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Betty Lawford

Betty Lawford

Birthday: 1912-02-01 | Place of Birth: London, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride

as    Agnes Smith

1937
Criminal Lawyer

as    Betty Walker

1937
Stolen Holiday

as    Helen Tuttle

1936
Love Before Breakfast

as    Countess Jane Campanella

1933
Gallant Lady

as    Cynthia Haddon

1933
Berkeley Square

as    Marjorie Frant

1931
Secrets of a Secretary

as    Sylvia Merritt

1929
Gentlemen of the Press

as    Dorothy Snell Hanley

1929
Lucky In Love

as    Lady Mary Cardigan

1929
The Return of Sherlock Holmes

as    Mary Watson