- Angela Bettis
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caption = Angela Bettis,March 26 ,2007
birthdate = Birth date and age|1973|1|9|mf=y
birthplace = city-state|Austin|Texas
website = http://www.mo-freek.comAngela Marie Bettis (born
January 9 ,1973 ) is an Americanactress ,film producer and director best known for her lead role in the horror film "May".Bettis was born in
Austin, Texas to Mary Lynn (née Guthrie) and Richard Joseph Bettis and graduated from Westlake High School. Her debut role was a lead in the romantic tragedy, "Sparrow", directed byFranco Zeffirelli , at the age of eighteen. After that film she attendedThe American Musical and Dramatic Academy . She later went on to star in a movie called "The Last Best Sunday", before supportingWinona Ryder in "Girl, Interrupted" andKim Basinger in "Bless the Child ".Bettis is most famous for her work in independent
horror movies , and especially her working relationship with writer/directorLucky McKee . Her title role in McKee's 2002 gem "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.)Bettis also starred as
Carrie White in "Carrie", a made-for-TVremake ofBrian de Palma 's 1976 classic, and headlinedTobe Hooper 's "Toolbox Murders", an in-name-only remake of an obscure 1970s horror film. Next up is crime thriller "Scar".In addition, Bettis has produced many short films through her production company, "MoFreek", which she co-owns with her husband, Kevin Ford.
Filmography
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