| Full Name | Betty Buckley |
| Net Worth | $13 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 3, 1947 |
| Place Of Birth | Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Height | 1.67 m |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Profession | Actor, Singer |
| Education | Texas Christian University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Peter Flood |
| Parents | Betty Bob, Ernest Lynn Buckley |
| Siblings | Norman Buckley, Patrick Buckley, Michael Buckley |
| Nicknames | Betty Buckley, Buckley, Betty |
| Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/BettyBuckley |
| Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/bettybuckley |
| Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/blbuckley |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0000990 |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical |
| Nominations | Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Grammy Award for Be... |
| Movies | Split, Carrie, The Happening, Frantic, Tender Mercies, Wyatt Earp, Simply Irresistible, Rain Without Thunder, Another Woman, Five Time Champion, The Mummy an' the Armadillo, Baby Cakes, Wild Thing, Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story, The Three Wishes of Billy Grier, Critical Choices, The Ordeal of Bill ... |
| TV Shows | Evergreen, Eight Is Enough |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Performed New Year's Day, 2000 at NY's Cafe Carlyle |
| 2 | (26 Nov 1996 - 8 Dec 1996) Stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber's: Music of the Night (Boston Colonial Theatre) |
| 3 | Lives on a ranch in Texas, where she trains and rides cutting horses. [May 2008] |
| 4 | The awards given in her hometown of Fort Worth for Excellence in High School Musical Theater are called the Betty Lynn Buckley awards in her honor. They have been so named since 2000. The award ceremony is held at the Casa Manana Theater. |
| 5 | Once saved Rufus Wainwright from drowning in a hotel pool. |
| 6 | Daughter of Ernest (a dean of engineering and a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force) and Betty Bob Diltz (a dancer and journalist). Her father vehemently disapproved of her becoming an actress which caused her great emotional distress. |
| 7 | Studied journalism at Texas Christian University and worked at the Fort Worth Press for a year where she covered hard news and was a rodeo reporter. |
| 8 | Studied acting with Stella Adler after going to New York. |
| 9 | Replaced wife and mother Diana Hyland on the Eight Is Enough (1977) series after the actress became ill and died from breast cancer. Hyland had taped only four episodes and the series returned with father Dick Van Patten a widower. |
| 10 | Has taught courses and workshops emphasizing the role of meditation in actor training at the University of Texas at Arlington and elsewhere. |
| 11 | Left New York after 9/11 and presently has a 35-acre ranch in Fort Worth, Texas, with her four dogs, two cats, three horses and an African gray parrot. She is learning how to ride cutting horses, a practice that dates back to the Old West. |
| 12 | Saw a production of "The Pajama Game" at the Casa Mañana in Fort Worth at age 11 and during the classic "Steam Heat" dance number knew that acting was what she wanted to do. |
| 13 | Was encouraged to participate in beauty pageants. She was crowned Miss Fort Worth, but lost the "Miss Texas" title. Nevertheless, she was asked to sing at the Miss America pageant in 1967. |
| 14 | Practices therapy and spiritual meditation. |
| 15 | Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 9, 2007 in Austin, Texas. |
| 16 | Worked for one year at a local Texas newspaper prior to going to New York to try her luck as an actress. On her first day after arriving in New York Buckley was cast in one of the two female roles for the Broadway musical "1776". |
| 17 | Along with her 1983 Tony Award and 1998 nomination, she has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards. "Over You", the song she sang in the 1983 movie, Tender Mercies (1983), was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Song of the Year. |
| 18 | Won Broadway's 1983 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "Cats." In 1998, she was Tony-nominated as Best Actress (Musical) for "Triumph of Love." |
| 19 | Sang backup on Roberta Flack's 1974 hit album "Feel Like Makin' Love". |
| 20 | Member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. |
| 21 | Played Carrie's mother, Margaret White, in the Broadway musical version of "Carrie". In the film Carrie (1976), Buckley played the gym teacher. |
| 22 | Graduated from Texas Christian University (Ft. Worth, TX) |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2006 | TV Special performer: "Memory" | |
| Great Performances | 1993-2003 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Broadway on Broadway | 2000 | TV Movie performer: "Memory" | |
| American Masters | 1999 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | 1998 | TV Special performer: "Broadway Divas", "Memory" | |
| The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | 1989 | TV Special performer: "Memory" | |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special performer: "There You Are", "Don't Quit While You're Ahead" | |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | 1983 | TV Special performer: "Memory" | |
| The Magic of David Copperfield V | 1983 | TV Special performer: "Memory" | |
| Tender Mercies | 1983 | performer: "The Best Bedroom in Town", "Over You" 1982 | |
| Hair | 1979 | performer: "Walking in Space" | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Broadway: The Next Generation | 2018 | Documentary filming | Herself |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| Ok! TV | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Harry Benson: Shoot First | 2016 | Documentary | Herself |
| More Acting 'Carrie' | 2016 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Side by Side by Susan Blackwell | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Resurrecting Carrie | 2012 | Video short | Herself |
| The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2011 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 76th Annual Drama League Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Today | 2007-2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Happening: I Hear You Whispering | 2008 | Video short | Herself |
| Texas Monthly Talks | 2007 | TV Series | Herself - Interviewee |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
| Character Studies | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Breakfast with the Arts | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Macy's 4th of July Spectacular | 2003 | TV Special | Narrator |
| Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar | 2002 | Video | Herself |
| Good Morning America | 1980-2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| Intimate Portrait | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| 75th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2001 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996-2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| Acting 'Carrie' | 2001 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Singing 'Carrie': Carrie - The Musical | 2001 | Video short documentary | Herself |
| Biography | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Broadway on Broadway | 2000 | TV Movie | Herself - Performer "Memory" (Cats) |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Starskates on Broadway | 1999 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Bravo Profiles | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| American Masters | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Hostess |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee & Performer |
| Working in the Theatre | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Great Performances | 1993 | TV Series | Herself - Performer |
| The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Herself |
| Salute to Lady Liberty | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1983 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Musical |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1981 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1978 | TV Series | Guest Appearance |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
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$13 Million
