ABOUT BETTY GARRETT
American film, theater, and television actress known for her role as Edna Babish on the classic TV series Laverne & Shirley.
She spent the early years of her career doing small theater productions before making it to Broadway in 1942.
She won a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her supporting role in All in the Family.
She had two sons, Andrew and Garrett, with her husband of over thirty years, Larry Parks .
She starred in the 1949 film On the Town with Gene Kelly .