Famous People with Name Beverly

Beverly D'Angelo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beverly D'Angelo: is an American singer and actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoon's Vacation film series and Doris Vinyard in American History X.

Beverly Johnson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beverly Johnson: is an American supermodel.

Beverly Garland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beverly Garland: is an American film and television actress with a half-century of credits, as well as a California businesswoman and hotel owner. The naturally blonde-headed Garland gained prominence for her role as Fred MacMurray's second wife, Barbara Harper Douglas, in the long-running 1960s sitcom My Three Sons (a role she played from 1969 until the series ended in 1972). In the 1980s, she co-starred as Kate Jackson's widowed mother, Dotty West, in the television series Scarecrow and Mrs. King on CBS. She also had a recurring role on the hit WB series 7th Heaven starring Stephen Collins.

Beverly Cleary            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beverly Cleary: is an American author from the state of Oregon. Educated at colleges in California and Washington, she worked as a librarian before writing children's books. Cleary has written over 30 books for young adults and children. Some of her best-known characters are Henry Huggins, Ribsy, Beatrice ("Beezus") Quimby, her sister Ramona, and Ralph S. Mouse. She won the Newbery Medal for her book Dear Mr. Henshaw in 1984.

Beverly Sills            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beverly Sills: was an American operatic soprano who enjoyed success in the 1960s and 1970s. She was famous for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in operas around the world and on recordings. After retiring from singing in 1980, she became the general manager of the New York City Opera. In 1994, she became the Chairman of Lincoln Center and then, in 2002, of the Metropolitan Opera, stepping down in 2005. Sills lent her celebrity to further her charity work for the prevention and treatment of birth defects.