in Music

Moments in Music (1950)

Movie
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

TV
Self
The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer (1950)

Movie
Brunhilde Esterhazy
On the Town

On the Town (1949)

Movie
4
Betty Barrett
Neptune's Daughter

Neptune's Daughter (1949)

Movie
Shirley Delwyn
Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

Movie
Peggy Lorgan McNeil
Words and Music

Words and Music (1948)

Movie
Shoo Shoo Grady
Big City

Big City (1948)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1919-05-23

Deathday
2011-02-12 (91 years old)

Birth Place
St. Joseph, United States of America

Relationships
Larry Parks (1944-01-01 - 1975-01-01)

Children
Andrew Parks

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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