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Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer. She won the 1983 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of Cats. She went on to play Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1994–96) in both London and New York, receiving a 1995 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, and was nominated for the 1997 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Triumph of Love. Her other Broadway credits include 1776 (1969), Pippin (1973), and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985). She is also a two-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee, a two-time Grammy Award nominee, and a 2012 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee.[1] Buckley starred in the TV series Eight Is Enough from 1977 to 1981 and played gym teacher Ms. Collins in the 1976 film Carrie, before going on to star in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Carrie in 1988, playing Carrie White's mother, Margaret. Her other film roles include Dixie Scott in Tender Mercies (1983), Sondra Walker in Frantic (1988), Kathy in Another Woman (1988) and Mrs. Jones in The Happening (2008). She received a Saturn Award nomination for her role as Dr. Karen Fletcher in the 2016 film Split. Her other television credits include the series Oz (2001–03), and the series Preacher (2018). From September 2018-August 2019 she starred as the title role in the [2] U.S. national tour of Hello, Dolly. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Television 2.1.1 (1977–81) TV dramedy Eight Is Enough 2.1.2 (2001-2003) HBO series Oz 2.1.3 (2018) Season three of the TV series Preacher 2.2 Stage 2.2.1 Musicals 2.2.2 (1982) Cats on Broadway 2.2.3 (1988) Carrie: The Musical 2.2.4 (2013) American Theater Hall of Fame 2.2.5 (2018-2019) Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! 2.3 Film 2.3.1 (1976) Film Beginnings 2.3.2 (1980's) Film Roles 2.3.3 Films with M. Night Shyamalan 2.4 Music career 2.4.1 Discography 3 Personal life 3.1 Accomplished horsewoman/NCHA cutting horse 3.2 Acting and Music Teacher 3.3 Honorary Doctorates 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 5.1 Honorary awards 6 References 7 External links Early life Betty Lynn Buckley was born in Big Spring, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Betty Bob (née Diltz), a dancer and journalist, and Ernest Lynn Buckley, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, former dean of engineering at South Dakota State University, and Architectural Structures professor at the University of Texas - Arlington. She is the oldest of their four children. She has three brothers—Norman Buckley is a film editor and TV director, and Patrick and Michael Buckley are engineers. While a student at Texas Christian University, she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. She was crowned "Miss Fort Worth" in 1966 and was runner-up in the Miss Texas competition. Buckley was then invited to perform at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, where she was spotted by a talent scout. After returning to TCU to earn her college degree, she toured Asia to visit soldiers wounded in the Vietnam War. Then she worked for a time as a reporter for the Fort Worth Press, but went to New York City in 1969, where she landed the role of Martha Jefferson in 1776 her first day in town. Career Television Buckley as Abby Abbott in Eight is Enough, 1977 (1977–81) TV dramedy Eight Is Enough She is known for the 1977–81 TV dramedy Eight Is Enough. She joined the show in its second season when the original star, Diana Hyland, died after the first four episodes of season one, and her character Joan Bradford died as well. Buckley was cast as the widower's new romantic interest, Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott, who became stepmother of the eight children to which the series' title refers. On television, she received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program/Special, for NBC Special Treat - Bobby and Sarah (1984) and ABC Afterschool Special - Taking a Stand (1989). (2001-2003) HBO series Oz From 2001 to 2003, she played a role in seasons 4–6 of the HBO series Oz. She also has guest-starred in a number of television series, including Without a Trace, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Monk. She guest-starred in a Christmas special of the TV series Remember WENN, in which she sang "You Make It Christmas". She appeared as Marion Leckie, mother of Robert Leckie in the HBO series The Pacific, which aired in 2010. Also in 2010, she appeared in the 18th episode of Melrose Place as a food critic cast by her brother Norman Buckley, who directed the episode. She also guest-starred in an episode of the Fox series The Chicago Code. She was a recurring guest star on Pretty Little Liars as Regina Marin, also directed by her brother Norman. (2018) Season three of the TV series Preacher Her other television credits include guest-starring as Meg's mother in The Leftovers on November 30, 2015, appearing in three episodes of the 2017 series Supergirl, and starring in season three of the series Preacher in 2018.[3] Stage Musicals Buckley made her Broadway debut in 1969 in the original production of the musical 1776;[4] she has been called "The Voice of Broadway" by New York magazine. (1982) Cats on Broadway In 1982, Buckley starred as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of the musical Cats, which features the song "Memory". She stayed with the production for 18 months. For this role, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.