Betty Lawford

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.

Known For

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

as Agnes Smith

Berkeley Square

as Marjorie Frant

Stage Door Canteen

as Betty Lawford

Love Before Breakfast

as Countess Jane Campanella

Stolen Holiday

as Helen Tuttle

Criminal Lawyer

as Betty Walker

Gallant Lady

as Cynthia Haddon

Secrets of a Secretary

as Sylvia Merritt

Old English

as Phyllis

The Monkey's Paw

as Rose