Bette Henritze
Biography
Bette Henritze was an American actress best known for her Off-Broadway theater work, for which she received the 1967 Obie Award for Best Actress. Born in Betsy Layne, her Broadway debut came in 1948 in Jenny Kissed Me, and she first worked Off-Broadway in 1956 in two plays by Seán O'Casey. She performed with the Phoenix Theatre Company and the New York Shakespeare Festival, and her Obie-winning season included Measure for Measure and The Rimers of Eldritch. On film she debuted in The Hospital (1971) and later appeared in The World According to Garp (1982), Far from Heaven (2002), and Taking Woodstock (2009), among other roles. Her television debut came on The Edge of Night, and she later appeared in the Emmy Award-winning movie Harvest of Fire.
93years old at death
- Born Betsy Layne
- Died Lynbrook
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Bette Joan Henritze
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 38 years1971 to 2009
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Behind the award
In 1967, Henritze was the sole woman to win the Obie Award for Best Actress in Off-Broadway theater. She earned it for roles including Mariana in Measure for Measure and Mary Windrod in The Rimers of Eldritch.
About the name
In 1948, Henritze made her Broadway debut in the play Jenny Kissed Me, and she was credited as Bette Howe.
First role
Henritze's first Off-Broadway work came in 1956, when she performed in two plays by Seán O'Casey, Purple Dust and Pictures in the Hallway.
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