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Betty Kean(1914-1986)

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Betty Kean
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 Moonlight Masquerade (1942). 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

Donald Cook, Anne Gwynne, John Litel, Andrew Tombes, and Nella Walker in 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
Jane Frazee and Dennis O'Keefe in Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
Moonlight Masquerade
6.9
  • Mikki Marquette
  • 1942
Leave It to Larry
TV Series
  • Amy Tucker

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Actress

  • Dinah Manoff in She's with Me (1986)
    She's with Me
    4.3
    TV Movie
    • Wendi
    • 1986
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in Drôle de vie (1979)
    Drôle de vie
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Louise Le Beau
    • 1986
  • Arnold et Willy (1978)
    Arnold et Willy
    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
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Viola
    • 1984
  • Morgan Fairchild in Mortelle séduction (1982)
    Mortelle séduction
    5.0
    • Mrs. Caluso
    • 1982
  • The Fifth Floor (1978)
    The Fifth Floor
    5.0
    • Sophy
    • 1978
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in La croisière s'amuse (1977)
    La croisière s'amuse
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Svenson
    • 1977
  • The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
    The Bob Newhart Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Flo
    • 1977
  • Sergent Anderson (1974)
    Sergent Anderson
    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 - Les jours heureux (1974)
    Happy Days - Les jours heureux
    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, Elinor Donahue, Andy Griffith, and Don Knotts 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

  • Ed Sullivan in Toast of the Town (1948)
    Toast of the Town
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Love Is the Thing" (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Donald Cook, Anne Gwynne, John Litel, Andrew Tombes, and Nella Walker in 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
    6.4
    • performer: "John's Jamboree", "Bottleneck", "Love Is All" (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jane Frazee and Dennis O'Keefe in Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
    Moonlight Masquerade
    6.9
    • performer: "Liverlip Louie", "Are We Worried? - Yes!", "What Am I Doing Here in Your Arms?"
    • 1942

Personal details

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  • 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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