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Bettye Ackerman(1924-2006)

  • Actress
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Bettye Ackerman
Bettye Ackerman was born on 28 February 1924 in Cottageville, South Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Face of Fire (1959), Ben Casey (1961) and Return to Peyton Place (1972). She was married to Sam Jaffe. She died on 1 November 2006 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
BornFebruary 28, 1924
DiedNovember 1, 2006(82)
BornFebruary 28, 1924
DiedNovember 1, 2006(82)
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Known for

Face of Fire (1959)
Face of Fire
7.0
  • Grace Trescott
  • 1959
Ben Casey (1961)
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
  • Dr. Maggie Graham
Return to Peyton Place (1972)
Return to Peyton Place
7.8
TV Series
  • Constance MacKenzie #1(1972)
  • 1972
Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
The Waltons
7.6
TV Series
  • Belle Becker

Credits

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Actress

  • Prehysteria! 2 (1994)
    Prehysteria! 2
    4.2
    Video
    • Miss Winters
    • 1994
  • Ted & Venus (1991)
    Ted & Venus
    4.8
    • Poetry Award Presenter
    • 1991
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Nova
    • 1986
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ruby
    • 1985
  • James Earl Jones, Lisa Eilbacher, and Holland Taylor in Me and Mom (1985)
    Me and Mom
    2.7
    TV Series
    • 1985
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Dr. Michaels
    • Mrs. Bayard
    • 1982–1984
  • Double Trouble (1984)
    Double Trouble
    7.3
    TV Series
    • The Judge
    • 1984
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Professor Helen Burton
    • 1983
  • Confessions of a Married Man (1983)
    Confessions of a Married Man
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Social Security Employee
    • 1983
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Katherine
    • 1982
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Belle Tucker
    • 1982
  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Elizabeth Bradbury
    • 1982
  • Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Belle Becker
    • 1977–1981
  • Barry Bostwick and Deborah Raffin in Foul Play (1981)
    Foul Play
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1981
  • Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)
    Trouble in High Timber Country
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Lomax
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Bettye Ackerman Jaffe
  • Born
    • February 28, 1924
    • Cottageville, South Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • November 1, 2006
    • Columbia, South Carolina, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Sam JaffeJune 7, 1956 - March 24, 1984 (his death)
  • Parents
      Clarence Kilgo Ackerman
  • Relatives
      Thomas Henry Ackerman(Sibling)

Did you know

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    A prolific artist, she exhibited many of her works in both Beverly Hills and back in her home town area of Columbia, South Carolina.

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