Betty Walker
Biography
Betty Walker was an American actress and comedian who worked mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she acted in Paddy Chayefsky's Middle of the Night when it premiered in 1956. She played the Widow again in the film version, Middle of the Night (1959). Her other stage work included Chayefsky's The Passion of Josef D, and she also acted in TV shows including Decoy, Playhouse 90, and The Doctors, playing Polly Merriweather in 1967. Walker became known for a telephone routine in which she delivered a monologue to an unseen friend named Ceil, and she performed it on talk shows including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Merv Griffin Show. She released comedy albums including Love and Laughter and Hello, Ceil It's Me!!!, and she performed on You Don't Have to Be Jewish. Billboard described her as an engaging comedienne and a top character actress.
53years old at death
- Born Elizabeth
- Died
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 12 years1959 to 1971
Every film, newest first
- 1971Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?IMDb rating 5.4
- 1960ExodusIMDb rating 6.7
- 1959Middle of the NightIMDb rating 7.2
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Worked with
Betty Walker shares two films with Rudy Bond, 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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All films by Otto Preminger
Delbert MannDirector, 1 film, 1959
All films by Delbert Mann
Ulu GrosbardDirector, 1 film, 1971
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