Betty Farrington

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.

Cast

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