[5] Buckley starred in both London (1994) and New York (1995) as Norma Desmond in the musical Sunset Boulevard.[6] For her role in the London production, she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.[7] In 1997, she starred as Hesione in the Broadway musical Triumph of Love and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical Buckley sang "Memory" from Cats at the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2006 as part of the tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber.[8] In 2007, Buckley appeared with Quintessence at Lincoln Center in its Great American Songbook series. Buckley participated in a reading of the musical Ruthless! in September, 2010, playing the role of Sylvia St. Croix/Ruth DelMarco. She then played Mrs. White in the off-Broadway comedy White's Lies from March–May 2010. In 2011, Buckley starred in the Dallas Theater Center production of Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring with Tovah Feldshuh.[9] (1988) Carrie: The Musical In 1988, Buckley starred as Margaret White in Carrie: The Musical. (2013) American Theater Hall of Fame On January 28, 2013, she was inducted into The American Theater Hall of Fame. From January–March 2013, she starred in the London Premiere of Jerry Herman's Dear World, receiving rave reviews.[10] The musical was directed and choreographed by Gillian Lynne, with whom Buckley had previously worked on Cats. In September 2013, she starred in the world premiere of Horton Foote's The Old Friends at the Signature Theatre off-Broadway. She repeated her performance in 2014 at Houston's famed Alley Theatre. In May 2015, it was announced that Buckley would appear as Big Edie in the musical, Grey Gardens[11] at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, NY. The production ran August 4, 2015, through August 30, 2015. She reprised the role from July 13, to August 14, 2016, at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles. (2018-2019) Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! On February 12, 2018, it was announced that Buckley would portray the title role in the first national tour of the 2017 Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, beginning performances in October 2018 in the Connor Palace at Cleveland's Playhouse Square.[12] A third tour of the 2017 Broadway revival toured the U.S. starring Betty Buckley. The cast included Lewis J. Stadlen as Horace Vandergelder, Nic Rouleau as Cornelius, Analisa Leaning as Irene Molloy, Jess LeProtto as Barnaby, Kristen Hahn as Minnie Fay, Colin LeMoine as Ambrose Kemper, Morgan Kirner, as Ermengarde, and Jessica Sheridan as Ernestina. Ms. Buckley finished her leg of the tour in September 2019 and is now preparing concerts scheduled in early 2020 at the Cafe Carlyle in NYC and other venues. Film (1976) Film Beginnings Buckley appeared in the original movie version of Carrie in 1976, playing Miss Collins, Carrie's gym teacher. She went on to appear as Margaret White in the 1987 musical adaptation of the film on Broadway. In 1977, she recorded an uncredited solo on the song "Walking in Space", in the movie Hair. (1980's) Film Roles Her screen roles during the 1980s include Bruce Beresford's film Tender Mercies, where she played a country music singer and sang the Academy Award-nominated song "Over You". She also appeared in the Woody Allen film Another Woman (1988), Roman Polanski's Frantic (1988), Lawrence's Kasden's Wyatt Earp (1994). Films with M. Night Shyamalan In 2008, Buckley played Mrs. Jones in M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening. In 2017, Buckley was one of the stars of M. Night Shyamalan's Split, the number-one film at the box office for three weeks.[13] Music career Buckley singing the National Anthem at MetLife Stadium, in 2012 Hope, Buckley's 18th solo album, was released on June 8, 2018, and she continues to appear in concert across the U.S. each year. She is also a composer; her first recording contains mostly songs she wrote. She is also featured on many Broadway compilation recordings, and on the original cast recording of 1776; the original Broadway recording of Cats; the London recording of Promises, Promises; Triumph of Love and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. In 2002, Buckley was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Category, for her album Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar, which was recorded at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London. This was her second Grammy nomination; she had previously been nominated in 2000, in the Best Spoken Word Album category for The Diaries of Adam and Eve. Her albums Quintessence and 1967 were released by Playbill Records in February 2008. Quintessence features jazz arrangements of standards by her former collaborator, jazz pianist Kenny Werner; while 1967 is a recording produced by T-Bone Burnett, and made when Buckley was just 19. Her album Bootleg: Boardmixes From the Road was released in 2010, and her recording of her hit show at Feinstein's at the Regency with pianist/collaborator Christian Jacob, entitled Ah, Men: The Boys of Broadway debuted on 28 August 2012. Her album Ghostlight was produced by the T Bone Burnett and was released on September 16, 2014.