Betty Farrington
Born: 1898-05-14 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died: 1989-02-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Betty Farrington (May 14, 1898 – February 3, 1989) was an American character actress active from the 1920s through 1960. Born in Missouri's largest city, Kansas City, Betty Farrington would play mostly supporting and minor roles during her career, although she would occasionally be given a featured or leading part, appearing in almost 100 films during her career. Some of the more notable films she appeared in include: Preston Sturges' The Lady Eve (1941), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda; 1942's My Favorite Blonde and 1947's My Favorite Brunette, both starring Bob Hope; the classic film noir Double Indemnity (1944), starring Fred MacMurray, Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson; 1944's The Uninvited, starring Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey; Cecil B. Demille's Unconquered (1948), starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard; the epic Samson and Delilah (1950), with Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr in the title roles; Father of the Bride (1950), directed by Vincente Minnelli, and starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor; and Minnelli's 1953 The Band Wagon, starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. Her final big screen appearance would be in 1956's The Fastest Gun Alive, starring Glenn Ford. Farrington would make guest appearances on several television shows in the late 1950s, including Sergeant Preston of the Yukon and Perry Mason. She died in San Diego three-and-a-half months before her 91st birthday.
Filmography
1951
- Too Young to Kiss as Woman (uncredited)
1950
- Father of the Bride as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1947
- My Favorite Brunette as Matron (uncredited)
1946
- Nocturne as Woman (uncredited)
- The Virginian
1944
- Double Indemnity as Dietrichsons' Maid Nettie (uncredited)
- Our Hearts Were Young and Gay as Woman (uncredited)
1943
- True to Life as Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
- Thank Your Lucky Stars as Assistant Chef (uncredited)
1942
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as Mrs. Prescott
- This Gun for Hire as Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
- Night in New Orleans as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
- Stardust on the Sage as Mrs. Haskins
1941
- The Lady Eve as Mother on Ship (uncredited)
- Pacific Blackout as Dance Club Woman
- Doctors Don't Tell
1940
- Dark Command as Townswoman
- Stranger on the Third Floor as Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
- The Great McGinty as Bit Role (uncredited)
- Money and the Woman as Mrs. Slocum, Depositor (uncredited)
- In Old Missouri as Socialite
1939
- Made for Each Other as Hospital Cashier (uncredited)
- Four Wives as Nurse (uncredited)
- Let Us Live as Mother Juror (uncredited)
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Mrs. Smith
1938
- You Can't Take It with You as Neighbor (uncredited)
1937
- Missing Witnesses as Minor Role (uncredited)
1936
- Theodora Goes Wild as Townswoman (uncredited)
- The Man Who Lived Twice as Head Matron (uncredited)
- Florida Special as Prunella, at the Bar (uncredited)
1935
- Maybe It's Love as Second Complaining Wife (uncredited)
- Bad Boy as Wife
- The Florentine Dagger as Frieda (uncredited)
1934
- Friends of Mr. Sweeney as Chocolate Malt and Chocolate Éclair Diner
- Down to Their Last Yacht as Mrs. Weems (uncredited)
1932
- Man Wanted as New Secretary (Uncredited)
- The Iceman's Ball as The Hostess
- Big Dame Hunting as Ned's Wife
1930
- Anybody's War as Camilla