---
name: "Betty Murphy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/betty-murphy"
fi1m_id: "betty-murphy"
imdb_id: "nm0614104"
tmdb_id: 571249
wikidata_id: "Q2900258"
roles: []
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T16:56:02.149407+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Betty Murphy

## Identity

Betty Murphy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/betty-murphy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** betty-murphy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0614104
- **TMDB ID:** 571249
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2900258
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Murphy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2900258, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614104/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/571249

Actor. Born 1 January 1953.

## Details

- **Born:** 1 January 1953
- **Active:** 1980–2007
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 61 (1), 2000s 91 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Murphy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2900258, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614104/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/571249

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Urban Cowboy*](https://film.one/film/urban-cowboy.md) (61)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Betty Murphy is an American actress. She appeared in the 1980 film *Urban Cowboy* as Bud's Mom.

Her film credits also include *1918* (1985), *Life* (1999) and *Alone* (1997). On television she has had guest roles in series including *Everybody Loves Raymond*, *Criminal Minds*, *Six Feet Under* and *Becker*, and a recurring role as Alberta Fromme on *Desperate Housewives*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Zodiac* (2007), Fi1m 91, as Informant — [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md)
- *Urban Cowboy* (1980), Fi1m 61, as Bud's Mom — [page](https://film.one/film/urban-cowboy.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as Mrs. Perkins
- *Colony* (2016), series, as Grandma
- *Undateable* (2014), series, as Old Lady, Mrs. Bosma
- *Getting On* (2013), series, as Fiona Sullivan
- *The Hangover Part III* (2013), as Cassie's Mom
- *Scandal* (2012), series, as Fern
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Shirley
- *The Secret Life of the American Teenager* (2008), series, as Joyce
- *You Don't Mess with the Zohan* (2008), as Mrs. Haines
- *Saving Grace* (2007), series, as Mrs. Huffman
- *Acceptable.tv* (2007), series, Actor
- *Zodiac* (2007), as Informant — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md)
- *Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee* (2007), as Breeze's Mom
- *Big Love* (2006), series, as Woman at Temple — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Dinah Stidham's Mom — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Close to Home* (2005), series, as Mrs. Sherman
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as Diana
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Lulu — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Irate Shareholder — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, as Alberta Fromme — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Docent
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Elderly Woman #2
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Eunice Duggan
- *Life* (1999), as Mrs. Abernathy
- *Becker* (1998), series, as Mrs. Katz
- *Alone* (1997), as Ann
- *Working* (1997), series, as Mrs. Bennett
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Connie Malzone
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Doris the Housekeeper
- *Men Behaving Badly* (1996), series, as Cherie's Mom
- *Everybody Loves Raymond* (1996), series, as Margaret
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Cafe Singer
- *ER* (1994), series, as Nancy — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *1918* (1985), as Verna
- *Urban Cowboy* (1980), as Bud's Mom — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/urban-cowboy.md)

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