Betty Anderson
| Betty Anderson | |||||||||||||
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| Peyton Place character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Barbara Parkins | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | September 15, 1964 (#1) | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | May 19, 1969 (#512) | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Grace Metalious | ||||||||||||
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Betty Anderson is a fictional character in the novel Peyton Place, written by Grace Metalious, as well as the subsequent films and TV series based on the novel.
Terry Moore portrayed Betty in the 1957 film. The character was played by Barbara Parkins in the 1960s TV series, and in the short-lived 1970s daytime soap opera Return to Peyton Place, she was played by Julie Parrish, and later Lynn Loring. In a later TV movie, Murder in Peyton Place, Janet Margolin performed the role of Betty.