Betty Buckley

Birth Name:

Betty Lynn Buckley

Birth Place:

Big Spring, Texas, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer

In March 2007, she was honored with an induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin
Was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for outstanding actress in a musical in 1983
Was honored in 2000 when the historic Cassa Manana Theatre named their Betty Lynn Buckley Awards after her, held annually since to honor excellence in high school music theatre
Graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in journalism
Was discovered while performing at the Miss America Pageant
Following her debut stage performance in a production of "Gypsy" at Fort Worth's historic Casa Manana, as a teen she performed several times a day in musical revues held by Six Flags Over Texas
Was runner up in the 1966 Miss Texas competition
She has served as a faculty member for the theatre and music departments of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)

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