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Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley (born July 3, 1947)[1] is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for an additional Tony Award, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.[2]

Betty Buckley

(1947-07-03) July 3, 1947

Actress, singer, music teacher

1964–present

Peter Flood
(m. 1972; div. 1979)

Norman Buckley (brother)

Buckley won the 1983 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of Cats. She went on to play Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1994–96) in both London and New York, receiving a 1995 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, and was nominated for the 1997 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Triumph of Love. Her other Broadway credits include 1776 (1969), Pippin (1973), and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985). From September 2018 to August 2019, she starred as the title role in the U.S. national tour of Hello, Dolly.[3]


Buckley starred in the TV series Eight Is Enough from 1977 to 1981 and played gym teacher Miss Collins in the 1976 film Carrie, before going on to star in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Carrie in 1988, playing Carrie White's mother, Margaret. Her other film roles include Dixie Scott in Tender Mercies (1983), Sondra Walker in Frantic (1988), Kathy in Another Woman (1988) and Mrs. Jones in The Happening (2008). She received a Saturn Award nomination for her role as Dr. Karen Fletcher in the 2016 film Split. Her other television credits include series Oz (2001–03), and Preacher (2018).

Personal life[edit]

Buckley was married to Peter Flood in 1972,[18] divorced in 1979, and has no children.


She has received two Honorary Doctorates for her contribution to the Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory and Marymount Manhattan College.[19]

2004 Legend of Cabaret Award

2007 Texas Film Hall of Fame Inductee

2012 Inductee

American Theater Hall of Fame

Official website

at IMDb

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at AllMovie

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at the Internet Broadway Database

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at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

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Official Website for Carrie The Musical

TonyAwards.com Interview with Betty Buckley

AMC Interview with Betty Buckley about The Happening

Sony BMG Masterworks Betty Buckley Podcast

(Veified Twitter Account)

@BettyBuckley