Betsy von Furstenberg Biography (1931-)

Full name, Elizabeth Caroline Maria Agatha Felicitas Therese von Furstenberg-Hedringen; born August 16, 1931, in Neiheim Heusen, Germany; daughter of Count Franz-Egon and Elizabeth (Johnson) von Furstenberg; married Guy Vincent dela Maisoneuve (a mining engineer), June 16, 1954, (divorced); married John J.Reynolds, March 26, 1984; children: (first marriage) one son, one daughter.Addresses: AGENT--Hartig-Josephson Agency, 527 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022; Beakel and Jennings Agency, 427 N. Canon Drive, Suite 205, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Favorite roles: Maggie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Laurel, The Chalk Garden; TobyLandau, The Gingerbread Lady.

Nationality
German
Gender
Female
Birth Details
August 16, 1931
Neiheim Heusen, Germany

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • BROADWAY DEBUT--Thankful Mather, Second Threshold, Morosco Theatre, 1951.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Lorraine, Dear Barbarians, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1952.
  • Josephine Perry, Josephine, Playhouse Theatre, Wilmington, DE, 1953.
  • Myra Hagerman, Oh, Men! Oh, Women!, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1953.
  • Lady Sybil Tenterden, What Every Woman Knows, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1954.
  • Laurel, The Chalk Garden, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1955.
  • Kate, Child of Fortune, Royale Theatre, 1956.
  • Maggie Turk, Nature's Way, Cornet Theatre, New York City, 1957.
  • Elizabeth Compton, The Making of Moo, Rita Allen Theatre, New York City,1958.
  • Frankie Jordan, Say, Darling, Helen, Wonderful Town, both City Center Theatre, 1959.
  • Cassandra Redwine, Season of Choice, Barbizon Plaza Theatre, New York City, 1959.
  • Margaret, Much Ado about Nothing, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1959.
  • Tiffany Richards, Mary, Mary, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1961.
  • Sylvia Greer, The Paisley Convertible, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1967.
  • Helen, Wonderful Town, City Center Theatre, 1967.
  • Cecile Jeanrenaud, Beyond Desire, Theatre Four, New York City, 1967.
  • Helen Claiborne, Avanti!, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1968.
  • Sybil Chase, Private Lives, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1968.
  • Toby Landau, The Gingerbread Lady, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1970.
  • Polly Raisen, Does Anybody Here Do the Peabody?, Wonderhorse Theatre, NewYork City, 1976.
  • Also appeared in For Love of Money, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport,CT, 1951; Second Man, 1952; Status Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe Theatre, Chicago, IL,1974.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS
  • Gabby, The Petrified Forest, Lisa, Jason, U.S. cities, both 1952.
  • Josephine Perry, Josephine, U.S. cities, 1953.
  • Toby Landau, The Gingerbread Lady, U.S. cities, 1971-72.
  • Eva, Absurd Person Singular, U.S. cities, 1975-76.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
  • "Crimes of Passion," Play of the Week, WNTA, New York City, 1959.
  • The Fifth Column, CBS, 1960.
  • "Tonight in Samarkand," Golden Show, CBS.
  • 1962.
  • Adventures in Paradise, ABC.
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre, NBC.
  • TV Sound Stage, NBC.
  • Medallion Theatre, CBS.
  • Omnibus, CBS.
  • Appointment with Adventure, CBS.
  • Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC.
  • Kraft Television Theatre, NBC.
  • Have Gun, Will Travel, CBS.
  • Playhouse 90, CBS.
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS.
  • The Defenders, CBS.
  • Credits; SERIES
  • As the World Turns, CBS.
  • Credits; MOVIES
  • Jill Bennett, Your Money or Your Wife, CBS, 1972.
  • Credits; SPECIALS
  • Thankful Mather, "Second Threshold," Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, ABC, 1951.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Women without Names, 1951.