Betty Lawford
Known For
Acting
Born
1912-02-01 in London, England, UK
Died
1960-11-20
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Betty Lawford (February 1, 1912 – November 20, 1960) was a United States-based English film and stage actress. Her parents, Ernest Lawford and Janet Slater Lawford, were also actors, and she was a cousin of the actor and socialite Peter Lawford. Lawford's stage debut came in a Players' Club production of Henry IV. She followed that with appearances in Julius Caesar and The Lady Lies. Her Broadway credits include Glamour Preferred (1940), Walk With Music (1940), The Women (1936), There's Wisdom in Women (1935), Heat Wave (1931), The Lady Lies (1928), and King Henry IV, Part I (1926). She was briefly married to the American actor-director Monta Bell. She died at Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, following an illness of three weeks.
Most Known For
Gallant Lady
as Cynthia Haddon
Stage Door Canteen
as Betty Lawford
Love Before Breakfast
as Countess Jane Campanella
Stolen Holiday
as Helen Tuttle
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
as Agnes Smith
Secrets of a Secretary
as Sylvia Merritt
Berkeley Square
as Marjorie Frant
Criminal Lawyer
as Betty Walker
The Human Side
as Alma Hastings
Let’s Be Ritzy
as Mrs. Pembrook
Old English
as Phyllis
The Monkey's Paw
as Rose
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Mary Watson
Lucky In Love
as Lady Mary Cardigan
Gentlemen of the Press
as Dorothy Snell Hanley