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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 14, 1898
Died
February 3, 1989
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Betty Farrington
0.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
5.2
Woman (uncredited)
Too Young to Kiss
1951
7.0
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950
6.6
Matron (uncredited)
My Favorite Brunette
1947
5.8
Woman (uncredited)
Nocturne
1946
6.1
The Virginian
1946
7.3
Woman (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
8.1
Dietrichsons' Maid Nettie (uncredited)
Double Indemnity
1944
6.0
Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
True to Life
1943
6.1
Assistant Chef (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Credits
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
6.9
Too Young to Kiss
as Woman (uncredited)
1951
5.2
Father of the Bride
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1950
7.0
My Favorite Brunette
as Matron (uncredited)
1947
6.6
Nocturne
as Woman (uncredited)
1946
5.8
The Virginian
1946
6.1
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Woman (uncredited)
1944
7.3
Double Indemnity
as Dietrichsons' Maid Nettie (uncredited)
1944
8.1
True to Life
as Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
1943
6.0
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Assistant Chef (uncredited)
1943
6.1
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Mrs. Prescott
1942
0.0
Night in New Orleans
as Elevator Passenger (Uncredited)
1942
4.0
Stardust on the Sage
as Mrs. Haskins
1942
5.0
This Gun for Hire
as Woman on Bridge (uncredited)
1942
6.9
Pacific Blackout
as Dance Club Woman
1941
6.3
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
4.9
The Lady Eve
as Mother on Ship (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Money and the Woman
as Mrs. Slocum, Depositor (uncredited)
1940
4.3
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
1940
6.5
The Great McGinty
as Bit Role (uncredited)
1940
6.9
In Old Missouri
as Socialite
1940
5.5
Dark Command
as Townswoman
1940
6.3
Four Wives
as Nurse (uncredited)
1939
5.3
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Mrs. Smith
1939
2.0
Let Us Live
as Mother Juror (uncredited)
1939
6.8
Made for Each Other
as Hospital Cashier (uncredited)
1939
6.1
You Can't Take It with You
as Neighbor (uncredited)
1938
7.5
Missing Witnesses
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1937
5.5
Theodora Goes Wild
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1936
6.5
Florida Special
as Prunella, at the Bar (uncredited)
1936
6.0
Bad Boy
as Wife
1935
5.0
The Florentine Dagger
as Frieda (uncredited)
1935
5.7
Maybe It's Love
as Second Complaining Wife (uncredited)
1935
6.0
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Mrs. Weems (uncredited)
1934
6.0
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Chocolate Malt and Chocolate Éclair Diner
1934
6.0
🎬
The Iceman's Ball
as The Hostess
1932
1.0
Man Wanted
as New Secretary (Uncredited)
1932
5.5
🎬
Big Dame Hunting
as Ned's Wife
1932
0.0
Anybody's War
as Camilla
1930
0.0