Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
23 May, 1919 (105 years old)

Betty Garrett

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 called to testify, but her husband was. With his admission of Communist Party membership from 1941-1945 and refusal to name names, he made it to 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.

Known For

My Sister Eileen
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Approved
1h 48m 1955

My Sister Eileen

Music Movie
On the Town
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1h 38m 1949

On the Town

Music Movie
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
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1h 33m 1949

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Comedy Movie

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