Betty Lynn Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Betty Lynn (born August 29, 1926) is an American actress. She is best known for having played Thelma Lou (Barney Fife's girlfriend) in The Andy Griffith Show. She and Elinor Donahue are the last surviving regular female cast members from the show.
Full Name
Betty Lynn
Net Worth
$13 Million
Date Of Birth
August 29, 1926
Place Of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Occupation
Actress
Profession
Actor
Nationality
American
Nicknames
Betty Lynn, Lynn, Betty
IMDB
Awards
TV Land Legend Award
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Grammy Award for Be...
Movies
Return to Mayberry, Cheaper by the Dozen, June Bride, Father Was a Fullback, Meet Me in Las Vegas, Gun for a Coward, The Louisiana Hussy, Behind the High Wall, Payment on Demand, Sitting Pretty, Mother Is a Freshman, Matlock: The Don
TV Shows
The Andy Griffith Show, Where's Raymond?
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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I wanted everybody to like me. - BL, when asked why she became an actress
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Fact
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Currently lives in Mount Airy, North Carolina. [2006]
After moving to Mount Airy, N.C. to "get away from crime", Betty was robbed in the street there. The robber was caught shortly afterward by the local police.
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Lifelong friend of Marshall Thompson. Both graduated from University High School in Los Angeles.
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Her home in West Hollywood, where she had lived since 1950, was broken into twice in the same year. She decided to move more than 2,100 miles to Mount Airy - Andy Griffith's hometown and one of the inspirations for the fictional town of Mayberry.
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She was nicknamed "Boo", by actress Bette Davis during their filming of June Bride (1948) because there were two Betty's on the same set, of filming, which often caused confusion during the film's shootings.
Was one of three bridesmaids at Ann Blyth's marriage to Dr. James McNulty. The other two bridesmaids were Jane Withers and Joan Leslie.
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With her girl-next-door charm and beauty, she was a consistent favorite among Mayberry fans everywhere, and she remains popular with The Andy Griffith Show (1960) fans at conventions and various get-togethers to this day.
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Perhaps best known for her role as Barney Fife's girlfriend, "Thelma Lou", in the television series The Andy Griffith Show (1960). She dated Barney (played by Don Knotts) throughout his entire 1960-1965 run on the show, and left the show as a regular when Knotts left. When Knotts left the show and, subsequently, made a return as a guest star, the producers of the show made the controversial decision to reunite Barney and Thelma Lou at a class reunion party, but with Thelma Lou married to another man. It was her only appearance in a color episode of the series, and it was also her final appearance on the series. The Barney/Thelma Lou story does have a happy ending, as she and Knotts reprised their roles in a 1986 TV movie, Return to Mayberry (1986), where Thelma Lou returned as a divorcée and promptly went back to Barney. The two-hour movie ended with Barney marrying Thelma Lou, a sight which pleased most every fan of the original show.
