Betty Ann Carr | |
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 Carr in 1971 | |
| Born | Betty Ann Brown September 6, 1942 [1] Tennessee, United States |
| Died | January 7, 1995 (aged 52) Morristown, Hamblen Claiborne County, Tennessee |
| Years active | 1972–1985 |
| Spouse | Tom Carr |
Betty Ann Carr (1942-1995) was an American actress of Native American ancestry, musician, [1] composer [1] and film editor [1] best remembered for her television work.
Carr was born to William Raymond and Helen Marie Brown. Her heritage is one-half Cherokee and one-half French. She was the oldest of six children. [1] Betty was raised on a small farm in Asbury, Missouri, outside Joplin, Missouri and according to the actress, grew up in a poor family, saying: "We were poor, but so was everybody else, so I didn't think about that. [1] [2]
Despite interests in music as a child, Carr studied Drama at San Diego State University. [3]
Her siblings are Perry, James, Susan, Benny, Kay Brown.[ citation needed ]
Carr started her career by appearing as a dancer in the party scenes on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In . Her first prominent acting role came in 1971, when shr replaced actress Sandra Ego as Betty Ann Sundown in the western series Cade's County until 1972. [3] Besides appearing in the series, she taught acting skills to Native American actors at Jay Silverheels's drama school in the San Fernando Valley. [3] On this work, she commented in a 1973 interview:
Carr, however, did not consider herself as an 'Indian actress' until casting directors began rejecting her at auditions because she looked "too ethnic" or "too dark" for non-Native American parts. [4] Carr is probably best remembered for appearing as Monica Bell in the daytime soap opera Return to Peyton Place , for which she flew daily from San Diego to Los Angeles to film. Carr achieved some fame with the role, which she first played in May 1973, and was featured in several daytime-oriented magazines. She also composed songs for musicians and edited a Native American film. [1]
Following the show's cancellation, Carr went on to guest star in several TV series and was active as an actress until 1985.
Carr was married to engineer Tom Carr. [1]
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