Angela Bettis

Angela Bettis

actress, producer, director

Angela Bettis was born on Jan 09, 1973 in USA. Angela Bettis's big-screen debut came with Storia di una capinera directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1993. Angela Bettis is known for Arkansas Traveler directed by Sean Bridgers, Garret Dillahunt stars as Wayland and Angela Bettis as Myrtle. Angela Bettis has got 5 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Angela Bettis achieved is Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. The upcoming new movie Angela Bettis plays is Ghosts of the Ozarks which will be released on Feb 03, 2022.

Angela Bettis is an American film and stage actress, film producer, and director best known for her lead roles in the 2002 TV adaptation of the Stephen King novel Carrie, the title character in May (2002), and in Girl, Interrupted.In addition to her work in film, Bettis also starred in two Broadway productions: The Father in 1996 with Frank Langella, and as Abigail Williams in a 2002 revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible alongside Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.Her debut role was a lead in the romantic tragedy, Sparrow, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, at the age of 18. She later went on to star in a film called The Last Best Sunday, before supporting Winona Ryder in Girl, Interrupted and Kim Basinger in Bless the Child.In 2002, she starred as Abigail Williams in a production of The Crucible on Broadway alongside Laura Linney and Liam Neeson. Bettis is most famous for her work in independent horror films, and especially her working relationship with writer/director Lucky McKee. Her title role in McKee's 2002 film May won her something of a cult following. Since then, she has appeared in McKee's Masters of Horror episode, "Sick Girl", and provided a voice-over for his film The Woods. In 2006, their May roles reversed, when McKee acted for Bettis in her directorial debut, Roman, based on a McKee script. In 2011, she played a major role in McKee's adaptation of Jack Ketchum's The Woman.Bettis starred as Carrie White in Carrie, a made-for-TV remake of Brian De Palma's 1976 classic, and headlined Tobe Hooper's Toolbox Murders, an in-name-only remake of an obscure 1970s horror film. She also starred in the crime thriller Scar.[2] She had a guest role on the TV show Dexter's fifth season as Emily Birch, the first victim of Jordan Chase.

  • Birthday

    Jan 09, 1973
  • Place of Birth

    Austin, Texas, USA
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Awards

5 wins & 6 nominations

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
2004
Best Actress
Winner - Chainsaw Award
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF)
2003
May (2002)
Winner - Silver Raven
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