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Bette Henritze Biography ((?)-)

Surname is pronounced "hen-rit-see"; born May 23, in Betsy Layne, KY. Addresses: Agent--c/o Writers and Artists Agency, 924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Gender

Female

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• (As Bette Howe) Mary Delaney, Jenny Kissed Me, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 1948.
• Cloyne, Purple Dust, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1956.
• Various roles, Pictures in the Hallway, Playhouse Theatre, New York City,1956.
• Peasant woman, The Power and the Glory, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• Nirodyke, Lysistrata, Phoenix Theatre, 1959.
• Peer Gynt, Phoenix Theatre, 1960.
• Pimple, She Stoops to Conquer, Phoenix Theatre, 1960.
• Bessie Burgess, The Plough and the Stars, Phoenix Theatre, 1960.
• Mrs. Peyton, The Octoroon, Phoenix Theatre, 1961.
• Margaret, Much Ado about Nothing, New York Shakespeare Festival, WollmanMemorial Skating Rink, New York City, 1961.
• Duchess of York, King Richard II, New York Shakespeare Festival, WollmanMemorial Skating Rink, 1961.
• Mrs. Gensup, Giants, Sons of Giants, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1962.
• Nerissa, The Merchant of Venice, New York Shakespeare Festival, New YorkCity, 1962.
• Goneril, King Lear, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1962.
• Mary Todd, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Anderson Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Cross-Lane Nora, The Lion in Love, One Sheridan Square Theatre, New YorkCity, 1963.
• Charmian, Antony and Cleopatra, New York Shakespeare Festival, DelacorteTheatre, New York City, 1963.
• Paulina, The Winter's Tale, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1963.
• Mrs. Hasty Malone, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Various roles, The White House, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• Emilia, Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, then Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• Louise, Maja, landlady, and young lady, Baal, Martinique Theatre, 1965.
• Mariana, All's Well That Ends Well, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1966.
• Mariana, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1966.
• Ermengarde, "A Long Christmas Dinner," and Mademoiselle Pointevin, "Queens of France," Thornton Wilder's Triple Bill, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1966.
• Mrs. Shortley, The Displaced Person, St. Clements Church, New York City,1966.
• Mary Windrod, The Rimers of Eldritch, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1967.
• Bea Schmidt, Dr. Cook's Garden, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• Mrs. Bacon, Here's Where I Belong, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Edna, "The Acquisition," Trainer, Dean, and Liepolt and Co.
• (triple-bill), American Place Theatre, New York City, 1968-69.
• Jessie Mason, Crime of Passion, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Understudy, Hello and Goodbye, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City,1969.
• Margaret Jourdain, Henry VI, Part I, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1970.
• The Duchess of York, Henry VI, Part II, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1970.
• The Duchess of York, Richard III, New York Shakespeare Fesitval, Delacorte Theatre, 1970.
• Anna Ames, The Happiness Cage, Estelle Newman Theatre, New York City, 1970.
• Fay, Clarice, Wendy, and the woman, Older People, Public/Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1972.
• Ursula, Much Ado about Nothing, Delacorte Theatre, 1972, then Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1972-73.
• Trixie, Lotta; or, The Best Thing Evolution's Come Up With, Public/Anspacher Theatre, 1973.
• Mother, Over Here (also known as Over Here!), Sam S. Shubert Theatre, NewYork City, 1974.
• Margaret, Richard III, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1974.
• Mrs. Soames, Our Town, American Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1975.
• Pauline, The Winter's Tale, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1975.
• Elizabeth, Angel Street, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1975-76.
• Nora, Home, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1976.
• Mrs. Mihaly Almasi, Catsplay, Manhattan Theatre Club, then Promenade Theatre, both New York City, 1978.
• Susan Ramsden, Man and Superman, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1978-79.
• Anna, A Month in the Country, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1979-80.
• Understudy for Margie, One Night Stand, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1980.
• Essie, Ah! Wilderness, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, 1981.
• Mother Superior, Agnes of God, GeVa Theatre, Rochester, NY, 1981.
• Second witch, Macbeth, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1981.
• Miss Ericson and Monica Reed, Present Laughter, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1982-83.
• Emily Stilson, Wings, Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1983.
• Rabbi's wife, The Golem, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1984.
• Mary Margaret Donovan, The Octette Bridge Club, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• Mom, Daughters, Westside Arts Theatre, New York City, 1986.
• Nurse Guinness, Heartbreak House, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT,1986.
• Grace Tanner, Amazing Grace, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 1987.
• Ouiser, Steel Magnolias, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1987, then Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1987-89.
• Mrs. Hedges, Born Yesterday, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA,1987-88.
• Eva Temple, Orpheus Descending, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1989.
• Miss Framer, Lettice and Lovage, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City,1990.
• Demetria Riffle, On Borrowed Time, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1991.
• Rinalda, All's Well That Ends Well, Central Park/Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1993.
• Berte, Hedda Gabler, Criterion Center Stage Right, 1994.
• Maryina (Nanny), Uncle Vanya, Circle in the Square Uptown Theatre, New York City, 1995.
• Appeared at the Manasquan Theatre, NJ, 1951.
• Credits; Major Tours
• Paulina, The Winter's Tale, New Jersey and Connecticut cities, 1976.
• Mrs. Putnam, The Crucible, New Jersey and Connecticut cities, 1976.
• Anna, A Month in the Country, New Jersey and Pennsylvania cities, 1976.
• Jenny, The Torch-Bearers, New Jersey and Pennsylvania cities, 1976.
• Helga Ten Dorp, Deathtrap, U.S. cities, summers of 1979 and 1980.
• Also toured Virginia cities with the Barter Theatre Company, 1950.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Mrs. Kimball, an operating room nurse, The Hospital, United Artists, 1971.
• Anna Kraus, The Happiness Cage (also known as The Mind Snatchers), Cinerama, 1972.
• Sarah Parker, Rage, Warner Bros., 1972.
• All That Jazz, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979.
• Sally Devlin, a female candidate, The World According to Garp, Warner Bros., 1982.
• Mrs. Murphy, Brighton Beach Memoirs (also known as Neil Simon's BrightonBeach Memoirs), Universal, 1986.
• Emma, Other People's Money, Warner Bros., 1991.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Mrs. Gorniki, "Magical Makeovers," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1994.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Mary Lapp, "Harvest of Fire," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1996.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• New York News, CBS, 1995.
• Also appeared in episodes of All My Children, ABC; Another World, NBC; Asthe World Turns, CBS; CBS Repertory Theatre, CBS; The Defenders, CBS; The Doctors and the Nurses, CBS; The Edge of Night, ABC; Hidden Faces, NBC; Love ofLife, NBC; N.Y.P.D., ABC; Omnibus, NBC; One Life to Live, ABC; Ryan's Hope,ABC; and appeared in "The Plough and the Stars," Play of the Week, syndicated.