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Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley is an American theater, film, and television actress. On Broadway, she has appeared in:
  • 1776 - 1969, her Broadway debut as Martha Jefferson where she sang He Plays the Violin.
  • Cats - 1982 where she won the Tony Award for outstanding achievement in the theatre that year for playing Grizzabella.
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1985
  • Carrie - 1988 - as Carrie's mother, in a famed musical disaster
  • Sunset Boulevard - 1994 (Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of the film) as Norma Desmond, the aging diva silent screen actress.
  • Triumph of Love - 1997 with F. Murray Abraham and Christopher Sieber
Her best known television role is as Abby Bradford on Eight is Enough. Buckley is also known in New York City for offering master classes for students of musical comedy.

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Betty Buckley Facts

Birth NameBetty Lynn Buckley
OccupationActress
BirthdayJuly 3, 1947 (62)
SignCancer
BirthplaceBig Spring, Texas, USA

Selected Filmography

Carrie
The Happening
Simply Irresistible
Tender Mercies
Broadway's Lost Treasures Collection
Frantic
The Stephen Sondheim Collection
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