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Betty Garrett
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Betty Garrett was an American singer, dancer, and actor who worked in both stage and film. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1919, she began her professional career in 1942. She was educated at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and performed primarily in the English language.
Garrett was married to Larry Parks, and they had a son named Andrew Parks. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of her work. She died in Los Angeles in 2011 from natural causes, specifically an aortic aneurysm.
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Film & TV
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. Cuttle2007
- Grey's Anatomy — Eleanor2005
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer — Self2002
- Frank Sinatra Memorial — Self2000
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1919-05-23 ) May 23, 1919, St. Joseph, Missouri , U.S.
- Died
- February 12, 2011 (2011-02-12) (aged 91), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Education
- Annie Wright School
- Alma mater
- Neighborhood Playhouse
- Occupations
- Actress comedian dancer singer
- Years active
- 1938–2011
- Television
- All in the Family , Laverne & Shirley
- Spouse
- Larry Parks ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; died 1975 )
- Children
- 2, including Andrew Parks
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Betty
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Joseph
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Larry Parks
- Child
- Andrew Parks
- Occupation
- comedian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Betty Garrett, 1950 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1919-05-23
- date of death
- 2011-02-12
- Commons category
- Betty Garrett
- name in native language
- Betty Garrett
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
- cause of death
- aortic aneurysm
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 – February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer. She originally performed on Broadway, and was then signed to a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She appeared in several musical films, then returned to Broadway and made guest appearances on several television series.
Garrett later became known for the roles she played in two prominent 1970s sitcoms: Archie Bunker's politically liberal neighbor Irene Lorenzo in All in the Family and landlady Edna Babish in Laverne & Shirley. In later years, she appeared in television series such as The Golden Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Boston Public and Becker as well as in several Broadway plays and revivals.
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