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

1956

The Fastest Gun Alive as Grace Fenwick (uncredited)

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

The Virginian
Nocturne as Woman (uncredited)
Miss Susie Slagle's as Nurse (uncredited)

1944

Double Indemnity as Dietrichsons' Maid Nettie (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay as Woman (uncredited)

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars as Assistant Chef (uncredited)
True to Life as Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)

1942

This Gun for Hire as Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Stardust on the Sage as Mrs. Haskins
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as Mrs. Prescott

1941

The Lady Eve as Mother on Ship (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout as Dance Club Woman
Doctors Don't Tell
The Wild Man of Borneo as Little Lady Buying Soap (uncredited)

1940

The Great McGinty as Bit Role (uncredited)
Dark Command as Townswoman
Stranger on the Third Floor as Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Money and the Woman as Mrs. Slocum, Depositor (uncredited)
In Old Missouri as Socialite

1939

Made for Each Other as Hospital Cashier (uncredited)
Let Us Live as Mother Juror (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Mrs. Smith
Four Wives as Nurse (uncredited)

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

Bad Boy as Wife
Maybe It's Love as Second Complaining Wife (uncredited)
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