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Betty Reid Soskin(1921-2025)

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Betty Reid Soskin was born on 22 September 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Makers (2012), What's Poppin' Penny? (2025) and Sign My Name to Freedom. She was married to William Soskin and Melvin Reid. She died on 21 December 2025 in Richmond, California, USA.
BornSeptember 22, 1921
DiedDecember 21, 2025(104)
BornSeptember 22, 1921
DiedDecember 21, 2025(104)
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Known for

Makers (2012)
Makers
TV Series
  • Actress
What's Poppin' Penny? (2025)
What's Poppin' Penny?
Podcast Series
  • Great Aunt Jessie(voice)
  • 2025
Sign My Name to Freedom
Sign My Name to Freedom
  • Self
    No Time to Waste: The Urgent Mission of Betty Reid Soskin
    • Self
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actress

    • What's Poppin' Penny? (2025)
      What's Poppin' Penny?
      Podcast Series
      • Great Aunt Jessie (voice)
      • 2025
    • Makers (2012)
      Makers
      TV Series
      • 2018

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • History_interview
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    • Alternative name
      • Betty Soskin
    • Born
      • September 22, 1921
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Died
      • December 21, 2025
      • Richmond, California, USA
    • Spouses
        William Soskin1978 - 1988 (his death)
    • Parents
        Lottie Breaux Allen
    • Relatives
      • J. Douglas Allen-Taylor(Cousin)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      During World War II, she worked as a file clerk in a segregated boilermakers union hall in Richmond.

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