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Betty Lynn Buckley is an American actress and singer. She won the 1983 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of Cats. She went on to play Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1994–96) in both London and New York, receiving a 1995 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, and was nominated for the 1997 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Triumph of Love. Her other Broadway credits include 1776 (1969), Pippin (1973), and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985). She is also a two-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee, a two-time Grammy Award nominee, and a 2012 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee.
Birth Name
Betty Lynn Buckley
Born
Thursday, 03 July 1947
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Imaginary | Gloria | 2024 |
| The Cleaning Lady | Mother Donna | 2022 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Horton Foote: The Road to Home | Self | 2020 |
| Split | Dr. Karen Fletcher / Karen Fletcher | 2017 |
| Harry Benson: Shoot First | Self | 2016 |
| Preacher | Gran'ma | 2016 |
| Chicago Med | Olga Barlow | 2015 |
| Supergirl | Patricia Arias / Owl | 2015 |
| The Leftovers | Jane | 2014 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Imaginary | Gloria | 2024 |
| The Cleaning Lady | Mother Donna | 2022 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Horton Foote: The Road to Home | Self | 2020 |
| Split | Dr. Karen Fletcher / Karen Fletcher | 2017 |
| Harry Benson: Shoot First | Self | 2016 |
| Preacher | Gran'ma | 2016 |
| Chicago Med | Olga Barlow | 2015 |
| Supergirl | Patricia Arias / Owl | 2015 |
| The Leftovers | Jane | 2014 |
| Getting On | Dottie Levy | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| 5 Time Champion | Fran | 2012 |
| The Chicago Code | Sister Paul | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Self | 2010 |
| Pretty Little Liars | Regina Marin | 2010 |
| The Pacific | Marion Leckie | 2010 |
| Side by Side by Susan Blackwell | Self | 2009 |
| Melrose Place | Bernadette Reese | 2009 |
| The Happening | Mrs. Jones | 2008 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 2006 |
| Vinegar Hill | Mary Margaret Grier | 2005 |
| Character Studies | Self | 2005 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Grizabella | 2004 |
| The Jury | Carla Kohler | 2004 |
| The Scare Hole | Let | 2004 |
| Texas Monthly Talks | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| Monk | Cheryl Fleming | 2002 |
| Without a Trace | Catherine Ryder | 2002 |
| New World Order | Rose Kross | 2002 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Trial Division Chief Lorraine Maxwell / Attorney Walsh / Lorraine Maxwell | 1999 |
| Simply Irresistible | Aunt Stella | 1999 |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1998 |
| Oz | Suzanne Fitzgerald | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
| Remember WENN | Gloria Redmond | 1996 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Wyatt Earp | Virginia Earp | 1994 |
| Betrayal of Trust | Dr. Jan Galanti / Jan Galanti | 1994 |
| Last Time Out | Maxine Black | 1994 |
| Tribeca | Ruth | 1993 |
| Rain Without Thunder | Beverly Goldring | 1993 |
| Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story | Mrs. Parker / Mrs. Parker, Bonnie's Mother | 1992 |
| The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1989 |
| Babycakes | Wanda | 1989 |
| Another Woman | Kathy | 1988 |
| Frantic | Sondra Walker | 1988 |
| Roses Are for the Rich | Ella | 1987 |
| Wild Thing | Leah | 1987 |
| Square One Television | Sally Storm | 1987 |
| Mathnet | Sally Storm | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Elsa Chandler | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self - Host | 1986 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1986 |
| Evergreen | Mrs. Bradford | 1985 |
| The Three Wishes of Billy Grier | Nancy Grier | 1984 |
| Salute to Lady Liberty | Self | 1984 |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer & Winner | 1983 |
| Tender Mercies | Dixie | 1983 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1982 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Marci Bruckman | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self - Guest | 1979 |
| Eight Is Enough | Abby Bradford / Abby Abbott | 1977 |
| Carrie | Miss Collins | 1976 |
| Live from Lincoln Center | Self | 1976 |
| NBC Special Treat | Mrs. Lawson | 1975 |
| Ryan's Hope | Twice Divorced Lady | 1975 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Lillian Robinson | 1972 |
| Great Performances | Self - Performer | 1971 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Co-Host / Herself | 1961 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1958 |
