Betsy Slade
- Actress
Betsy Slade began acting while attending the Institute of Notre Dame, a
convent school in her native Baltimore. She appeared in the
Thanksgiving play. She had to give up her position as president of the
Drama Club to do it because that post precluded acting. Betsy really
wanted to act and she was fortunate in receiving a fellowship to
Baltimore's Center Stage for the 1971-72 season. She played several
small roles which enabled her to perfect her craft. In the fall of
1972, while visiting with a sister in Los Angeles, Betsy auditioned
for, and was cast in the role of Ursula as a schoolgirl in
"Forget-Me-Not-Lane" which was being produced at the Mark Taper Forum.
It was there that producer Richard A. Roth and director Peter Hyams saw
her and selected her for the role of Muffy Pratt in "Our Time." Betsy
Slade has six sisters and three brothers.
