Betty Garrett
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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 call...
Known For
Filmography
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
as Self
Troupers
2011
Dark and Stormy Night
2009
as Mrs. Hausenstout
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008
as Self
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
2007
as Mrs. Cuttle
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Eleanor
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000
as Self
Boston Public
2000
as Miriam Guber
The Long Way Home
1998
as Veronica
Becker
1998
as Mrs. Firth
Union Square
1997
as Agnes
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self
Townies
1996
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Good Life
1994
as Phyllis
Blacke's Magic
1986
That's Dancing!
1985
as Ruth Sherwood (archive footage)
The Golden Girls
1985
as Sarah
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Kit Parkins
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Martha Neilson
All the Way Home
1981
as Catherine
Mr. Merlin
1981
The Love Boat
1977
as Martha McCoy
Laverne & Shirley
1976
as Edna Babish
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
All in the Family
1971
as Irene Lorenzo
Great Performances
1971
as Mary Hallen
All in the Family
1971
as Irene
The Fugitive
1963
as Margaret Ruskin
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Shadow on the Window
1957
as Linda Atlas
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
My Sister Eileen
1955
as Ruth Sherwood
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
On the Town
1949
as Brunhilde Esterhazy
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
as Shirley Delwyn
Neptune's Daughter
1949
as Betty Barrett
Big City
1948
as Shoo Shoo Grady
Words and Music
1948
as Peggy Lorgan McNeil