Betty Buckley

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-07-03 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Big Spring, Texas, USA

Betty Buckley

Biography

Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer who has worked in film, television and theatre. She possesses a singing of voice of great power and beauty and has achieved great success in cabaret and concerts. Betty has also sustained a successful recording career with numerous cast albums and 18 solo albums to her credit, for which she has been nominated for two Grammys. Buckley is widely known for the 1977–81 TV series Eight Is Enough. She joined the show in its second season when the original star, Diana Hyland, died after the first four episodes of season one, and her character Joan Bradford died as well. Buckle...

Acting

1988

Frantic

as Sondra Walker

2001

1976

Carrie

as Miss Collins

1988

2008

The Happening

as Mrs. Jones

2002

New World Order

as Rose Kross

1983

1987

Wild Thing

as Leah

2024

Imaginary

as Gloria

1993

Rain Without Thunder

as Beverly Goldring

1994

Wyatt Earp

as Virginia Earp

2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures

as Grizabella (segment "Cats")

1994

Last Time Out

as Maxine Black

1989

Taking A Stand

as Lillian Robinson

1999

Simply Irresistible

as Aunt Stella

2017

Split

as Dr. Karen Fletcher

1981

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

as Barbara Slaner

1989

Babycakes

as Wanda

1996

Critical Choices

as Dr. Margret Ludlow

1994

Betrayal of Trust

as Jan Galanti

2005

Vinegar Hill

as Mary Margaret Grier

2025

By Design

as Cynthia

Production

2024

The Mayfly

as Executive Producer

2023

Magda

as Producer

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