Betty Francisco
Acting • Born 1900-09-25 – Died 1950-11-25
Biography
From Wikipedia Betty Francisco (September 26, 1900 – November 25, 1950) was an American silent-film actress, appearing mainly in dramatic/romantic films. Her sister, Evelyn Francisco, was also an actress. Born Elizabeth Barton (or Bartman) in Little Rock, Arkansas, Betty acted in many credited roles from the period between 1920 and 1934, after which it appears she left the movies for good. Her first film credit was in the 1920 film A Broadway Cowboy. However, the film did little to improve her popularity. In 1923, she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, although studios still preferred to cast her in roles opposite major female leading ladies. However, she managed to have her own share of leading roles, co-starring with Norma Talmadge, Wallace Beery and Conway Tearle in First National's 1923 costume picture Ashes of Vengeance. She appeared in Maytime that same year.The actress was still working after the transition of sound, but her name was now virtually unnoticed and Betty, who had mostly done "B movies" in her career, found herself almost forgotten by the film industry. Her last film was Romance in the Rain (1934). Betty Francisco died of a heart attack on her ranch in El Cerrito, Riverside, California in 1950, aged 50, and was interred at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale, California, United States.
Filmography
47 credits
Wasted Lives
Movie • 1925
Grace Gardner
Fifth Avenue Models
Movie • 1925
Rosie Guffy
Thin Twins
Movie • 1929
Riding with Death
Movie • 1921
Anita Calhoun
Greater Than Love
Movie • 1921
Helen Wellington
Faint Perfume
Movie • 1925
Pearl Crumb
Long Pants
Movie • 1927
His finish
Queen of the Chorus
Movie • 1928
Flossie de Vere
The Widow from Chicago
Movie • 1930
Helen
Double Dealing
Movie • 1923
Stella Fern
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Movie • 1925
Ashes of Vengeance
Movie • 1923
Margot de Vancoire
Street of Chance
Movie • 1930
Mrs. Mastick
Good Sport
Movie • 1931
Laura
Midsummer Madness
Movie • 1921
Mary Miller
Maytime
Movie • 1923
Ermintrude
How to Educate a Wife
Movie • 1924
Betty Breese
Charlie Chan Carries On
Movie • 1931
Sybil Conway
Man Bait
Movie • 1927
Betty Gerber
Irene
Movie • 1926
Cordelia Smith
The Darling of New York
Movie • 1923
Frances
Stowaway
Movie • 1932
Madge
Crinoline and Romance
Movie • 1923
Kitty Biddle
Broadway
Movie • 1929
Mazie
Broadway Daddies
Movie • 1928
Agnes Forrest
Uneasy Payments
Movie • 1927
Marie Valentia
Romance in the Rain
Movie • 1934
Julia
The Gay Retreat
Movie • 1927
Betty Burnett
Don Juan's 3 Nights
Movie • 1926
Madame de Courcy
The Lily
Movie • 1926
Mrs. Arnaud Jr
The Spirit of Youth
Movie • 1929
Claire Ewing
The Furnace
Movie • 1920
Patricia Brent
The Love Piker
Movie • 1923
Edith Cloney
Her Night of Nights
Movie • 1922
Myone Madrigal
Poor Men's Wives
Movie • 1923
Claribel
Straight from Paris
Movie • 1921
Doris Charming
Too Many Crooks
Movie • 1927
Frisco Flora
Gambling Wives
Movie • 1924
Sylvia Baldwin
Across the Continent
Movie • 1922
Lorraine Tyler
Smiling Irish Eyes
Movie • 1929
Frankie West
Whom the Gods Destroy
Movie • 1934
The Sun Rises Lead Actress
Madam Satan
Movie • 1930
Little Rolls Riding Hood
Big Timber
Movie • 1924
Poppy Ordway
East of Broadway
Movie • 1924
Diana Morgan
Flaming Youth
Movie • 1923
Connie Fentriss
The Phantom of the Forest
Movie • 1926
Helen Taylor
Fair Play
Movie • 1925
Rita Thane