About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
1912-02-01
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
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Betty Lawford

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1947 The Devil Thumbs a Ride Actor Agnes Smith 59
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1943 Stage Door Canteen Actor Betty Lawford 58
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1937 Stolen Holiday Actor Helen Tuttle 59
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1937 Criminal Lawyer Actor Betty Walker 59
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1936 Love Before Breakfast Actor Countess Jane Campanella 59
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1934 The Human Side Actor Alma Hastings N/A
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1934 Let’s Be Ritzy Actor Mrs. Pembrook N/A
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1933 Gallant Lady Actor Cynthia Haddon 59
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1933 Berkeley Square Actor Marjorie Frant 58
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1933 The Monkey's Paw Actor Rose 59
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1931 Secrets of a Secretary Actor Sylvia Merritt 59
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1930 Old English Actor Phyllis 58
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1929 The Return of Sherlock Holmes Actor Mary Watson N/A
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1929 Lucky In Love Actor N/A
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1929 Gentlemen of the Press Actor Dorothy Snell Hanley 59
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