Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 - February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer, who starred in several Hollywood musicals and stage roles. She was at the top of her game when the Communist scare in the 1950s brought her career to a screeching, ugly halt. She and her husband La ... rry Parks, an Oscar-nominated actor, were summoned by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and questioned about their involvement. As the drama played out, a very pregnant Garrett was never called to testify, but her husband was. With his admission of Communist Party membership from 1941-1945 and refusal to name names, he made it to the Hollywood Blacklist. After the incident, Garrett and Parks worked up nightclub singing/comedy acts along with appearing in legit plays. Although Parks never quite shook off the blacklist incident, he did win a role in John Huston's film, Freud (1962). Garrett went on to appear in roles in many television series.
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
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Laverne & Shirley
as Edna Babish
Episodes: 119
First Aired: Jan 27, 1976
All in the Family
as Irene Lorenzo
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Jan 12, 1971
Murder, She Wrote
as Kit Parkins
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Boston Public
as Miriam Guber
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 23, 2000
The Love Boat
as Martha McCoy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1977
The Golden Girls
as Sarah
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1985
Becker
as Mrs. Firth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1998
The Fugitive
as Margaret Ruskin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1963
Union Square
as Agnes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1997
Grey's Anatomy
as Eleanor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 27, 2005
Murder, She Wrote
as Martha Neilson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
The Good Life
as Phyllis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 1994
Great Performances
as Mary Hallen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1971
Mr. Merlin
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 07, 1981
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1950
Townies
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1996
Blacke's Magic
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1986
Dinah!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 1974
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
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