[14] Discography Name Year Label Notes Betty Buckley 1985 Rizzoli Children Will Listen 1993 Sterling With One Look 1994 Sterling New Ways to Dream – Songs from Sunset Boulevard 1994 Really Useful The London Concert 1995 Sterling Recorded March 19, 1995 An Evening at Carnegie Hall 1996 Sterling Recorded June 10, 1996 Betty Buckley's Broadway 1996 Sterling Compilation album Much More 1997 Sterling Betty Buckley (15 Year Anniversary Re-Release) 2000 KO Heart to Heart 2000 KO The Doorway 2001 Fynsworth Alley Stars and the Moon – Live at the Donmar 2001 Concord Recorded August 31 and September 1, 2000 1967 2007 Playbill Recorded in 1967, released 40 years later Quintessence 2008 Playbill Bootleg: Boardmixes from the Road 2010 Practical Magic Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway 2012 Palmetto Songs sung by men on Broadway Ghostlight 2014 Practical Magic Produced by T Bone Burnett Story Songs 2017 Palmetto Hope June 8, 2018 Palmetto Cast recordings[15] Show Cast Year Role 1776 Original Broadway Cast 1969 Martha Jefferson Promises, Promises Original London Cast 1969 Fran Kubelik Hair Film Soundtrack 1979 Cats Original Broadway Cast 1982 Grizabella The Mystery of Edwin Drood Original Broadway Cast 1985 Edwin Drood / Dick Datchery / Miss Alice Nutting Prom Queens Unchained Studio Cast 1997 The Civil War Concept Album 1998 Triumph of Love Original Broadway Cast 1998 Hesione Elegies, A Song Cycle Original Off-Broadway Cast 2003 Other contributions[15] Album Year Notes Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall 1992 Sings "Children Will Listen" George & Ira Gershwin: A Musical Celebration 1993 Sings "How Long Has This Been Going On?" Mathis on Broadway 2000 Sings "Children Will Listen" and "Our Children" The Maury Yeston Songbook 2003 Sings "I Had a Dream About You" and "Be on Your Own" Personal life Buckley was married to Peter Flood in 1972,[16] divorced in 1979, and has no children. Accomplished horsewoman/NCHA cutting horse She lives on a ranch in Texas with two horses, a donkey, several rescued cats, and three dogs, and, as an accomplished horsewoman, participated in NCHA cutting horse competitions for several years while continuing to appear in films, television and theater and to sing concerts in a wide variety of venues. Acting and Music Teacher Buckley has also taught song interpretation and scene study for over 40 years. She conducts master classes in Fort Worth, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver and other cities around the country. Buckley's official website contains her concert and theater schedule, a detailed biography and timeline, and summaries of her singing and acting accomplishments. Honorary Doctorates She has received two Honorary Doctorates for her contribution to the Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory and Marymount Manhattan College.[17] Filmography Film[18] Year Title Role Notes 1976 Carrie Miss Collins 1983 Tender Mercies Dixie 1987 Wild Thing Leah 1988 Frantic Sondra Walker 1988 Another Woman Kathy 1992 Rain Without Thunder Beverly Goldring 1994 Last Time Out Maxine Black 1994 Wyatt Earp Virginia Earp 1995 Ride for Your Life Short film 1998 Of Love & Fantasy Dr. Tania Brandt Video 1999 Simply Irresistible Aunt Stella 2002 New World Order Rose Kross 2004 Mummy an' the Armadillo Let 2008 The Happening Mrs. Jones 2011 5 Time Champion Fran 2016 Split Dr. Karen Fletcher Television Year Title Role Notes 1977 Ryan's Hope Divorced Lady Episode: "1.405" 1977 The Rubber Gun Squad Rosie TV movie 1977-1981 Eight Is Enough Sandra Sue 'Abby' Abbott Bradford 102 episodes 1981 The Ordeal of Bill Carney Barbara Slaner TV movie 1984 Special Treat Mrs. Lawson Episode: "Bobby and Sarah" 1984 The Three Wishes of Billy Grier Nancy Grier TV movie 1985 Evergreen Mrs. Bradford TV miniseries 1987 Roses Are for the Rich Ella TV movie 1987 Cagney & Lacey Marci Bruckman Episode: "You've Come a Long Way, Baby" 1989 ABC Afterschool Specials Lillian Robinson Episode: "Taking a Stand" 1989 Babycakes Wanda TV movie 1991 L.A. Law Elisa Chandler 2 episodes: "Something Old, Something Nude" "TV or Not TV" 1992 Mathnet Sally Storm Episode: "The Case of the Mystery Weekend" 1992 Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story Mrs. Parker TV movie 1992 Square One TV Sally Storm 3 episodes 1993 Tribeca Ruth Episode: "The Rainmaker" 1994 Betrayal of Trust Dr. Jan Galanti TV movie 1996 Critical Choices Dr. Margaret Ludlow TV movie 1996 Remember WENN Gloria Redmond Episode: "Christmas in the Airwaves" 2001-2003 Oz Suzanne Fitzgerald 18 episodes 2003 Monk Mrs. Fleming Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater" 2004 The Jury Carla Kohler Episode: "Last Rites" 2005 Vinegar Hill Mary Margaret Grier TV movie 2006 Brothers & Sisters Iva March Episode: "Unaired Pilot" 2006 Without a Trace Catherine Ryder Episode: "Expectations" 2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Attorney Walsh 3 episodes: "Manipulated" "Clock" "Lunacy" 2010 Melrose Place Bernadette Reese Episode: "Sepulveda" 2010 The Pacific Marion Leckie Episode: "Home" 2011 The Chicago Code Sister Paul Episode: "Hog Butcher" 2011 Pretty Little Liars Regina Marin Episode: "I Must Confess" 2013 Episode: "She's Better Now" 2014 Getting On Dottie Levy Episode: "Is Soap A Hazardous Substance?" 