Betty Farrington
Acting • Born 1898-05-14 – Died 1989-02-03
Biography
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
41 credits
Theodora Goes Wild
Movie • 1936
Townswoman (uncredited)
Anybody's War
Movie • 1930
Camilla
Doctors Don't Tell
Movie • 1941
The Iceman's Ball
Movie • 1932
The Hostess
Stardust on the Sage
Movie • 1942
Mrs. Haskins
Big Dame Hunting
Movie • 1932
Ned's Wife
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Movie • 1942
Mrs. Prescott
The Fastest Gun Alive
Movie • 1956
Double Indemnity
Movie • 1944
Dietrichsons' Maid Nettie (uncredited)
The Virginian
Movie • 1946
Maybe It's Love
Movie • 1935
Second Complaining Wife (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Movie • 1934
Chocolate Malt and Chocolate Éclair Diner
Made for Each Other
Movie • 1939
Hospital Cashier (uncredited)
Let Us Live
Movie • 1939
Mother Juror (uncredited)
Four Wives
Movie • 1939
Nurse (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
Movie • 1937
Minor Role (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Movie • 1938
Neighbor (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Movie • 1941
Mother on Ship (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
Movie • 1942
Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
Dark Command
Movie • 1940
Townswoman
The Florentine Dagger
Movie • 1935
Frieda (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
Movie • 1940
Bit Role (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Movie • 1944
Woman (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
Movie • 1940
Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
In Old Missouri
Movie • 1940
Socialite
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie • 1943
Assistant Chef (uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht
Movie • 1934
Mrs. Weems (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
Movie • 1941
Dance Club Woman
True to Life
Movie • 1943
Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Movie • 1939
Mrs. Smith
Man Wanted
Movie • 1932
New Secretary (Uncredited)
My Favorite Brunette
Movie • 1947
Matron (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Movie • 1950
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Too Young to Kiss
Movie • 1951
Woman (uncredited)
Money and the Woman
Movie • 1940
Mrs. Slocum, Depositor (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
Movie • 1942
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Nocturne
Movie • 1946
Woman (uncredited)
Bad Boy
Movie • 1935
Wife
Florida Special
Movie • 1936
Prunella, at the Bar (uncredited)
The Man Who Lived Twice
Movie • 1936
Head Matron (uncredited)
The Wild Man of Borneo
Movie • 1941
Little Lady Buying Soap (uncredited)