Betty Lou Keim, American Actress, literary consultant. Recipinet Motion Picture award California Women's Club, 1956, Filmdoms Famous Five award Film Daily Critics, 1956, Laurel award, 1956.
F C. Association Aid Project Los Angeles, 1984-1997; life member, volunteer Actors Fund of America.
Background
Keim was born in Malden, Massachusetts as the daughter of a choreographer and a dancer, and she grew up in New York from the age of five. She started getting dance lessons from her father at the age of six and later also took voice lessons.
Education
Graduate, Lodge Academy, New York City, 1956.
Career
Her stage debut followed at age seven, under the direction of José Ferrer in Strange Fruit. After several stage parts, she debuted on Broadway, and she became most remembered for playing a mean-spirited girl in the play A Roomful of Roses in 1956. By this time, Keim had already acted on television, guest starring in numerous television series.
In 1953, she landed a co-starring role in the short-lived sitcom My Son Jeep.
Three years later, she made her film debut with a co-starring role alongside Barbara Stanwyck in These Wilder Years. The same year, she repeated her A Roomful of Roses role in its movie adaptation Teenage Rebel, as Ginger Rogers" daughter.
In 1957, she had a supporting role in 20th Century Fox"s, The Wayward Business. The following year, she appeared in Some Came Running.
When not acting, Keim attended the Lodge Tutoring School.
Her final acting experience was on The Deputy, in which she starred as Fran McCord from 1959-1960.
Achievements
Membership
Association Aid Project Los Angeles, 1984-1997. Life member, volunteer Actors Fund of America.
Connections
Married Warren Berlinger, February 18, 1960. Children: Lisa, David, Edward, Elizabeth.