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Elizabeth Ann Theresa "Betty" Lynn is a retired American actress. She is best known for her role as Thelma Lou, Deputy Barney Fife's girlfriend, on The Andy Griffith Show. During the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in many films, including Sitting Pretty (1948), June Bride (1948), the original Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) and Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956).
Birth Name
Elizabeth Ann Theresa Lynn
Born
Sunday, 29 August 1926
Died
Saturday, 16 October 2021
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Mayberry Effect | Self / Betty Lynn | 2021 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self | 2005 |
| The Passions of Howard Hughes | Self | 2004 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996 |
| Shades of LA | Sister Clara | 1990 |
| Return to Mayberry | Thelma Lou | 1986 |
| Matlock | Sarah | 1986 |
| Gibbsville | Leora Kanzler | 1976 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Bridget | 1974 |
| Police Story | Alma | 1973 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Mayberry Effect | Self / Betty Lynn | 2021 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self | 2005 |
| The Passions of Howard Hughes | Self | 2004 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996 |
| Shades of LA | Sister Clara | 1990 |
| Return to Mayberry | Thelma Lou | 1986 |
| Matlock | Sarah | 1986 |
| Gibbsville | Leora Kanzler | 1976 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Bridget | 1974 |
| Police Story | Alma | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Mrs. Russell | 1973 |
| The Smith Family | Barbara Martin | 1971 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Nurse Kearny / Mrs. Hill | 1968 |
| The Singles | 1967 | |
| Family Affair | Miss Lee | 1966 |
| My Brother the Angel | Verna | 1965 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Sylvia | 1963 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Thelma Lou | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Janet Dawson / Janice Dawson / Lois Bradley | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| National Velvet | Barbara Howard | 1960 |
| Markham | Helen Burke | 1959 |
| The Louisiana Hussy | Lili Guillot | 1959 |
| The Hangman | Molly - Waitress / Molly | 1959 |
| Lawman | Edna Phillips | 1958 |
| Bronco | Molly Bailey | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Mona | 1958 |
| M Squad | Susan Baines | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Molly Richardson | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Sarah Sears / Alice Fenton | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Mary Francis | 1957 |
| Gun for a Coward | Claire | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Sylvia | 1956 |
| Behind the High Wall | Anne MacGregor | 1956 |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas | Young Bride | 1956 |
| Artists and Models | Dancer | 1955 |
| Matinee Theatre | Emmy Chase | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Anne / Sally | 1955 |
| Many Rivers to Cross | Cissie Crawford | 1955 |
| Ricochet Romance | Bit Role | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Viola Slaughter / Viola Howell / Lottie Ladare / Viola Howell Slaughter | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Jeanna Collins | 1954 |
| Where's Raymond? | June | 1953 |
| The Revlon Mirror Theater | Mary | 1953 |
| Your Play Time | Jeanne Collins | 1953 |
| Million Dollar Mermaid | Minor Role | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Beth Shearer | 1952 |
| Chevron Theatre | Eve Smith | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Lois Harlow / Nan Tolland | 1951 |
| The Freddy Martin Show | Self | 1951 |
| Take Care of My Little Girl | Marge Colby | 1951 |
| Payment on Demand | Martha Ramsey / Martha | 1951 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Virginia Beasley | 1950 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Deborah Lancaster | 1950 |
| Father Was a Fullback | Connie Cooper | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Kay | 1949 |
| Mother Is a Freshman | Susan Abbott | 1949 |
| June Bride | Barbara 'Boo' Brinker / Boo Brinker | 1948 |
| Apartment for Peggy | Wife | 1948 |
| Sitting Pretty | Ginger | 1948 |
