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Betty Buckley‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1947-07-03

Popularity

star9.3

Betty Buckley

Big Spring, Texas, USA

Betty Buckley

Big Spring, Texas, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1947-07-03

Popularity

star9.3

Biography

Betty Lynn Buckley is a Tony-winning American actress and singer who has worked extensively in film, television and theatre. She possesses a singing of voice of great power and beauty and has achieved great success in cabaret and concerts. Betty has also sustained a successful recording career with numerous cast albums and 18 solo albums to her credit, for which she has been nominated for two Grammys. Buckley is widely known for the 1977–81 TV series Eight Is Enough. She joined the show in its second season when the original star, Diana Hyland, died after the first four episodes of season one, and her character Joan Bradford died as well. Buckley was cast as the central character's new romantic interest, Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott, who became stepmother of the eight children to which the series' title refers. Betty later received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program/Special, for NBC Special Treat - Bobby and Sarah (1984) and ABC Afterschool Special - Taking a Stand (1989). From 2001 to 2003, Betty Buckley played a role in seasons 4–6 of the HBO series Oz. She also has guest-starred in a number of television series, including Without a Trace, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Monk. Betty also guest-starred in a Christmas special of the TV series Remember WENN, in which she sang "You Make It Christmas". On film, Buckley appeared in the original movie version of Carrie in 1976, playing Miss Collins, Carrie's gym teacher. She went on to appear as Margaret White in the notorious 1987 musical adaptation of the film on Broadway; an expensive and creatively disastrous flop in which she nevertheless scored a personal triumph. In 1977, she recorded an uncredited solo on the song "Walking in Space", in the movie Hair. Her screen roles during the 1980s include Bruce Beresford's film Tender Mercies, where she played a country music singer and sang the Academy Award-nominated song "Over You". She also appeared in the Woody Allen film Another Woman (1988), Roman Polanski's Frantic (1988) and Lawrence's Kasden's Wyatt Earp (1994). In 2008, Buckley played Mrs. Jones in M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening. In 2017, Buckley was one of the stars of M. Night Shyamalan's Split, a major success which was the number-one film at the box office for three weeks running. Buckley has worked regularly in the theatre throughout her career. In 1969, she made her Broadway debut as Martha Washington in the original company of Tony winner 1776; a role she famously won on her first day in New York. That same year, she made her West End debut in the original London cast of Promises, Promises. In 1982, Buckley starred as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of the musical Cats, which features the song "Memory". For this role, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 1985 she played the titular character in another Tony winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. This was the third time Buckley had originated a role in a show that went on to win the Tony for Best Musical. Buckley starred in both London (1994) and New York (1995) as Norma Desmond in the musical Sunset Boulevard. For her role in the London production, she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.

Movie Credits

Frantic

Frantic‌
star6.7
calendar 1988

Acting 'Carrie'

Acting 'Carrie'‌
star7.0
calendar 2001

Carrie

Carrie‌
star7.3
calendar 1976

Another Woman

Another Woman‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

The Happening

The Happening‌
star5.4
calendar 2008

New World Order

New World Order‌
star3.0
calendar 2002

Five Time Champion

Five Time Champion‌
star6.2
calendar 2012

Tender Mercies

Tender Mercies‌
star6.7
calendar 1983

Wild Thing

Wild Thing‌
star5.9
calendar 1987

Imaginary

Imaginary‌
star6.0
calendar 2024

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall‌
star9.0
calendar 1992

Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story

Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story‌
star5.5
calendar 1992

Rain Without Thunder

Rain Without Thunder‌
star3.5
calendar 1993

Mummy an' the Armadillo

Mummy an' the Armadillo‌
star5.8
calendar 2004

Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp‌
star6.8
calendar 1994

Roses Are for the Rich

Roses Are for the Rich‌
star6.0
calendar 1987

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures‌
star5.6
calendar 2003

Last Time Out

Last Time Out‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation‌
star10.0
calendar 2017

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier‌
star5.0
calendar 1984

Taking A Stand

Taking A Stand‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Simply Irresistible

Simply Irresistible‌
star5.4
calendar 1999

The Mayfly

The Mayfly‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Split

Split‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

The Ordeal of Bill Carney‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Harry Benson: Shoot First

Harry Benson: Shoot First‌
star6.6
calendar 2016

Eternity

Eternity‌
star0.0
calendar

Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar

Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Babycakes

Babycakes‌
star7.0
calendar 1989

Critical Choices

Critical Choices‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

The Making of 'Split'

The Making of 'Split'‌
star6.4
calendar 2017

Betrayal of Trust

Betrayal of Trust‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

Vinegar Hill

Vinegar Hill‌
star4.3
calendar 2005

By Design

By Design‌
star0.0
calendar 2025

Tv Credits

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters‌
star7.1
calendar 2006

L.A. Law

L.A. Law‌
star7.1
calendar 1986

Monk

Monk‌
star7.9
calendar 2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

Without a Trace

Without a Trace‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey‌
star6.9
calendar 1982

Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough‌
star6.1
calendar 1977

The Jury

The Jury‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

Supergirl

Supergirl‌
star7.3
calendar 2015

Evergreen

Evergreen‌
star4.5
calendar 1985

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars‌
star8.0
calendar 2010

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

The Pacific

The Pacific‌
star7.8
calendar 2010

The Leftovers

The Leftovers‌
star7.6
calendar 2014

Chicago Med

Chicago Med‌
star8.3
calendar 2015

Supergirl

Supergirl‌
star7.3
calendar 2015

Preacher

Preacher‌
star7.5
calendar 2016

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show‌
star3.5
calendar 1996

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

Stars in the House

Stars in the House‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Oz

Oz‌
star8.0
calendar 1997

Great Performances

Great Performances‌
star5.2
calendar 1971

Oz (TV Series 1997-2003)

Oz (TV Series 1997-2003)‌
star0.0
calendar 1997