What is Betty Lynn?
{{Infobox person | name = Betty Lynn | image = Betty Lynn 2011.jpg | caption = Lynn in 2011 | birth_name = Liz Ann Theresa Lynn | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|8|29|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Kansas City, Missouri]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|16|1926|8|29|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Mount Airy, North Carolina]], U.S. | other_names = Betty Ann Lynn | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1948–2006 }} '''Elizabeth Ann Theresa Lynn'''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Oby|first1=Jenny|title=Lakewood Theatre|date=2017|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9781467125949|page=103|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ByTiDgAAQBAJ&q=%22Elizabeth+Ann+Theresa+Lynn%22&pg=PA103|access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> (August 29, 1926 &ndash; October 16, 2021) was an American retired actress. She was best known for her role as [[Thelma Lou]], Deputy [[Barney Fife]]'s girlfriend, on ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''. She also starred in ''[[Sitting Pretty (1948 movie)|Sitting Pretty]]'' (1948), ''[[June Bride]]'' (1948), the original ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 movie)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]'' (1950) and ''[[Meet Me in Las Vegas]]'' (1956). Lynn died on October 16, 2021 in [[Mount Airy, North Carolina]] after a short-illness, at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Betty Lynn, Barney's Girlfriend Thelma Lou on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' Dies at 95 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/betty-lynn-dead-andy-griffith-show-1235032777/ |access-date=17 October 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=17 October 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynn, Betty}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Actors from Kansas City, Missouri]] {{US-actor-stub}}