Betsy Blair

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Biography

American actress who received an Academy Award for Ideal Supporting Actress on her behalf role in the 1955 traditional Marty. She was also the 1st wife of acting professional Gene Kelly. She worked well like a dancer when she was eight years of age, which led her into modeling and branched her profession to performing. She had assisting functions in the 1947 film A Two times Life as well as the 1948 film Another Area of the Forest. After her relationship to Gene Kelly, which spanned from 1941 to 1957, she was wedded to post-war filmmaker Karel Reisz from 1963 until his loss of life in 2002. She and Ernest Borgnine both received Academy Honours for their functions in 1955’s Marty.

Quick Facts

Full Name Betsy Blair

Date Of Birth December 11, 1923

Died March 13, 2009, London, United Kingdom

Place Of Birth Cliffside Park, NJ

Height 1.68 m

Profession Movie Actress

Nationality American

Spouse Karel Reisz, Gene Kelly, Roger Pigaut

Children Kerry Kelly

Parents Frederica Ammon, William Kidd Boger

IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm0086198

Awards BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress, Chicago International Film Festival Career Achievement Award

Nominations Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Movies Marty, Il Grido, Main Street, Betrayed, A Double Life, The Snake Pit, The Guilt of Janet Ames, A Delicate Balance, All Night Long, Kind Lady, The Dauphins, Another Part of the Forest, Careless, Mystery Street, The Halliday Brand, Marry Me! Marry Me!, Meeting in Paris, Lies My Father Told Me, The Wings of the Dove, Death of a Salesman

TV Shows Scarlett

Star Sign Sagittarius

#	Fact
1	Lived with actor and director Roger Pigaut in Paris (her favorite city) in between her marriages to Gene Kelly in the U.S. and director Karel Reisz in England.
2	Upon her death she was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in London, England. Her ashes are currently in possession of her daughter.
3	Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch).
4	Fluent in French.
5	Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1980.
6	Chose a book of song lyrics and an ice cream maker as her book and luxury, respectively, as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs (broadcast 17 June 2005). Her records included Gene Kelly's "I Got Rhythm," Jimmy Durante's "Someone To Love," and a song from "Porgy and Bess.".
7	Gave birth to her only child at age 18, a daughter Kerry Kelly on October 16, 1942. Child's father was her 1st husband, Gene Kelly.
8	Played "Old Laura Brown" in The Hours (2002). The director and producer believed that people would not recognize the character. Julianne Moore, who played "Young Laura Brown", re-shot her scenes with age makeup.
9	Blacklisted because of her left-wing sympathies, although she never actually joined the Communist Party. She wanted to join, but the Party decided that she was more useful as the wife of "liberal, progressive" Gene Kelly. Nonetheless, she was blacklisted despite an Academy Award nomination for Marty (1955). She later transplanted herself to England for a long period. Played Polly Draper's character's mother on Thirtysomething (1987) originally, but Lois Smith took over the role later for reasons unknown.

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Scarlett	1994	TV Mini-Series	Sister of Mercy
Thirtysomething	1989	TV Series	Marjorie Warren
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair	1988	TV Movie	Grace Simpson
Betrayed	1988		Gladys Simmons
American Playhouse	1988	TV Series	Lady McLaidlaw
Descente aux enfers	1986		Mrs. Burns
Maggie	1986	TV Movie	Eulene Booker
Flight of the Spruce Goose	1986		Helen
Tales of the Unexpected	1980	TV Series	Mrs. Wilbur
BBC Play of the Month	1966-1979	TV Series	Susan Stringham Mrs. Winemiller Linda
Gejaagd door de winst (of het A.B.C. van de moderne samenleving)	1978	Short	Germaine
2nd House	1975	TV Series	Naomi
Shades of Greene	1975	TV Series	Bobbie
Daft As a Brush	1975	TV Movie	Mrs. Major
A Delicate Balance	1973		Edna
Marry Me! Marry Me!	1968		Second English Teacher
ITV Play of the Week	1965	TV Series	Lola Delaney
Careless	1962		Amalia Brentani
All Night Long	1962		Emily
Silver Spoon Set	1960		Countess Margherita Cherè
Lies My Father Told Me	1960		Mother
ITV Television Playhouse	1958	TV Series
Il Grido	1957		Elvia
Goodyear Playhouse	1957	TV Series
The Halliday Brand	1957		Martha Halliday
Main Street	1956		Isabel
Rencontre à Paris	1956		Nancy Blanding
Marty	1955		Clara
Kind Lady	1951		Ada Elcott
The Ford Theatre Hour	1950	TV Series
No Way Out	1950		Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Mystery Street	1950		Jackie Elcott
Kraft Theatre	1950	TV Series
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse	1950	TV Series
The Snake Pit	1948		Hester
Another Part of the Forest	1948		Birdie Bagtry
A Double Life	1947		Girl in Wig Shop
The Guilt of Janet Ames	1947		Katie

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Versión española	2006	TV Series	Herself
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There	2003	Documentary	Herself
American Masters	2002	TV Series documentary	Herself
Hollywood Greats	1978-2001	TV Series documentary	Herself
Great Performances	1999	TV Series	Herself
Tempo	1964	TV Series	Herself
Tours 1959	1960	Documentary short	Elle-même - membre du jury du Festival de Tours

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	2016	Documentary post-production	Herself
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood	2010	TV Mini-Series documentary	Herself
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards	2010	TV Special	Herself - In Memoriam
The Orange British Academy Film Awards	2010	TV Special	Herself - Memorial Tribute
XXIV Premios Anuales de la Academia	2010	TV Special	Herself - Memorial Tribute
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2010	TV Special	Herself - Memorial Tribute
Cinema 3	2009	TV Series	Herself / Isabel
Diálogos de cine	2008	TV Movie	Isabel

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2006	Career Achievement Award	Chicago International Film Festival
1956	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Foreign Actress	Marty (1955)
1956	Special Mention	Venice Film Festival		Calle Mayor (1956)

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
1956	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Marty (1955)

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#	Quote
1	It certainly wasn't much of a career. For all my ambitions, I think my life was more important to me.
2	Recalling the Blacklist era: "To sit out the McCarthy era in a house on Rodeo Drive as Mrs. Gene Kelly is not so bad. But the atmosphere that prevailed eventually destroyed my marriage. My ideas ran against the political currents of the time. By 1957 we were divorced."
3	"It's ridiculous that there is such a thing as prejudice. People are frightened of something different." - regarding her blacklisting.

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