Betty Lynn

Birth Name:

Betty Lynn

Birth Place:

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

A Kansas City native, she was inducted into the Missouri Hall of Fame in 2007
Best known for portraying Barney Fife's girlfriend on "The Andy Griffith Show" throughout the 1960s
Initially a Broadway performer, she would travel across the world to entertain troops during WWII before earning her big break and signing a contract with 20th Century Fox by the end of the '40s
Made her film debut in 1948 and would eventually transition to television roles by the '50s, while also refocusing on her theater career
After living in Los Angeles for more than half a century, she would retire to Mount Airy, North Carolina, the inspiration for Mayberry on "The Andy Griffith Show"

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