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TürkçeBetty Garrett
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Biography
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
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.
As the drama played out, a very pregnant Garrett was never called to testify, but her husband was. Read more... 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.
As the drama played out, a very pregnant Garrett was never called to testify, but her husband was. Read more... 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.
Actor
Character:
Peggy Lorgan McNeil
Words and Music 1948
19
Character:
Brunhilde Esterhazy
On the Town 1949
11
Character:
Shirley Delwyn
Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1949
7
Character:
Betty Barrett
Neptune's Daughter 1949
5
Character:
Ruth Sherwood
My Sister Eileen 1955
8
82
10
Character:
Mrs. Hausenstout
Dark and Stormy Night 2009
0
Character:
Mrs. Cuttle
Trail of the Screaming Forehead 2007
1
Character:
Veronica
The Long Way Home 1998
0
Character:
Herself
A Life in Words and Music 2007
12
Character:
Himself
Jon Finch: The Ultimate Impresario 2011
0
Character:
Eleanor
Break on Through 2006
7
Character:
Irene Lorenzo
All in the Family 1971
2
Character:
Herself
Art Carney Special 1959
0
Character:
Georgia Penland
The Ford Television Theatre 1952
0
Character:
Herself - Actress
The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950
0
Character:
Herself
Over Easy 1977
0
Character:
Margaret Ruskin
The Fugitive 1963
0
Character:
Edna Babish
Laverne & Shirley 1976
1
Character:
Herself
MGM: When the Lion Roars 1992
0
Character:
Bettina
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 1956
0
Character:
Actress 'Neptune's Daughter'
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter 1982
5
Character:
Herself
Betty Garrett/George Chakiris 0
0