Bettye Ackerman | |
|---|---|
 Bettye Ackerman as Dr. Maggie Graham and Vince Edwards as Ben Casey | |
| Born | Bettye Louise Ackerman February 28, 1924 |
| Died | November 1, 2006 (aged 82) |
| Other names | Bettye Ackerman Jaffe |
| Occupation | Actress, artist |
| Years active | 1953–1994 |
| Spouse(s) | |
Bettye Louise Ackerman (February 28, 1924 – November 1, 2006) was an American actress primarily known for her work on television. Ackerman was born in Cottageville, South Carolina (another source says she was born in Williston, South Carolina),[1] the daughter of Clarence Kilgo Ackerman and Mary Baker Ackerman, and grew up in Williston, in Barnwell County in southwestern South Carolina, one of four children. She graduated from Columbia College in South Carolina in 1945 and left for New York City soon after. She studied theater at the graduate level at Columbia University[2] in New York and pursued art studies with Joseph Mugnaini and George DeGroat at Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. On June 7, 1956, Ackerman, at 32, married her future Ben Casey co-star Sam Jaffe, who was then 65. Although there was a 33-year difference in their ages, the couple had a very successful and happy marriage[1] until Jaffe died of cancer in 1984.[5] They had no children.
She sold her home in Beverly Hills, California, and returned to South Carolina to be near her large extended family in 1998.[6] Shortly afterwards, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Ackerman was also a noted artist, who had numerous exhibits in both Beverly Hills and Columbia, South Carolina. Ackerman died November 1, 2006, after having suffered a stroke in Columbia, South Carolina.[6] She was 82.[2]
She is buried in Williston Cemetery in South Carolina.
Bettye Ackerman Movies List:
- Face of Fire (1959) as Grace Trescott
- Companions in Nightmare (1968, TV Movie) as Sara Nicholson
- Rascal (1969) as Miss Whalen
- Ted & Venus (1991) as Poetry Award Presenter
Bettye Ackerman TV Shows List:
- Ben Casey (ABC) (1961–1966) as Dr. Maggie Graham
- Breaking Point (ABC) as Eunice Osment in "Better Than a Dead Lion" (1964)
- Bracken's World (NBC) (1970) as Anne Frazer, Bracken's secretary
- The Sixth Sense (ABC) (1972) as Helene, a piano instructor, and mother of a psychic, who attempts murder
- Gunsmoke This Golden Land (1973) as Zisha
- Falcon Crest (1982) as Elisabeth Bradbury
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