Betty Tanner was an American actress with dwarfism

Dwarfism

Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches  , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....

, best known for her role as one of the Munchkin villagers

Munchkin

The Munchkins are the natives of the fictional Munchkin Country in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. They first appeared in the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which they are described as being somewhat short of stature, and wear only blue...

 in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...

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After her appearance in the Wizard of Oz, she appeared in several Oz related television documentaries including "We're Off to See the Munchkins" in 1993 and "I Married a Munchkin" in 1994, shortly before her death.

She died on November 8, 1994 in Lynn, Massachusetts at the age of 78.