Background
Betancourt was born and raised in rural Vermont.
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Jeanne Betancourt
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Education
Instead, she wanted to dance, and studied tap dancing.
Career
During her childhood, she never considered being an author When she grew too tall (at five feet, eight inches) to be a Rockette, she decided to become a nun in her junior year of high school. After graduating high school, she moved to Rutland, Vermont where she entered the Sisters of Saint Joseph, a teaching order of nuns.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in 1964 from the College of Saint Joseph the Provider and a Master of Arts degree in film from New York University in 1974.Women in Focus, her first published work, focuses on her master"s degree project
Betancourt left the Sisters of Saint Joseph and moved to New York City, where she taught public high school. She currently lives either on the top floor of a sixteen-story building near the American Museum of Natural History in New York City or in her home in Connecticut.
In her free time she draws, oil paints, gardens, and reads.
Achievements
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In television, Betancourt has garnered the National Psychological Award for Excellence in the Media, two Humanitas, and six Emmy Award nominations. Betancourt has also won numerous awards for her novels, including a Children"s Choice Award from the International Reading Association and the Children"s Book Council for Sweet Sixteen and Never.. and a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Nationality
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Awards
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Emmy award; Choice Award In television, Betancourt has garnered the National Psychological Award for Excellence in the Media, two Humanitas , and six Emmy Award nominations. Betancourt has also won numerous awards for her novels, including a Children's Choice Award from the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council for Sweet Sixteen and Never... and a Lifetime Achievement Award.Emmy award; Choice Award In television, Betancourt has garnered the National Psychological Award for Excellence in the Media, two Humanitas , and six Emmy Award nominations. Betancourt has also won numerous awards for her novels, including a Children's Choice Award from the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council for Sweet Sixteen and Never... and a Lifetime Achievement Award.