Betty Buckley went on to star in a musical.
Betty Buckley . Her other musical roles include playing Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard from 1994 to 1996 , in both London and New York , receiving an Olivier Award nomination . Buckley made her Broadway debut in 1969 playing Martha Jefferson in the original production of the musical 1776 . She played gym teacher Ms. Collins in the 1976 Brian de Palma film Carrie and went on to star in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Carrie in 1988 , this time playing Carrie 's mother , Margaret White .