2015 The Leftovers Jane Episode: "Ten Thirteen" 2016 Chicago Med Olga Barlow Episode: "Extreme Measures" 2017-2020 Supergirl Patricia Arias Episodes: "Wake Up", "Shelter from the Storm" and "Battles Lost and Won" 2018 Preacher Madame Marie L'Angelle Season 3 Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1969 1776 Martha Jefferson Broadway 1969 Promises, Promises Fran Kubelik West End 1972 What's A Nice Girl Like You Doing in a State Like This Off-broadway 1973 Pippin Catherine Broadway (replacement) 1980-81 I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road Heather New York/Los Angeles 1982-84 Cats Grizabella Broadway 1985 Song and Dance Emma Broadway (replacement) 1985 Drood Edwin Drood / Miss Alice Nutting Broadway 1985 Juno's Swans Off-broadway (Second Stage Theatre) 1988 Carrie Margaret White Broadway 1992 The Threepenny Opera Jenny Diver Williamstown Theatre Festival 1992 Gypsy Mama Rose Arizona 1993 The Fourth Wall Chicago Opera Theatre 1994-96 Sunset Boulevard Norma Desmond West End/Broadway (replacement) 1997 Triumph of Love Hesione Broadway 1998 Gypsy Mama Rose Paper Mill Playhouse 1998 Camino Real Hartford Stage 2003 Elegies: A Song Cycle Lincoln Center 2003 The Threepenny Opera Jenny Diver Williamstown Theatre Festival 2010 White's Lies Mrs. White Off-broadway 2011 Arsenic and Old Lace Martha Brewster Dallas Theater Center 2013 Dear World Countess Aurelia Charing Cross Theatre, London 2013-14 The Old Friends Gertrude Off-broadway Alley Theatre, Houston 2015-16 Grey Gardens Big Edie Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbour, New York Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles 2018-19 Hello, Dolly! Dolly Gallagher Levi National Tour Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 1983 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical Cats Won Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated 1985 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program/Special NBC Special Treat: Bobby and Sarah Nominated 1989 ABC Afterschool Special: Taking a Stand Nominated 1994 Olivier Award Best Actress in a Musical Sunset Boulevard Nominated 1998 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Triumph of Love Nominated Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Nominated 2000 Grammy Award Best Spoken Word Album The Diaries of Adam and Eve Nominated 2002 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar Nominated 2014 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play The Old Friends Nominated 2017 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress Split Nominated Honorary awards 2004 Legend of Cabaret Award 2007 Texas Film Hall of Fame Inductee 2012 American Theater Hall of Fame Inductee Although indelibly associated with San Francisco’s own recently departed Carol Channing, who originated it, the title role of the indomitable matchmaker in the musical “Hello, Dolly!” has attracted a who’s who of big-name talent. In the original Broadway production from 1964 to 1970 alone, Channing was followed by Ginger Rogers, Martha Raye, Betty Grable, Pearl Bailey, Phyllis Diller and Ethel Merman. Other productions starred Mary Martin, Betty White, Tovah Feldshuh, Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters, to say nothing of the movie with Barbra Streisand. Now esteemed actress and singer Betty Buckley adds her name to that list, starring in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning 2017 Broadway revival that opens this week at the SHN Golden Gate Theatre. Known to many for her role as the stepmom on TV’s “Eight Is Enough,” Buckley is a Broadway veteran who won a 1983 Tony as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of “Cats.” Making her Broadway debut as Martha Jefferson in 1969’s “1776,” she went on to notable turns in Broadway’s “Pippin,” “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” “Carrie,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “The Triumph of Love.” Just in the last couple of years she’s been seen onscreen in M. Night Shyamalan’s movie “Split” and TV’s “Supergirl” and “Preacher.” She’s also put out almost 20 CDs, most recently “Hope” on Palmetto Records last year. Buckley was approached to do the “Hello, Dolly!” tour while she was filming “Preacher” in New Orleans last year. “I was in shock, because I never had the show on my radar,” she says. “It’s not something I ever thought I would do or wanted to do. But how could I say no? It’s a huge honor to be taking this glorious piece of artistic accomplishment in the musical theater on the road across America in a time period where people really need to feel this kind of fun and humor and joy.” Although she’d seen “Hello, Dolly!” in her teens, Buckley says it never really resonated with her until she saw the 2017 revival with Bette Midler, the same production she’s now taking on tour. “I was just standing and weeping at the end,” she says. “And I turned to my brother who was with me and said, ‘This may be the greatest piece of musical theater I’ve ever seen.’” So what is it about the character of Dolly Gallagher Levi that keeps everyone coming back for more after all these years? “I think of her as a kind of highly intuitive, gifted, funny little sage who just knows some stuff and uses her femininity in that time period, in the 1890s, when feminism was just starting to be something people thought about,” Buckley says. “You know, it’s a tough job assignment to play a wonderful being,” she adds. “In ‘Preacher’ I played this evil Cajun sorceress who consumed people’s souls when they didn’t pay their debt. It’s kind of an actress’ dream come true to play these two characters in the same year that are at opposite ends of the spectrum.” Even as a seasoned stage veteran, somehow this is Buckley’s first time in a full touring production. “I thought Norma Desmond was the hardest part I’d ever play in terms of just physical stamina and emotional, psychological stamina,” she says. “And that was a piece of cake compared to this. Which also probably has something to do with the fact that I was in my 40s then and I’m 71 now.” Not that she needs any help in getting up for each performance. “When the show starts I feel like I’m being shot out of a cannon,” she says. “That’s the level of adrenaline. Or it feels like one of those girls that ride those horses in Atlantic City that jump off the high, high, high board into a pool below. After the curtain comes down in every show, my leading man Lewis Stadlen and I just look at each other and sigh a long sigh.”
Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer. She won the 1983 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of Cats. She went on to play Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1994–96) in both London and New York, receiving a 1995 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, and was nominated for the 1997 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Triumph of Love. Her other Broadway credits include 1776 (1969), Pippin (1973), and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985). She is also a two-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee, a two-time Grammy Award nominee, and a 2012 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee.[1] Buckley starred in the TV series Eight Is Enough from 1977 to 1981 and played gym teacher Ms. Collins in the 1976 film Carrie, before going on to star in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Carrie in 1988, playing Carrie White's mother, Margaret. Her other film roles include Dixie Scott in Tender Mercies (1983), Sondra Walker in Frantic (1988), Kathy in Another Woman (1988) and Mrs. Jones in The Happening (2008). She received a Saturn Award nomination for her role as Dr. Karen Fletcher in the 2016 film Split. Her other television credits include the series Oz (2001–03), and the series Preacher (2018). From September 2018-August 2019 she starred as the title role in the [2] U.S. national tour of Hello, Dolly. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Television 2.1.1 (1977–81) TV dramedy Eight Is Enough 2.1.2 (2001-2003) HBO series Oz 2.1.3 (2018) Season three of the TV series Preacher 2.2 Stage 2.2.1 Musicals 2.2.2 (1982) Cats on Broadway 2.2.3 (1988) Carrie: The Musical 2.2.4 (2013) American Theater Hall of Fame 2.2.5 (2018-2019) Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! 2.3 Film 2.3.1 (1976) Film Beginnings 2.3.2 (1980's) Film Roles 2.3.3 Films with M. Night Shyamalan 2.4 Music career 2.4.1 Discography 3 Personal life 3.1 Accomplished horsewoman/NCHA cutting horse 3.2 Acting and Music Teacher 3.3 Honorary Doctorates 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 5.1 Honorary awards 6 References 7 External links Early life Betty Lynn Buckley was born in Big Spring, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Betty Bob (née Diltz), a dancer and journalist, and Ernest Lynn Buckley, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, former dean of engineering at South Dakota State University, and Architectural Structures professor at the University of Texas - Arlington. She is the oldest of their four children. She has three brothers—Norman Buckley is a film editor and TV director, and Patrick and Michael Buckley are engineers. While a student at Texas Christian University, she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. She was crowned "Miss Fort Worth" in 1966 and was runner-up in the Miss Texas competition. Buckley was then invited to perform at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, where she was spotted by a talent scout. After returning to TCU to earn her college degree, she toured Asia to visit soldiers wounded in the Vietnam War. Then she worked for a time as a reporter for the Fort Worth Press, but went to New York City in 1969, where she landed the role of Martha Jefferson in 1776 her first day in town. Career Television Buckley as Abby Abbott in Eight is Enough, 1977 (1977–81) TV dramedy Eight Is Enough She is known for the 1977–81 TV dramedy Eight Is Enough. She joined the show in its second season when the original star, Diana Hyland, died after the first four episodes of season one, and her character Joan Bradford died as well. Buckley was cast as the widower's new romantic interest, Sandra Sue "Abby" Abbott, who became stepmother of the eight children to which the series' title refers. On television, she received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program/Special, for NBC Special Treat - Bobby and Sarah (1984) and ABC Afterschool Special - Taking a Stand (1989). (2001-2003) HBO series Oz From 2001 to 2003, she played a role in seasons 4–6 of the HBO series Oz. She also has guest-starred in a number of television series, including Without a Trace, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Monk. She guest-starred in a Christmas special of the TV series Remember WENN, in which she sang "You Make It Christmas". She appeared as Marion Leckie, mother of Robert Leckie in the HBO series The Pacific, which aired in 2010. Also in 2010, she appeared in the 18th episode of Melrose Place as a food critic cast by her brother Norman Buckley, who directed the episode. She also guest-starred in an episode of the Fox series The Chicago Code. She was a recurring guest star on Pretty Little Liars as Regina Marin, also directed by her brother Norman. (2018) Season three of the TV series Preacher Her other television credits include guest-starring as Meg's mother in The Leftovers on November 30, 2015, appearing in three episodes of the 2017 series Supergirl, and starring in season three of the series Preacher in 2018.[3] Stage Musicals Buckley made her Broadway debut in 1969 in the original production of the musical 1776;[4] she has been called "The Voice of Broadway" by New York magazine. (1982) Cats on Broadway In 1982, Buckley starred as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of the musical Cats, which features the song "Memory". She stayed with the production for 18 months. For this role, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.[5] Buckley starred in both London (1994) and New York (1995) as Norma Desmond in the musical Sunset Boulevard.