Age, Biography and Wiki
Betsy Blair was an American actress who had a successful career in film and television. She was born on December 11, 1923 in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. She began her career as a dancer in the Broadway musicals "Pal Joey" and "On the Town". She made her film debut in the 1947 film "A Double Life" and went on to appear in films such as "The Man with the Golden Arm" (1955), "Marty" (1955), and "The Young Lions" (1958). She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Marty".
Blair was married to actor Gene Kelly from 1941 to 1957. She later married actor Karel Reisz in 1963. She had two children, Bridget and Kevin.
Blair's career slowed down in the 1960s, but she continued to appear in films and television shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s. She retired from acting in the 1990s.
Betsy Blair died on March 13, 2009 at the age of 85. Her net worth at the time of her death was estimated to be around $2 million.
| Popular As |
Elizabeth Winifred Boger |
| Occupation |
actress |
| Age |
86 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
11 December 1923 |
| Birthday |
11 December |
| Birthplace |
Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA |
| Date of death |
13 March, 2009 |
| Died Place |
London, England, UK |
| Nationality |
United States |
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 86 years old group.
Betsy Blair Height, Weight & Measurements
At 86 years old, Betsy Blair height
is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .
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| Height |
5' 6" (1.68 m) |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Who Is Betsy Blair's Husband?
Her husband is Karel Reisz (3 September 1963 - 25 November 2002) ( his death), Gene Kelly (22 September 1941 - 3 April 1957) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Husband |
Karel Reisz (3 September 1963 - 25 November 2002) ( his death), Gene Kelly (22 September 1941 - 3 April 1957) ( divorced) ( 1 child) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
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Betsy Blair Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Betsy Blair worth at the age of 86 years old? Betsy Blair’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated
Betsy Blair's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actress |
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Timeline
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.".
They would remain together for almost 40 years until his death in London of a blood disorder in 2002. Betsy later published her memoirs and discussed quite candidly her life on Broadway, life with Gene Kelly, and life amid the blacklisting.
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1980.
By 1957, she was divorced from Kelly and had moved to Europe to avoid the Hollywood shun. Shortly thereafter, she lived with French actor Roger Pigaut.
The only reason Betsy won the female lead in the 1955 cinematic classic Marty (1955) was because her husband threatened to stop shooting at MGM if they didn't let her work despite the blacklist. It would be the role of a lifetime for Betsy. As the touching plain-Jane girlfriend of Ernest Borgnine's title butcher, Betsy won the Cannes Film and British Film acting awards, not to mention an Oscar nomination. It did not help her overcome the blacklist, however.
By the early 1950s, all film offers had dried up.
She made her large screen debut in 1947 and, for the next couple of years, appeared in a number of above-average dramas such as The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947), A Double Life (1947) starring Ronald Colman, The Snake Pit (1948), wherein she played a demented inmate alongside Olivia de Havilland, and a shining role in Another Part of the Forest (1948). After such promise, things came to a halt.
Betsy had been involved in SAG politics as early as 1946 proposing the formation of the first Anti-Discrimination committee. Within a year the House Un-American Activities Committe began to investigate Betsy and others in the motion picture industry and what they considered left-wing extremist viewpoints. Her name appeared in the "Red Channels" and that was that. Her career was undone.
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.
Betsy Blair was born in Cliffside, New Jersey, a child model before finding work as a chorus dancer at the early age of 15. She received her first mini-break on Broadway in "Panama Hattie" in 1940 delivering a single line, but by the next year she had copped the ingénue lead in William Saroyan's "The Beautiful People.
" At around the same time, she met dancer extraordinaire Gene Kelly and married him in 1940. Despite her background in dance, Betsy was admittedly not in the same league as a Vera-Ellen, Cyd Charisse, or Ann Miller, so she was never afforded the opportunity to glide with Gene in films. Moreover, she never even appeared in a musical film.
