Betty Garrett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

44

Gender

Female

Birthday

1919-05-23

Day of death

2011-02-12 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Becker

    Becker

  • Boston Public

    Boston Public

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

  • The Shadow on the Window

    The Shadow on the Window

  • Townies

    Townies

  • Union Square

    Union Square

  • The Long Way Home

    The Long Way Home

  • Blacke's Magic

    Blacke's Magic

  • Mr. Merlin

    Mr. Merlin

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

  • Words and Music

    Words and Music

  • Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

  • All the Way Home

    All the Way Home

  • The Good Life

    The Good Life

  • Frank Sinatra Memorial

    Frank Sinatra Memorial

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Dark and Stormy Night

    Dark and Stormy Night

  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    Take Me Out to the Ball Game

  • That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

  • Big City

    Big City

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • Neptune's Daughter

    Neptune's Daughter

  • Troupers

    Troupers

  • The Costume Designer

    The Costume Designer

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • On the Town

    On the Town

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

    Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

  • Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

    Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

  • Trail of the Screaming Forehead

    Trail of the Screaming Forehead