Carr was born to William Raymond and Helen Marie Brown as one-half Cherokee and one-half French and was the oldest of six children.[1] She 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]
Her siblings are Perry, James, Susan, Benny, Kay Brown.[citation needed]
Careeredit
Carr started her career by appearing as a dancer in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Her first prominent role came in 1971, replacing actress Sandra Ego as Betty Ann Sundown in the western series Cade's County until 1972.[3] Besides appearing in the series, she taught to Indian actors at Jay Silverheels's drama school in San Fernando Valley.[3] On this work, she commented in a 1973 interview:
"Indians never were schooled in drama. If we want good actors we must begin by training the young; so I teach kids, 18 and under. For a while we had a busload of students from 12 to 16 coming in weekly from the Sherman Institute, but that stopped when the Institute ran out of money to pay the driver."[1]
Carr, however, did not consider herself as an 'Indian actress' until casting directors rejected her at auditions because she looked "too ethnic" or "too dark" for non-Indian 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 from San Diego to Los Angeles. 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 by the time, and edited an Indian film.[1]
Following the show's cancellation, Carr went on to guest star in several TV series and she was active as an actress until 1985.
betty, carr, 1942, 1995, american, actress, musician, composer, film, editor, best, remembered, television, work, carr, 1971bornbetty, brown, 1942, september, 1942, tennessee, united, statesdiedjanuary, 1995, 1995, aged, morristown, hamblen, claiborne, county,. Betty Ann Carr 1942 1995 was an American actress musician 1 composer 1 and film editor 1 best remembered for her television work Betty Ann CarrCarr in 1971BornBetty Ann Brown 1942 09 06 September 6 1942 1 Tennessee United StatesDiedJanuary 7 1995 1995 01 07 aged 52 Morristown Hamblen Claiborne County TennesseeYears active1972 1985SpouseTom Carr Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editCarr was born to William Raymond and Helen Marie Brown as one half Cherokee and one half French and was the oldest of six children 1 She 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 the San Diego State University 3 Her siblings are Perry James Susan Benny Kay Brown citation needed Career editCarr started her career by appearing as a dancer in Rowan amp Martin s Laugh In Her first prominent role came in 1971 replacing actress Sandra Ego as Betty Ann Sundown in the western series Cade s County until 1972 3 Besides appearing in the series she taught to Indian actors at Jay Silverheels s drama school in San Fernando Valley 3 On this work she commented in a 1973 interview Indians never were schooled in drama If we want good actors we must begin by training the young so I teach kids 18 and under For a while we had a busload of students from 12 to 16 coming in weekly from the Sherman Institute but that stopped when the Institute ran out of money to pay the driver 1 Carr however did not consider herself as an Indian actress until casting directors rejected her at auditions because she looked too ethnic or too dark for non Indian 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 from San Diego to Los Angeles 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 by the time and edited an Indian film 1 Following the show s cancellation Carr went on to guest star in several TV series and she was active as an actress until 1985 Personal life editCarr was married to engineer Tom Carr 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i Betty Ann Carr Is Racing Today At Top Speed The Daytona Beach News Journal July 21 1973 She fights wooden Indian by Charles Witbeck Bangor Daily News May 29 1973 p 28 a b c Betty Ann Carr In County Pittsburgh Press January 18 1972 p 25 Indian Talent Finds Outlet In Theater Arts Reading Eagle October 11 1973 p 54External links editBetty Ann Carr at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Betty Ann Carr amp oldid 1169882491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
