Betty Buckley

At 76 years old, Betty Buckley has this physical status:

Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer.

In the original Broadway performance of Cats, she received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1983.

She continued to play Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1994–96) in both London and New York, winning a 1995 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and she was nominated for the 1997 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Triumph of Love.

1776 (1969), Pippin (1973), and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985) are among her other Broadway credits.

She has been a two-time Emmy Award recipient, a two-time Grammy Award nominee, and a 2012 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. Buffley appeared in the TV show Eight Is Enough from 1977 to 1981, where she served as a gym instructor Ms.

Collins appeared in the 1976 film Carrie before going on to star in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Carrie in 1988, playing Margaret White's mother.

Dixie Scott in Tender Mercies (1983), Sondra Walker in Frantic (1988), Kathy in Another Woman (1988) and Mrs. Jones in The Happening (2008).

She was nominated for her role as Dr. Helena.

Karen Fletcher in the 2016 film Split.

The series Oz (2001-2003), as well as the film Preacher (2018) are among her other television credits.

She appeared in Hello, Dolly's national tour from September 2018 to August 2019.

Early life

Betty Lynn Buckley was born in Big Spring, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, the niece of Betty Bob (née Diltz), a dancer and writer, and Ernest Lynn Buckley, a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, former dean of engineering at South Dakota State University, and a Architecture professor at the University of Texas - Arlington. She is the oldest of their four children. She has three brothers—Norman Buckley is a film editor and TV producer, and Patrick and Michael (died November 21, 2020) trained as engineers. She was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha while a student at Texas Christian University. In 1966, she was crowned "Miss Fort Worth" and finished second in the Miss Texas competition. Buckley was then invited to appear at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, where she was discovered by a talent scout. After returning to TCU to complete her college degree, she toured Asia to visit soldiers wounded in the Vietnam War. She served for a time as a reporter for the Fort Worth Press, but she moved to New York City in 1969, where she played Martha Jefferson in 1776, her first day in town.

Personal life

Buckley married Peter Flood in 1972, divorced in 1979, and has no children.

She lives on a ranch in Texas with two horses, a donkey, several rescued cats, and three dogs, as an excellent horsewoman, she has competed in NCHA cutting horse competitions for many years, appeared in films, television, and theater, as well as appearing in concert halls in a variety of locations.

Buckley has also taught song interpretation and scene study for more than 40 years. She teaches master classes in Fort Worth, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver, and other cities around the country. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic virus that she inherited from her house, she has continued to teach her classes online in 2020.

On social media and blogs regularly, Buckley has a large fanbase.

Buckley's official website includes her concert and theater schedule, a complete biography, and a rundown of her singing and acting accomplishments.

She has been given two Honorary Doctorates for her work with The Boston Conservatory and Marymount Manhattan College.

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Career

Eight Is Enough was a television dramedy from 1977-81. Diana Hyland, the original actress, died after the first four episodes of season one, and Joan Bradford died as well. Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott, who became the stepmother of the eight children to whom the series's name refers, was cast as Buckley's latest romantic interest.

In 1976, Buckley appeared in the original film version of Carrie, as Miss Collins, Carrie's gym instructor. In 1977, she appeared in the film Hair as the uncredited solo on the song "Walking in Space."

On television, she received two award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program/Special for NBC Special Treat - Bobby and Sarah (1984) and ABC Afterschool Special (1989).

Bruce Beresford's film "Over You" (1980s), where she appeared as a country music singer and performed the Academy Award-nominated song "Over You" and sang the Academy Award-nominated song "Over You" among her screen appearances. She appeared in Another Woman (1988), Robert Polanski's Frantic (1988), Lawrence's Kasden's Wyatt Earp (1994).

She appeared in seasons 4–6 of HBO's Oz from 2001 to 2003.

In addition, she has appeared in a number of television series, including Without a Trace, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Monk. She appeared in a Christmas special of the television show Remember WENN in which she sang "You Make It Christmas." Marion Leckie, mother of Robert Leckie, appeared on HBO's The Pacific, which aired in 2010.

