Betty Garde
Biography
Betty Garde was an American actress who worked on stage, radio, film and television. Born in Philadelphia, she was starring in productions of the city's Broadway Players by age 15 and attended the University of Pennsylvania. She began on stage in the early 1920s, making her Broadway debut as Alma Borden in Easy Come, Easy Go and later playing Aunt Eller in the original 1943 production of Oklahoma! After joining CBS in 1933 she became a busy radio performer, appearing on some three dozen shows and working with Orson Welles. Her first credited film roles came in The Lady Lies (1929), Damaged Love (1930) and Queen High (1930), and she was later seen in Call Northside 777 (1948), Cry of the City (1948) and Caged (1950). On television she appeared on The Honeymooners, The Real McCoys and The Twilight Zone.
84years old at death
- Born Philadelphia
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Katharine Elizabeth Garde
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 14 years1948 to 1962
Every film, newest first
- 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmIMDb rating 6.5
- 1951The Prince Who Was a ThiefIMDb rating 6.4
- 1950CagedIMDb rating 7.6
- 1948Call Northside 777IMDb rating 7.4
- 1948Cry of the CityIMDb rating 7.2
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A change of course
Betty Garde's radio career included working with Orson Welles on The American School of the Air in 1934, and she later appeared in his series Les Misérables and The Mercury Theatre on the Air.
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Worked with
Betty Garde shares two films with Richard Conte, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Henry HathawayDirector, 1 film, 1948
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All films by John Cromwell
All films by Robert Siodmak
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