Bette Joan Henritze was an American actress of stage, film, and television.
16 Facts About Bette Henritze
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Bette Henritze played supporting roles in films like The World According to Garp, The Hospital, Far From Heaven, and Judy Berlin.
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Bette Henritze was most known for her work in Off-Broadway theatre.
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Bette Henritze moved to New York City to study theatre at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the HB Studio.
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Bette Henritze made her Broadway debut in 1948 in Jenny Kissed Me, credited as Bette Howe.
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In 1950 Bette Henritze was performing with the company at the Barter Theatre in Virginia.
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Bette Henritze followed this with Lysistrata as Nikodike and in 1960 with performances in Peer Gynt, Bette Henritze Stoops to Conquer, and The Plough and the Stars as Bessie.
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Bette Henritze had made her Off-Broadway debut in 1956 performing in two plays by playwright Sean O'Casey, Purple Dust and Pictures in the Hallway.
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Bette Henritze acted in several productions with the New York Shakespeare Festival including The Merchant of Venice, The Winter's Tale, and King Lear.
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In 1967, Bette Henritze was the only female acting recipient of the Obie Award for Best Actress in Off-Broadway theatre.
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Bette Henritze received the award after being hailed for her performances in Measure for Measure as Mariana, The Long Christmas Dinner as Ermengarde, Queens of France as Mademoiselle Pointevin, The Displaced Person as Mrs Shortley, The Rimers of Eldritch as Mary Windrod, and All's Well That Ends Well as Mariana.
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Bette Henritze followed this in 1968 with the Broadway musical Here's Where I Belong, that closed after one performance.
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Bette Henritze made her film debut in the Oscar-winning film The Hospital.
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In 2002, Bette Henritze appeared in the Oscar nominated film Far from Heaven as Mrs Leacock, and in 2009 she appeared as Annie in Taking Woodstock.
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Bette Henritze played the Mother in The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood starring Liza Minnelli in 1965.
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On February 22,2018, Bette Henritze died in Lynbrook, New York, at the age of 93.