She appeared on the 18th episode of Melrose Place as a food critic portrayed by her brother Norman Buckley, who produced the episode. In an episode of the Fox series The Chicago Code, she also appeared in a episode. Regina Marin, who was also directed by her brother Norman, appeared on Pretty Little Liars as Regina Marin. In M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening, Buckley played Mrs. Jones in 2008. Buckley appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's Split, the number one film at the box office for three weeks, in 2017.

Meg's mother appeared in five episodes of the 2017-2021 series Supergirl in addition to her other television appearances. In season three of the film Preacher in 2018, Buckley appeared in season three.

Buckley made her Broadway debut in 1969 in the original production of the musical 1776; New York magazine describes her as "The Voice of Broadway."

In 1982, Buckley appeared in the original Broadway production of the musical Cats, which also includes the song "Memory." She was with the company for 18 months. She was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical by the Tony Award for this role.

In both London (1994) and New York (1995), Buckley appeared as Norma Desmond in the musical Sunset Boulevard. She received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the London production.

She appeared in Hesione, a Broadway musical revival of Love, in 1997, and she was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical.

In December 2006, Buckley performed "Memory" from Cats as part of the Kennedy Center Honors to Andrew Lloyd Webber. In 2007, Buckley appeared with Quintessence at Lincoln Center in the Great American Songbook series.

Ruthless, the musical, was performed by Buckley in a reading. Sylvia St. Croix/Ruth DelMarco appeared in September, 2010 as Sylvia St. Croix/Ruth DelMarco. Mrs. White appeared in the off-Broadway comedy White's Lies from March–May 2010. Buckley appeared in the Dallas Theater Center production of Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring with Tovah Feldshuh in 2011.

In 1988, Buckley appeared as Margaret White in Carrie: The Musical. This musical is well-known for its short life on Broadway, and it has been a subject of a lot of musical enthusiasts for decades. Carrie made a comeback in 2012 in an off-broadway version with many changes.

On January 28, 2013, she was inducted into The American Theater Hall of Fame. She appeared in Jerry Herman's Dear World's London Premiere from January to March 2013, receiving rave reviews. Gillian Lynne, with whom Buckley had previously appeared on Cats, was involved in the musical's direction and choreographization.

She appeared in the world premiere of Horton Foote's The Old Friends at the Signature Theatre off-Broadway in September 2013. She appeared in 2014 at Houston's famed Alley Theatre for the second time.

Buckley would appear as Big Edie in the musical, Grey Gardens at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, NY, in May 2015. The production ran from August 4, 2015 to August 30, 2015. At the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, she performed the role from July 13 to August 14, 2016.

Buckley will appear in the first national tour of the 2017 Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, beginning in October 2018 in Cleveland's Playhouse Square. Lewis J. Stadlen as Horace Vandergelder, Cornelius LeProtto as Irene Molloy, Jess LeProte as Barnaby, Jess Lepropte as Irene Molloy, Jess LeProtto as Barnaby, Morgan Kirner as Montelius, Jess LeProtto as Barnaby, Jess LeMann as Irene Molloy, Jes Corne Maî Ms. Buckley completed her leg of the tour in September 2019 and is now planning concerts at the Cafe Carlyle in NYC and other locations in early 2020.

Hope, Buckley's 18th solo album, was released on June 8, 2018, and she continues to perform in concert around the United States each year. She is also a composer, and her first album contains mainly songs she wrote. She has appeared on many Broadway compilation albums and on the original cast recording of Cats; the London recording of Promises, Promises; Triumph of Love; and The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Buckley was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Category in 2002 for her album Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar, which was recorded at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London. This was her second Grammy nomination; she had previously been nominated in the Best Spoken Word Album category for The Diaries of Adam and Eve.

Playbill Records released Quintessence and 1967 albums in February 2008. Quintessence's jazz arrangements of standards by her late collaborator, jazz pianist Kenny Werner; 1967 is a T-Bone Burnett recording that was made when Buckley was 19 years old, and it was released in 1967.

Bootleg: Boardmixes From the Road was released in 2010, and her album Still Waters, a live recording of her hit show at Feinstein's Regency, with pianist/collaborator Christian Jacob, debuted on August 28th.

The T Bone Burnett Band Ghostlight was released on September 16, 2014, and she was released on September 16, 2014.

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