Kathleen Beller

Kathleen Beller (born February 19, 1956, in Westchester, New York) is an actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Promises in the Dark (1979). She was noted for her youthful appearance, unusually long hair, large brown eyes and buxom figure.

Career

Beller started her career with appearing in several commercials. She debuted on television on 1971, taking over the role of Liza Walton Sentell in the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow, which was originated by Denise Nickerson. She appeared on the show until 1974, when she quit to move from New York City to Los Angeles. After arriving, Don Most arranged her an agent."Young TV star wants to be young movie star instead" by Dick Kleiner, El Paso Herald-Post, October 20, 1977, p. E-7

Her film debut was a small role in 1974's The Godfather Part II, portraying an actress in a play that the young Vito Corleone and Genco Abbandando attended, and in whom Genco was interested romantically. Afterwards, she was more remembered for her television work, appearing in TV movies and guest starring in television shows. She played Betsy in 1978's The Betsy, starring Laurence Olivier, Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall. With this role, Beller hoped to end her television career and start her film career, and commented in an October 1977 interview:

"For a TV actress,......

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