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Betty Blythe

Betty Blythe

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 31, 1893
Died Apr 07, 1972 (78)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 25, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Betty Blythe (born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter, September 1, 1893 – April 7, 1972) was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as The Queen of Sheba (1921). She appeared in 63 silent films and 56 talking pictures (known ... as talkies) over the course of her career. She is famous for being one of the first actresses to appear on film in the nude, or nearly so, during the Roaring Twenties. She is reported to have said, "A director is the only man besides your husband who can tell you how much of your clothes to take off." Blythe began her stage work in such theatrical pieces as So Long Letty and The Peacock Princess. She worked in vaudeville as the "California Nightingale" singing songs such as "Love Tales from Hoffman". After touring Europe and the States, she entered films in 1918 at the Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn, then she was brought to Hollywood's Fox studio as a replacement for actress Theda Bara. As famous for her revealing costumes as for her dramatic skills, she became a star in such exotic films as The Queen of Sheba (1921) (in which she wore nothing above the waist except a string of beads), Chu-Chin-Chow (made in 1923; released by MGM in the US 1925) and She (1925). She was also seen to good advantage in less revealing films like Nomads of the North (1920) with Lon Chaney and In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924), produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Other roles were as an opera star, unbilled in Garbo's The Mysterious Lady. She continued to work as a character actress. One of her last roles was a small uncredited role in a crowd scene in 1964's My Fair Lady. Betty Blythe's name lives on through the Betty Blythe Vintage TeaRoom in West Kensington.

Known For

Filmography

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964

as Lady at Ball (uncredited)

Runaway Daughters

Runaway Daughters

1956

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Shed No Tears

Shed No Tears

1948

as Mrs. Peet (Uncredited)

Madonna of the Desert

Madonna of the Desert

1948

as Mrs. Brown

Luxury Liner

Luxury Liner

1948

as Miss Fenmoor (uncredited)

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948

as Frau Kohner (uncredited)

Something in the Wind

Something in the Wind

1947

as Society Matron (uncredited)

Jiggs and Maggie in Society

Jiggs and Maggie in Society

1947

as Mrs. Vacuum

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

as Floor Manager (uncredited)

The Undercover Woman

The Undercover Woman

1946

as Cissy Van Horn

Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

as Mrs. Stafford

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

as Customer (uncredited)

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946

as Saleslady (uncredited)

Docks of New York

Docks of New York

1945

as Mrs. Darcy

Adventure

Adventure

1945

as Mrs. Buckley (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

as Mrs. Murdock (uncredited)

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945

as Officer's Wife (uncredited)

A Fig Leaf for Eve

A Fig Leaf for Eve

1944

as Lavinia Sardham

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944

as Mrs. Manning

Spotlight Scandals

Spotlight Scandals

1943

as Mrs. Baker

Sarong Girl

Sarong Girl

1943

as Miss Ellsworth

Bar 20

Bar 20

1943

as Mrs. Stevens

Crime Doctor

Crime Doctor

1943

as Mrs. Harrington

Girls in Chains

Girls in Chains

1943

as Mrs. Grey

Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Dowager

Piano Mooner

Piano Mooner

1942

as Society Woman

House of Errors

House of Errors

1942

as Mrs. Martha Randall

Freckles Comes Home

Freckles Comes Home

1942

as Minerva Potter

Inflation

Inflation

1942

as Next Door Neighbor Who Begins Hoarding (uncredited)

Dawn on the Great Divide

Dawn on the Great Divide

1942

as Mrs. Elmira Corkle

The Miracle Kid

The Miracle Kid

1941

as Madame Gloria

Federal Fugitives

Federal Fugitives

1941

as Marcia

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941

as Mrs. Lewis

Puddin' Head

Puddin' Head

1941

as Mrs. Bowser

Our Wife

Our Wife

1941

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1941

as Mrs. Wilson

Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction

1941

as Miss Hornblower

Sis Hopkins

Sis Hopkins

1941

as Mrs. Farnsworth

Misbehaving Husbands

Misbehaving Husbands

1940

as Effie Butler

Earl of Puddlestone

Earl of Puddlestone

1940

as Millicent Potter-Potter

The Women

The Women

1939

as Mrs. South (uncredited)

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

1938

as Mrs. Himber (uncredited)

Romance of the Limberlost

Romance of the Limberlost

1938

as Mrs. Parker

Gangster's Boy

Gangster's Boy

1938

as Mrs. Davis

Delinquent Parents

Delinquent Parents

1938

as Mrs. Wharton

Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938

as Wedding Guest at Piermont's

Topper

Topper

1937

as Mrs. Goodrich (uncredited)

Espionage

Espionage

1937

as Train Passenger

Murder at Glen Athol

Murder at Glen Athol

1936

as Ann Randel

Rainbow on the River

Rainbow on the River

1936

as Flower Buyer (uncredited)

Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking

1936

as May

The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Mrs. Wainwright

The Perfect Clue

The Perfect Clue

1935

as Ursula Chesebrough

Cheers of the Crowd

Cheers of the Crowd

1935

as Lil Langdon Walton

The Spanish Cape Mystery

The Spanish Cape Mystery

1935

as Mrs. Godfrey

Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

1934

as Mrs. Vandergrift

Badge of Honor

Badge of Honor

1934

as Mrs. Claire van Alstyne

Money Means Nothing

Money Means Nothing

1934

as Mrs. Ferris

Night Alarm

Night Alarm

1934

as Mrs. Elizabeth Van Dusen

A Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

as Mrs. Parker

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1934

as Innkeeper

Two Heads on a Pillow

Two Heads on a Pillow

1934

as Mrs. Agnes Walker

Before Midnight

Before Midnight

1933

as Mavis Fry

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

1933

as Janet Prescot

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Mrs. Vincent (Uncredited)

Lena Rivers

Lena Rivers

1932

as Mathilda Nichols

Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver

1932

as Dolores Delight

Back Street

Back Street

1932

as Gossip (uncredited)

Domestic Troubles

Domestic Troubles

1928

as Carrie

Stolen Love

Stolen Love

1928

as Modiste

Glorious Betsy

Glorious Betsy

1928

as Princess Fredericka

Snowbound

Snowbound

1927

as Julia Barry

A Million Bid

A Million Bid

1927

as Mrs. Gordon

The Girl from Gay Paree

The Girl from Gay Paree

1927

as Mademoiselle Fanchon

She

She

1925

as Ayesha

Percy

Percy

1925

as Lolita

Chu-Chin-Chow

Chu-Chin-Chow

1924

as Zahrat

Folly of Vanity

Folly of Vanity

1924

as Mrs. Ridgeway (modern sequence)

The Truth About Wives

The Truth About Wives

1923

as Helen Frazer

Fair Lady

Fair Lady

1922

as Countess Margherita

How Women Love

How Women Love

1922

as Rosa Roma

The Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba

1921

as Queen of Sheba

Charge It

Charge It

1921

as Mille Garreth

Nomads of the North

Nomads of the North

1920

as Nanette

The Silver Horde

The Silver Horde

1920

as Mildred Wayland

Burnt Wings

Burnt Wings

1920

as Helen

Beating the Odds

Beating the Odds

1919

as Hebe Norse

The Undercurrent

The Undercurrent

1919

as Mariska

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