Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer. Buckley starred in the ABC series Eight is Enough from 1977 to 1981, and played gym teacher Ms. Collins in the 1976 film Carrie, before going on to star in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Carrie in 1988, playing Carrie White’s mother, Margaret. Her other film roles include Dixie Scott in Tender Mercies (1983), Sondra Walker in Frantic (1988), Kathy in Another Woman (1988) and Mrs. Jones in The Happening (2008). She received a Saturn Award nomination for her role as Dr. Karen Fletcher in the 2016 film Split. Her other television credits include the HBO series Oz (2001–03), and the AMC series Preacher (2018). She is set to star in the title role in the upcoming US national tour of Hello, Dolly.
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