[6] For her role in the London production, she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.[7] In 1997, she starred as Hesione in the Broadway musical Triumph of Love and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical Buckley sang "Memory" from Cats at the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2006 as part of the tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber.[8] In 2007, Buckley appeared with Quintessence at Lincoln Center in its Great American Songbook series. Buckley participated in a reading of the musical Ruthless! in September, 2010, playing the role of Sylvia St. Croix/Ruth DelMarco. She then played Mrs. White in the off-Broadway comedy White's Lies from March–May 2010. In 2011, Buckley starred in the Dallas Theater Center production of Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring with Tovah Feldshuh.[9] (1988) Carrie: The Musical In 1988, Buckley starred as Margaret White in Carrie: The Musical. (2013) American Theater Hall of Fame On January 28, 2013, she was inducted into The American Theater Hall of Fame. From January–March 2013, she starred in the London Premiere of Jerry Herman's Dear World, receiving rave reviews.[10] The musical was directed and choreographed by Gillian Lynne, with whom Buckley had previously worked on Cats. In September 2013, she starred in the world premiere of Horton Foote's The Old Friends at the Signature Theatre off-Broadway. She repeated her performance in 2014 at Houston's famed Alley Theatre. In May 2015, it was announced that Buckley would appear as Big Edie in the musical, Grey Gardens[11] at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, NY. The production ran August 4, 2015, through August 30, 2015. She reprised the role from July 13, to August 14, 2016, at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles. (2018-2019) Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! On February 12, 2018, it was announced that Buckley would portray the title role in the first national tour of the 2017 Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, beginning performances in October 2018 in the Connor Palace at Cleveland's Playhouse Square.[12] A third tour of the 2017 Broadway revival toured the U.S. starring Betty Buckley. The cast included Lewis J. Stadlen as Horace Vandergelder, Nic Rouleau as Cornelius, Analisa Leaning as Irene Molloy, Jess LeProtto as Barnaby, Kristen Hahn as Minnie Fay, Colin LeMoine as Ambrose Kemper, Morgan Kirner, as Ermengarde, and Jessica Sheridan as Ernestina. Ms. Buckley finished her leg of the tour in September 2019 and is now preparing concerts scheduled in early 2020 at the Cafe Carlyle in NYC and other venues. Film (1976) Film Beginnings Buckley appeared in the original movie version of Carrie in 1976, playing Miss Collins, Carrie's gym teacher. She went on to appear as Margaret White in the 1987 musical adaptation of the film on Broadway. In 1977, she recorded an uncredited solo on the song "Walking in Space", in the movie Hair. (1980's) Film Roles Her screen roles during the 1980s include Bruce Beresford's film Tender Mercies, where she played a country music singer and sang the Academy Award-nominated song "Over You". She also appeared in the Woody Allen film Another Woman (1988), Roman Polanski's Frantic (1988), Lawrence's Kasden's Wyatt Earp (1994). Films with M. Night Shyamalan In 2008, Buckley played Mrs. Jones in M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening. In 2017, Buckley was one of the stars of M. Night Shyamalan's Split, the number-one film at the box office for three weeks.[13] Music career Buckley singing the National Anthem at MetLife Stadium, in 2012 Hope, Buckley's 18th solo album, was released on June 8, 2018, and she continues to appear in concert across the U.S. each year. She is also a composer; her first recording contains mostly songs she wrote. She is also featured on many Broadway compilation recordings, and on the original cast recording of 1776; the original Broadway recording of Cats; the London recording of Promises, Promises; Triumph of Love and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. In 2002, Buckley was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Category, for her album Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar, which was recorded at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London. This was her second Grammy nomination; she had previously been nominated in 2000, in the Best Spoken Word Album category for The Diaries of Adam and Eve. Her albums Quintessence and 1967 were released by Playbill Records in February 2008. Quintessence features jazz arrangements of standards by her former collaborator, jazz pianist Kenny Werner; while 1967 is a recording produced by T-Bone Burnett, and made when Buckley was just 19. Her album Bootleg: Boardmixes From the Road was released in 2010, and her recording of her hit show at Feinstein's at the Regency with pianist/collaborator Christian Jacob, entitled Ah, Men: The Boys of Broadway debuted on 28 August 2012. Her album Ghostlight was produced by the T Bone Burnett and was released on September 16, 2014.