Betty Buckley Links

Buckley was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Betty Bob (nee Diltz), a dancer and journalist, and Ernest Buckley, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and former dean of engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is the eldest of their four children. She has three brothers - brother Norman Buckley is a movie and television producer. She was crowned "Miss Fort Worth" in 1966 and was runner-up in the Miss Texas competition. Buckley was then invited to perform at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. For a time she worked as a reporter for the Fort Worth newspaper, but went to New York City in 1969 at the age of 21, where she landed a part in 1776. Buckley was married in 1972 and divorced in 1979, and has never had children. She lives on a ranch in Parker County, Texas, and participates in NCHA cutting horse competitions while continuing to give concerts across the country. She will appear over New Year's weekend in Palm Beach, Florida, and will sing an extended engagement at Feinstein's at The Regency in early 2008. Her official website contains her concert