Betty Farrington
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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.
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Movies (42)
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · Grace Fenwick (uncredited)
Too Young to Kiss
1951 · Woman (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950 · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
My Favorite Brunette
1947 · Matron (uncredited)
Nocturne
1946 · Woman (uncredited)
The Virginian
1946
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946 · Nurse (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944 · Woman (uncredited)
Double Indemnity
1944 · Nettie (uncredited)
True to Life
1943 · Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Assistant Chef (uncredited)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942 · Mrs. Prescott
Night in New Orleans
1942 · Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Stardust on the Sage
1942 · Mrs. Haskins
This Gun for Hire
1942 · Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
1941 · Dance Club Woman
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
The Lady Eve
1941 · Mother on Ship (uncredited)
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941 · Little Lady Buying Soap (uncredited)
Money and the Woman
1940 · Mrs. Slocum, Depositor (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 · Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
1940 · Bit Role (uncredited)
In Old Missouri
1940 · Socialite
Dark Command
1940 · Townswoman
Four Wives
1939 · Nurse (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 · Mrs. Smith
Let Us Live
1939 · Mother Juror (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
1939 · Hospital Cashier (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Neighbor (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
1937 · Minor Role (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 · Townswoman (uncredited)
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936 · Head Matron (uncredited)
Florida Special
1936 · Prunella, at the Bar (uncredited)
Bad Boy
1935 · Wife
The Florentine Dagger
1935 · Frieda (uncredited)
Maybe It's Love
1935 · Second Complaining Wife (uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934 · Mrs. Weems (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934 · Chocolate Malt and Chocolate Éclair Diner
The Iceman's Ball
1932 · The Hostess
Man Wanted
1932 · New Secretary (Uncredited)
Big Dame Hunting
1932 · Ned's Wife
Anybody's War
1930 · Camilla