[14] Discography Name Year Label Notes Betty Buckley 1985 Rizzoli Children Will Listen 1993 Sterling With One Look 1994 Sterling New Ways to Dream – Songs from Sunset Boulevard 1994 Really Useful The London Concert 1995 Sterling Recorded March 19, 1995 An Evening at Carnegie Hall 1996 Sterling Recorded June 10, 1996 Betty Buckley's Broadway 1996 Sterling Compilation album Much More 1997 Sterling Betty Buckley (15 Year Anniversary Re-Release) 2000 KO Heart to Heart 2000 KO The Doorway 2001 Fynsworth Alley Stars and the Moon – Live at the Donmar 2001 Concord Recorded August 31 and September 1, 2000 1967 2007 Playbill Recorded in 1967, released 40 years later Quintessence 2008 Playbill Bootleg: Boardmixes from the Road 2010 Practical Magic Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway 2012 Palmetto Songs sung by men on Broadway Ghostlight 2014 Practical Magic Produced by T Bone Burnett Story Songs 2017 Palmetto Hope June 8, 2018 Palmetto Cast recordings[15] Show Cast Year Role 1776 Original Broadway Cast 1969 Martha Jefferson Promises, Promises Original London Cast 1969 Fran Kubelik Hair Film Soundtrack 1979 Cats Original Broadway Cast 1982 Grizabella The Mystery of Edwin Drood Original Broadway Cast 1985 Edwin Drood / Dick Datchery / Miss Alice Nutting Prom Queens Unchained Studio Cast 1997 The Civil War Concept Album 1998 Triumph of Love Original Broadway Cast 1998 Hesione Elegies, A Song Cycle Original Off-Broadway Cast 2003 Other contributions[15] Album Year Notes Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall 1992 Sings "Children Will Listen" George & Ira Gershwin: A Musical Celebration 1993 Sings "How Long Has This Been Going On?" Mathis on Broadway 2000 Sings "Children Will Listen" and "Our Children" The Maury Yeston Songbook 2003 Sings "I Had a Dream About You" and "Be on Your Own" Personal life Buckley was married to Peter Flood in 1972,[16] divorced in 1979, and has no children. Accomplished horsewoman/NCHA cutting horse She lives on a ranch in Texas with two horses, a donkey, several rescued cats, and three dogs, and, as an accomplished horsewoman, participated in NCHA cutting horse competitions for several years while continuing to appear in films, television and theater and to sing concerts in a wide variety of venues. Acting and Music Teacher Buckley has also taught song interpretation and scene study for over 40 years. She conducts master classes in Fort Worth, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver and other cities around the country. Buckley's official website contains her concert and theater schedule, a detailed biography and timeline, and summaries of her singing and acting accomplishments. Honorary Doctorates She has received two Honorary Doctorates for her contribution to the Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory and Marymount Manhattan College.[17] Filmography Film[18] Year Title Role Notes 1976 Carrie Miss Collins 1983 Tender Mercies Dixie 1987 Wild Thing Leah 1988 Frantic Sondra Walker 1988 Another Woman Kathy 1992 Rain Without Thunder Beverly Goldring 1994 Last Time Out Maxine Black 1994 Wyatt Earp Virginia Earp 1995 Ride for Your Life Short film 1998 Of Love & Fantasy Dr. Tania Brandt Video 1999 Simply Irresistible Aunt Stella 2002 New World Order Rose Kross 2004 Mummy an' the Armadillo Let 2008 The Happening Mrs. Jones 2011 5 Time Champion Fran 2016 Split Dr. Karen Fletcher Television Year Title Role Notes 1977 Ryan's Hope Divorced Lady Episode: "1.405" 1977 The Rubber Gun Squad Rosie TV movie 1977-1981 Eight Is Enough Sandra Sue 'Abby' Abbott Bradford 102 episodes 1981 The Ordeal of Bill Carney Barbara Slaner TV movie 1984 Special Treat Mrs. Lawson Episode: "Bobby and Sarah" 1984 The Three Wishes of Billy Grier Nancy Grier TV movie 1985 Evergreen Mrs. Bradford TV miniseries 1987 Roses Are for the Rich Ella TV movie 1987 Cagney & Lacey Marci Bruckman Episode: "You've Come a Long Way, Baby" 1989 ABC Afterschool Specials Lillian Robinson Episode: "Taking a Stand" 1989 Babycakes Wanda TV movie 1991 L.A. Law Elisa Chandler 2 episodes: "Something Old, Something Nude" "TV or Not TV" 1992 Mathnet Sally Storm Episode: "The Case of the Mystery Weekend" 1992 Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story Mrs. Parker TV movie 1992 Square One TV Sally Storm 3 episodes 1993 Tribeca Ruth Episode: "The Rainmaker" 1994 Betrayal of Trust Dr. Jan Galanti TV movie 1996 Critical Choices Dr. Margaret Ludlow TV movie 1996 Remember WENN Gloria Redmond Episode: "Christmas in the Airwaves" 2001-2003 Oz Suzanne Fitzgerald 18 episodes 2003 Monk Mrs. Fleming Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater" 2004 The Jury Carla Kohler Episode: "Last Rites" 2005 Vinegar Hill Mary Margaret Grier TV movie 2006 Brothers & Sisters Iva March Episode: "Unaired Pilot" 2006 Without a Trace Catherine Ryder Episode: "Expectations" 2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Attorney Walsh 3 episodes: "Manipulated" "Clock" "Lunacy" 2010 Melrose Place Bernadette Reese Episode: "Sepulveda" 2010 The Pacific Marion Leckie Episode: "Home" 2011 The Chicago Code Sister Paul Episode: "Hog Butcher" 2011 Pretty Little Liars Regina Marin Episode: "I Must Confess" 2013 Episode: "She's Better Now" 2014 Getting On Dottie Levy Episode: "Is Soap A Hazardous Substance?" 2015 The Leftovers Jane Episode: "Ten Thirteen" 2016 Chicago Med Olga Barlow Episode: "Extreme Measures" 2017-2020 Supergirl Patricia Arias Episodes: "Wake Up", "Shelter from the Storm" and "Battles Lost and Won" 2018 Preacher Madame Marie L'Angelle Season 3 Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1969 1776 Martha Jefferson Broadway 1969 Promises, Promises Fran Kubelik West End 1972 What's A Nice Girl Like You Doing in a State Like This Off-broadway 1973 Pippin Catherine Broadway (replacement) 1980-81 I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road Heather New York/Los Angeles 1982-84 Cats Grizabella Broadway 1985 Song and Dance Emma Broadway (replacement) 1985 Drood Edwin Drood / Miss Alice Nutting Broadway 1985 Juno's Swans Off-broadway (Second Stage Theatre) 1988 Carrie Margaret White Broadway 1992 The Threepenny Opera Jenny Diver Williamstown Theatre Festival 1992 Gypsy Mama