12 Facts About Bettye Ackerman

Bettye Louise Ackerman was an American actress primarily known for her work on television.

Bettye Ackerman graduated from Columbia College in South Carolina in 1945 and left for New York City soon after.

Bettye Ackerman studied theater at the graduate level at Columbia University in New York and pursued art studies with Joseph Mugnaini and George DeGroat at Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles.

From 1961 until 1966, Bettye Ackerman played Dr Maggie Graham on the ABC medical drama Ben Casey.

Bettye Ackerman played Anne Frazer on Bracken's World and the original Constance MacKenzie on the daytime program Return to Peyton Place.

Bettye Ackerman appeared in an early episode of prime time soap Falcon Crest portraying the character of Elisabeth Bradbury.

Bettye Ackerman appeared in two episodes of Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr: in 1965.

Bettye Ackerman played the title role in the one act play Salome, by Oscar Wilde, as part of the Alexander Kirkland Acting Group.

Bettye Ackerman sold her home in Beverly Hills, California, and returned to South Carolina to be near her large extended family in 1998.

Bettye Ackerman was a noted artist, who had numerous exhibits in both Beverly Hills and Columbia, South Carolina.

Bettye Ackerman died November 1,2006, after having suffered a stroke in Columbia, South Carolina.

Bettye Ackerman is buried in Williston Cemetery in South Carolina.