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Betty Laird(1925-2024)

  • Actress
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Betty Laird was born on 19 December 1925 in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991), Skylark (1993) and Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End (1999). She was married to Roy D. Laird. She died on 5 November 2024 in Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
BornDecember 19, 1925
DiedNovember 5, 2024(98)
BornDecember 19, 1925
DiedNovember 5, 2024(98)
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Known for

Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
Sarah, Plain and Tall
7.3
TV Movie
  • Mrs. Parkley
  • 1991
Skylark (1993)
Skylark
7.1
TV Movie
  • Mrs. Parkley
  • 1993
Glenn Close and Christopher Walken in Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End (1999)
Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End
6.8
TV Movie
  • May Parkley
  • 1999
The Empty Acre (2007)
The Empty Acre
4.0
  • Nebraska Woman
  • 2007

Credits

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Actress

  • Next Caller
    7.0
    Short
    • Billy Bob's Mother (voice)
    • 2009
  • The Battle for Bunker Hill (2008)
    The Battle for Bunker Hill
    4.6
    • Miss Zeffie
    • 2008
  • The Empty Acre (2007)
    The Empty Acre
    4.0
    • Nebraska Woman
    • 2007
  • Merriman's Circle
    7.3
    Short
    • Mrs. Merriman
    • 2007
  • Glenn Close and Christopher Walken in Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End (1999)
    Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • May Parkley
    • 1999
  • Monday After the Miracle (1998)
    Monday After the Miracle
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Woman #1
    • 1998
  • Janine Turner and Michael Greyeyes in Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997)
    Stolen Women, Captured Hearts
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Gertrude
    • 1997
  • Kevin Dillon and Shannen Doherty in Gone in the Night (1996)
    Gone in the Night
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Charlotte Waters
    • 1996
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Robards, and Eva Marie Saint in My Antonia (1995)
    My Antonia
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Vannis
    • 1995
  • Skylark (1993)
    Skylark
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Parkley
    • 1993
  • Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
    Sarah, Plain and Tall
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Parkley
    • 1991

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 19, 1925
    • Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • November 5, 2024
    • Lawrence, Kansas, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Roy D. Laird? - 2000 (his death, 3 children)

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