Betty Ann Davies
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Betty Ann Davies | |
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| Years active | 1934–1955 |
Betty Ann Davies (24 December 1910 – 14 May 1955) was a British
A Streetcar Named Desire. Davies appeared in 38 films, most notably as the future Mrs Polly in The History of Mr. Polly and in the first of the St Trinian's films The Belles of St. Trinian's, and was active in TV at the time of her death. She went into hospital on May 14, 1955, to have an operation for appendicitis, but suffered from complications following surgery and died the same day.[2] She was 44. She left one son, Brook Blackford.[3]
Partial filmography
- My Old Duchess (1934) - Sally Martin
- Death at Broadcasting House (1934) - Poppy Levine
- Youthful Folly (1934)
- Joy Ride (1935) - Anne Maxwell
- Play Up the Band (1935) - Betty Small
- Excuse My Glove (1936) - Ann Haydon
- She Knew What She Wanted (1936) - Frankie
- Chick (1936) - Peggy
- Radio Lover (1936) - Wendy Maradyck
- Tropical Trouble (1936) - Mary Masterman
- Lucky Jade (1937) - Betsy
- Merry Comes to Town (1937) - Marjorie Stafford
- Under a Cloud (1937) - Diana Forbes
- Silver Top (1938) - Dushka Vernon
- Mountains O'Mourne (1938) - Violet Mayfair
- Kipps (1941) - Flo Bates
- It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) - Sadie, his wife
- Escape (1948) - Girl in Park
- To the Public Danger (1948, Short) - Barmaid
- The Passionate Friends (1949) - Miss Joan Layton
- The History of Mr. Polly (1949) - Miriam Larkins Polly
- Now Barabbas (1949) - Rosie
- Man in Black(1949) - Bertha Clavering
- The Blue Lamp (1950) - Mary Bertha Lewis (uncredited)
- Trio (1950) - Mrs. Helen Chester (segment "Sanatorium")
- The Woman with No Name (1950) - Beatrice
- Outcast of the Islands (1951) - Mrs. Williams
- Meet Me Tonight (1952) - Doris Gow (segment "Fumed Oak: An Unpleasant Comedy")
- Cosh Boy (1953) - Elsie
- Grand National Night (1953) - Pinkie Collins
- Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder (1953) - Selina
- Murder by Proxy (1954) - Mrs. Alicia Brunner
- The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) - Miss Waters
- Children Galore (1955) - Mrs. Ark
- Alias John Preston (1955) - Mrs. Sandford
References
- ^ "Betty Ann Davies | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ISBN 9780713482805.
- ^ "DVD and Blu-ray rental". Lovefilm. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
External links
- Betty Ann Davies at IMDb
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