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Bettye Ackerman Biography (1928-)

Addresses: Agent: c/o Sue Goldin Talent Agency, 119 N. San Vicente Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA, 90211.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

actress, painter

Birth Details

February 28, 1928

Cottageville, South Carolina

Famous Works

• Debut
• Purity, Pure as the Driven Snow, Grace, Methodist Church, New York, 1950.
• New York Debut
• Pheelie, No 'Count Boy, Theatre de Lys, 1954, 15 performances.
• Principal Stage Appearances
• Elmire, Tartuffe, Kaufman Auditorium, New York, 1955; Antigone, Sophocles' Trilogy, John Hall Theatre, New York, 1956; Elmire, Tartuffe, Theatre Marquee, New York, 1957; Portia, Merchant of Venice, Dickinson State College Theatre, Dickinson, ND, 1971.
• Major Tours
• Wicked Queen, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Clare Tree Major's Children's Theatre, major U.S. cities, 1950.
• Film Debut
• Grace Prescott, Face of Fire, 1958.
• Principal Films
• Miss Whalen, Rascal, 1969. Television Debut--Crime Photographer, 1951.
• Television Appearances
• Maggie Graham, Ben Casey, 1961-66: Bracken's World, 1969-70; Medical Center, 1969-70; Constance MacKenzie, Return to Peyton Place, 1972. Guest starred in episodes of many popular television series and specials.