Maria Elizabeth Buehler de Lutz (December 10, 1921 – July 6, 2012) was an American film actress. Buehler was from

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, the daughter of Gustave Buehler, a baker and German immigrant. She attended Fort Plain High School,

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, and graduated from

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with a BA degree. Buehler's professional stage debut came with the Washington Square Players in ''

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''. Her work on television led to her having a film contract. Max Arnow, a talent scout for Columbia, saw her on TV and arranged a screen test, after which she had a long-term contract with Columbia. She made her film debut in the noir crime thriller '' The Mob'' (1951) alongside Broderick Crawford. She had an uncredited part in the 1953 film ''

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'' and then disappeared from the film industry.

Filmography

* '' The Mob'' (1951) * ''

'' (1953)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buehler, Betty American film actresses 20th-century American actresses People from Gloversville, New York 1921 births 2012 deaths American stage actresses American television actresses Columbia University alumni 21st-century American women