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Betty Kean(1914-1986)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Betty Kean in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Betty Kean was born on 15 December 1914 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She was an actress, known for Murder in the Blue Room (1944), Dreamscape (1984) and Leave It to Larry (1952). She was married to Lew Parker, Jim Backus, Frank Fay and Roy Sedley. She died on 29 September 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 15, 1914
DiedSeptember 29, 1986(71)
BornDecember 15, 1914
DiedSeptember 29, 1986(71)
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Known for

Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
Murder in the Blue Room
5.8
  • Betty
  • 1944
Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, Cory 'Bumper' Yothers, Larry Cedar, Redmond Gleeson, Peter Jason, David Patrick Kelly, and Chris Mulkey in Dreamscape (1984)
Dreamscape
6.3
  • Grandma
  • 1984
Leave It to Larry
TV Series
  • Amy Tucker
Jane Frazee and Dennis O'Keefe in Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
Moonlight Masquerade
6.4
  • Mikki Marquette
  • 1942

Credits

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Actress

  • Dinah Manoff in She's with Me (1986)
    She's with Me
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Wendi
    • 1986
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
    The Facts of Life
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Louise Le Beau
    • 1986
  • Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Sally Winkle
    • 1985
  • Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, Cory 'Bumper' Yothers, Larry Cedar, Redmond Gleeson, Peter Jason, David Patrick Kelly, and Chris Mulkey in Dreamscape (1984)
    Dreamscape
    6.3
    • Grandma
    • 1984
  • All Together Now
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Viola
    • 1984
  • Morgan Fairchild in The Seduction (1982)
    The Seduction
    5.1
    • Mrs. Caluso
    • 1982
  • Sharon Farrell in The Fifth Floor (1978)
    The Fifth Floor
    5.1
    • Sophy
    • 1978
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Svenson
    • 1977
  • The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
    The Bob Newhart Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Flo
    • 1977
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Charlene's Landlady
    • 1977
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Millie
    • 1976
  • That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. McCarty
    • 1970
  • My World and Welcome to It (1969)
    My World and Welcome to It
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Monroe
    • 1969
  • Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    The Andy Griffith Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Ma Parker
    • 1967
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Kelvin (as Betty Keane)
    • 1962

Soundtrack

  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
    The Facts of Life
    6.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Till There Was You", "Cabaret" (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Love Is the Thing" (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
    Murder in the Blue Room
    5.8
    • performer: "The Boogie Woogie Boogie Man" (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • David Bacon, Maureen Cannon, Lillian Cornell, Leon Errol, Harriet Nelson, Betty Kean, Grace McDonald, and Minna Phillips in Gals, Incorporated (1943)
    Gals, Incorporated
    6.1
    • performer: "John's Jamboree", "Bottleneck", "Love Is All" (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jane Frazee and Dennis O'Keefe in Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
    Moonlight Masquerade
    6.4
    • performer: "Liverlip Louie", "Are We Worried? - Yes!", "What Am I Doing Here in Your Arms?"
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Betty Keane
  • Born
    • December 15, 1914
    • Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • September 29, 1986
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Lew ParkerMarch 9, 1956 - October 27, 1972 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Jane Kean(Sibling)
  • Other works
    She acted in Cole Porter's musical, "Anything Goes," at the Palace Theatre in London, England with Sydney Howard, Jeanne Aubert, Adele Dixon, Jack Whiting, and Peter Haddon in the cast.
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    First wife of Jim Backus.

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