- Bettye Ackerman
Bettye Ackerman (
February 28 1924 ,Cottageville, South Carolina –November 1 2006 ,Columbia, South Carolina ) was an American actress primarily known for her work ontelevision .Infobox actor
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birthdate =February 28 1924
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awards =Ackerman grew up in
Williston, South Carolina , one of four children. She graduated from Columbia College inSouth Carolina in 1945 and left forNew York City soon after. She played Dr. Maggie Graham on themedical drama , "Ben Casey ", from 1961 until 1966. She played Anne Frazer on "Bracken's World ", and played the original Constance MacKenzie on the daytime program "Return to Peyton Place".Ackerman was married Sam Jaffe on
June 7 1956 . Although there was a 30+ year difference in their ages, they had a very successful and happymarriage until Jaffe died ofcancer in 1984. They had no children.She sold her home in
Beverly Hills and returned toSouth Carolina to be near her large extended family in 1998. Shortly afterwards she was diagnosed withAlzheimer's disease and died, aged 82, following astroke .Bettye Ackerman Jaffe was also a noted artist, who had numerous exhibits in both
Beverly Hills andColumbia, South Carolina .Filmography
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Face of Fire " (1959) as Grace Trescott
*"Companions in Nightmare " (1968) as Sara Nicholson
*"Rascal" (1969) as Miss WhalenTV-Series
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Ben Casey " (ABC) (1961-1966) as Dr. Maggie Graham
*"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 murderExternal links
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