
Acting
Actress. Born Bette Joan Henritze, her father was an electrician, her mother was a secretary, Bette studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. This led to her Broadway debut in the production "Jenny Kissed Me" (1948). Over the next four decades, she would appear in scores of wide range stage productions which included several Shakespearian plays. She distinguished herself in 1967, when she received the Obie Award for her performances in the production "The Rimers of Eldritch". She had a lengthy career in TV, as she appeared on such programs as "The Defenders", "E…

Taking Woodstock
as Annie

Far from Heaven
as Mrs. Leacock

Judy Berlin
as Dolores Engler

The Object of My Affection
as Mrs. Skinner
Magical Make-Over
as Mrs. Gorniki

Other People's Money
as Emma

Brighton Beach Memoirs
as Mrs. Murphy

The World According to Garp
as Woman Candidate

Much Ado About Nothing
as Ursula

Rage
as Sarah Parker
Other People's Money
1991