From her 1930 debut as a poodle-human hybrid to a modern-day symbol of empowerment, Betty Boop has had an unusual journey to ...

Jasmine Amy Rogers plays Betty Boop, and she embodies a jazz-age look and style that can be seen in period stars from Clara Bow to Josephine Baker.

The character was originally created in the mode of an anthropomorphic French poodle. Max Fleischer finalized Betty Boop as completely human by 1932 in the cartoon Any Rags. Her floppy poodle ears ...

Betty Boop was a dog. Pardon the expression. It's just a fact. Betty was a French poodle when she made her first movie appearance in "Dizzy Dishes," a short cartoon released Aug. 9, 1930.

Betty Boop was a dog. Pardon the expression. It's just a fact. Betty was a French poodle when she made her first movie appearance in "Dizzy Dishes," a short cartoon released Aug. 9, 1930.

From a play about ruthless real estate salesmen to a new musical on Betty Boop to complete theater listings, here's what's on ...