Betty Garrett
American actress, comedian, singer, and dancer (1919–2011)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1919
- Died
- 2011-02-12
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Betty Garrett and Other Songs
- Columbus, America's crossroads
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Film & TV
Acting · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
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…
Known for
- Carol Channing: Larger Than Life — Self2012
- Troupers2011
- Dark and Stormy Night — Mrs. Hausenstout2009
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing — (archive footage)2009
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical — Self2008
- Trail of the Screaming Forehead — Mrs. Cuttle
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1919 births2011 deaths20th-century American actresses21st-century American actressesActresses from St. Joseph, MissouriAmerican female dancersAmerican film actressesAmerican musical theatre actressesAmerican television actressesAmerican women comediansAmerican women singersBest Supporting Actress Golden Globe (television) winners