BETTY LYNN – 94 YEARS OLD

Betty Lynn is a retired American actress whose prime days can be dated back to the ‘60s. Remarkably, she is best known for her TV role as Thelma Lou in the hit sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. However, way before she even joined the show, she had long since become part of Hollywood’s list of top celebrities. In the late ’40s, she had already become part of the acting scene in the films Sitting Pretty and June Bride. She recently received a considerable credit and was given the highest civilian honor by the governor of North Carolina by being presented with The Long Leaf Pine’s Order for her contributions. Betty now lives in an assisted-living facility where she spends most of her time talking with fans in the town of Mount Airy.

Lynn was born in Kansas City, Missouri. As a teenager, she was auditioned to join the United Service Organization’s entertainment. While she was on tour, she visited patients in hospitals and sang requests of over a hundred songs where she also met prisoners of war. She started her acting career when she joined the cast of a daytime drama on a Kansas City station. Lynn made an appearance in Walk with Music on Broadway.