Betty Farrington

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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

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1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
Movie Grace Fenwick (uncredited)
1955
Crossroads
TV show Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited)
1951
Too Young to Kiss
Movie Woman (uncredited)
1950
Father of the Bride
Movie Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1947
My Favorite Brunette
Movie Matron (uncredited)
1946
Nocturne
Movie Woman (uncredited)
1946
The Virginian
Movie
1946
Miss Susie Slagle's
Movie Nurse (uncredited)
1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Movie Woman (uncredited)
1944
Double Indemnity
Movie Nettie (uncredited)
1943
True to Life
Movie Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie Assistant Chef (uncredited)
1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Movie Mrs. Prescott
1942
Night in New Orleans
Movie Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
1942
Stardust on the Sage
Movie Mrs. Haskins
1942
This Gun for Hire
Movie Woman on Bridge (uncredited)

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1941
Pacific Blackout
Movie Dance Club Woman
1941
Doctors Don't Tell
Movie
1941
The Lady Eve
Movie Mother on Ship (uncredited)
1941
The Wild Man of Borneo
Movie Little Lady Buying Soap (uncredited)
1940
Money and the Woman
Movie Mrs. Slocum, Depositor (uncredited)
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
Movie Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
1940
The Great McGinty
Movie Bit Role (uncredited)
1940
In Old Missouri
Movie Socialite
1940
Dark Command
Movie Townswoman
1939
Four Wives
Movie Nurse (uncredited)
1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Movie Mrs. Smith
1939
Let Us Live
Movie Mother Juror (uncredited)
1939
Made for Each Other
Movie Hospital Cashier (uncredited)
1938
You Can't Take It with You
Movie Neighbor (uncredited)
1937
Missing Witnesses
Movie Minor Role (uncredited)
1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Movie Townswoman (uncredited)
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice
Movie Head Matron (uncredited)
1936
Florida Special
Movie Prunella, at the Bar (uncredited)
1935
Bad Boy
Movie Wife
1935
The Florentine Dagger
Movie Frieda (uncredited)
1935
Maybe It's Love
Movie Second Complaining Wife (uncredited)
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
Movie Mrs. Weems (uncredited)
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Movie Chocolate Malt and Chocolate Éclair Diner
1932
The Iceman's Ball
Movie The Hostess