Betsy Blair (born Elizabeth Winifred Boger; [1] December 11, 1923 – March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London.

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.

Mar 19, 2009 · Ms. Blair was an Academy Award-nominated actress also known for her memoir describing her marriage to Gene Kelly and her experience with the Hollywood blacklist.

Mar 13, 2009 · Biography Betsy Blair -December 11, 1923 – March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London. Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of …

Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur dancer, performed on radio, and worked as a model, before joining the chorus of Billy Rose 's …

Mar 13, 2009 · Betsy Blair began her career on stage in the early 1940s and, after a break for marriage and motherhood with her first husband, dancing legend Gene Kelly, made her film debut in "The Guilt …

Mar 20, 2009 · Betsy Blair, an actress best remembered for playing the shy schoolteacher who meets Ernest Borgnine’s lonely Bronx butcher at the Stardust Ballroom in the 1955 movie “Marty,” has died. …

Betsy Blair was a renowned American actress, and the recipient of several prestigious awards. She was born on December 11, 1923, and passed away on March 13, 2009.

Dec 11, 2025 · Betsy Blair, born on December 12, 1923, in Plainfield, New Jersey, was an influential American actress and dancer whose career spanned several decades and encompassed a variety of …

American actress who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1955 classic Marty. She was also the first wife of actor Gene Kelly. She worked as a dancer when she was …