Rose Arizona 1993 The Fourth Wall Chicago Opera Theatre 1994-96 Sunset Boulevard Norma Desmond West End/Broadway (replacement) 1997 Triumph of Love Hesione Broadway 1998 Gypsy Mama Rose Paper Mill Playhouse 1998 Camino Real Hartford Stage 2003 Elegies: A Song Cycle Lincoln Center 2003 The Threepenny Opera Jenny Diver Williamstown Theatre Festival 2010 White's Lies Mrs. White Off-broadway 2011 Arsenic and Old Lace Martha Brewster Dallas Theater Center 2013 Dear World Countess Aurelia Charing Cross Theatre, London 2013-14 The Old Friends Gertrude Off-broadway Alley Theatre, Houston 2015-16 Grey Gardens Big Edie Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbour, New York Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles 2018-19 Hello, Dolly! Dolly Gallagher Levi National Tour Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 1983 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical Cats Won Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated 1985 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program/Special NBC Special Treat: Bobby and Sarah Nominated 1989 ABC Afterschool Special: Taking a Stand Nominated 1994 Olivier Award Best Actress in a Musical Sunset Boulevard Nominated 1998 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Triumph of Love Nominated Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Nominated 2000 Grammy Award Best Spoken Word Album The Diaries of Adam and Eve Nominated 2002 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar Nominated 2014 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play The Old Friends Nominated 2017 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress Split Nominated Honorary awards 2004 Legend of Cabaret Award 2007 Texas Film Hall of Fame Inductee 2012 American Theater Hall of Fame Inductee Although indelibly associated with San Francisco’s own recently departed Carol Channing, who originated it, the title role of the indomitable matchmaker in the musical “Hello, Dolly!” has attracted a who’s who of big-name talent. In the original Broadway production from 1964 to 1970 alone, Channing was followed by Ginger Rogers, Martha Raye, Betty Grable, Pearl Bailey, Phyllis Diller and Ethel Merman. Other productions starred Mary Martin, Betty White, Tovah Feldshuh, Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters, to say nothing of the movie with Barbra Streisand. Now esteemed actress and singer Betty Buckley adds her name to that list, starring in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning 2017 Broadway revival that opens this week at the SHN Golden Gate Theatre. Known to many for her role as the stepmom on TV’s “Eight Is Enough,” Buckley is a Broadway veteran who won a 1983 Tony as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of “Cats.” Making her Broadway debut as Martha Jefferson in 1969’s “1776,” she went on to notable turns in Broadway’s “Pippin,” “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” “Carrie,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “The Triumph of Love.” Just in the last couple of years she’s been seen onscreen in M. Night Shyamalan’s movie “Split” and TV’s “Supergirl” and “Preacher.” She’s also put out almost 20 CDs, most recently “Hope” on Palmetto Records last year. Buckley was approached to do the “Hello, Dolly!” tour while she was filming “Preacher” in New Orleans last year. “I was in shock, because I never had the show on my radar,” she says. “It’s not something I ever thought I would do or wanted to do. But how could I say no? It’s a huge honor to be taking this glorious piece of artistic accomplishment in the musical theater on the road across America in a time period where people really need to feel this kind of fun and humor and joy.” Although she’d seen “Hello, Dolly!” in her teens, Buckley says it never really resonated with her until she saw the 2017 revival with Bette Midler, the same production she’s now taking on tour. “I was just standing and weeping at the end,” she says. “And I turned to my brother who was with me and said, ‘This may be the greatest piece of musical theater I’ve ever seen.’” So what is it about the character of Dolly Gallagher Levi that keeps everyone coming back for more after all these years? “I think of her as a kind of highly intuitive, gifted, funny little sage who just knows some stuff and uses her femininity in that time period, in the 1890s, when feminism was just starting to be something people thought about,” Buckley says. “You know, it’s a tough job assignment to play a wonderful being,” she adds. “In ‘Preacher’ I played this evil Cajun sorceress who consumed people’s souls when they didn’t pay their debt. It’s kind of an actress’ dream come true to play these two characters in the same year that are at opposite ends of the spectrum.” Even as a seasoned stage veteran, somehow this is Buckley’s first time in a full touring production. “I thought Norma Desmond was the hardest part I’d ever play in terms of just physical stamina and emotional, psychological stamina,” she says. “And that was a piece of cake compared to this. Which also probably has something to do with the fact that I was in my 40s then and I’m 71 now.” Not that she needs any help in getting up for each performance. “When the show starts I feel like I’m being shot out of a cannon,” she says. “That’s the level of adrenaline. Or it feels like one of those girls that ride those horses in Atlantic City that jump off the high, high, high board into a pool below. After the curtain comes down in every show, my leading man Lewis Stadlen and I just look at each other and sigh a long sigh.”
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