Betty Barnaby is the daughter of DCI John Barnaby and his wife Sarah on the long-running British TV series "Midsomer Murders." She was born in the season/series 16 episode "The Killings of Copenhagen."
It should be added that Betty White is a very famous and beloved bearer of the name and also the fictional character/brand Betty Crocker. I wish there was a way I could add it myself.
Bessie Norris (1953 – 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late 1960s as a teenager, Wright rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night". Wright was also prominent in her use of whistle register.
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Betty Lou Got A New Pair of Shoes. Bobby Freeman, 1958. Great song!
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Betty Davis (née Mabry; 1944 – 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and model. She was known for her controversial sexually-oriented lyrics and performance style, and for being the second wife of trumpeter Miles Davis. Her AllMusic profile describes her as "a wildly flamboyant funk diva with few equals... [who] combined the gritty emotional realism of Tina Turner, the futurist fashion sense of David Bowie, and the trendsetting flair of Miles Davis".
I do believe Johnny Depp's mom's name was Betty, Betty Sue. Yeah that's it, supposedly she abused him. But if someone abused you would you get a tattoo of them after they died? I don't think so, anyway it's an OK name.
Betty White was an American actress. Beginning her long career in the 1930s, she became most famous over the next 8+ decades for her roles in numerous TV shows, including 'Life with Elizabeth', 'the Mary Tyler Moore show', 'the Golden Girls, and 'Hot in Cleveland'. During her career, Betty won a total of 6 competitive Emmy awards, and currently holds the world record for longest TV career for a female entertainer. Off the camera she was known for being an advocate for animal rights.
Betty White passed away on December 31st, 2021 at the age of 99, just 17 days shy of her 100th birthday.
Betty Cooper, from the popular comic and T.V series "Riverdale" is one of the main 4, /5 (Cheryl?) protagonists.
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Betty Broderick-Allen or BBA, a character from the series The OA. A school teacher that helps The OA on her journey along with 4 boys from the school she teaches at. Played by Phyllis Smith.
Betty Nguyen is an American news anchor with NBC News and MSNBC. Prior to joining NBC in 2013, Nguyen worked for CBS News where she was news anchor for CBS This Morning Saturday, correspondent for The Early Show, and anchored the CBS Morning News.
When I think "Betty", I think of Frank Spencer's wife Betty Spencer from Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which was a British 70's sitcom. I like this name. :)
Goth-pop musician Betty Curse (real name Megan Burns) is a famous bearer of this name, best known for her songs "Girl With Yellow Hair" and "God, This Hurts".
A famous bearer is stage, film, and television actress and singer Betty Buckley (born July 3, 1947). Among her notable roles have included Martha Jefferson in the original Broadway production of "1776", Sandra Abbott 'Abby' in "Eight is Enough" during its latter 3 seasons, Miss Collins in the 1976 film "Carrie", and Broadway's original Grizabella in the musical "Cats", winning a Tony Award. She has also recorded more than a dozen solo music albums, composing many of her own songs.
Betty Parris was the daughter of Reverend Samule Parris, of Salem Massachusets. Her and her cousin Abigail Williams strangely fell ill and began accusing townspeople of witchcraft. By many accounts, the girls started the Salem witch trials, which eventually resulted in the hangings of 19 people. She is also a character in Arthur Miller's play on the subject, The Crucible.Another bearer is Betty MacDonald, who wrote her memoir, The Egg and I, which became a popular movie.
Famous bearer - Betty Suarez, a character in Ugly Betty.
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American actress Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924 in New York. She starred in To Have and Have Not and other such films with Humphrey Bogart.
There are so many Bettys. Betty Boop, Betty Crocker (the cookbooks), Betty Grable (the actress/WWII pin-up girl), The Betty Ford Clinic ...
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Betty Applewhite is the name of Alfre Woodard's character on the popular soap-dramedy "Desperate Housewives". She and her son are hiding her other son in their basement on the show.