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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.