Betty Blythe

Betty Blythe

Known for Acting · 113 credits

Born
1893-08-31
Died
1972-04-07
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter

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".

Known For

Movies (113)

My Fair Lady
Movie

My Fair Lady

1964

as Lady at Ball (uncredited)

The Women
Movie

The Women

1939

as Mrs. South (uncredited)

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

as Customer (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
Movie

They Were Expendable

1945

as Officer's Wife (uncredited)

Undercurrent
Movie

Undercurrent

1946

as Saleslady (uncredited)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Movie

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

as Floor Manager (uncredited)

Topper
Movie

Topper

1937

as Mrs. Goodrich (uncredited)

Letter from an Unknown Woman
Movie

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948

as Frau Kohner (uncredited)

Adventure
Movie

Adventure

1945

as Mrs. Buckley (uncredited)

Honky Tonk
Movie

Honky Tonk

1941

as Mrs. Wilson

Western Courage
Movie

Western Courage

1935

as Mrs. Hanley

She
Movie

She

1925

as Ayesha

Only Yesterday
Movie

Only Yesterday

1933

as Mrs. Vincent (Uncredited)

Our Wife
Movie

Our Wife

1941

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Hollywood Story
Movie

Hollywood Story

1951

as Herself

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Movie

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

as Mrs. Murdock (uncredited)

Glorious Betsy
Movie

Glorious Betsy

1928

as Princess Fredericka

Sarong Girl
Movie

Sarong Girl

1943

as Miss Ellsworth

Lena Rivers
Movie

Lena Rivers

1932

as Mathilda Nichols

The Gorgeous Hussy
Movie

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Mrs. Wainwright

Charge It
Movie

Charge It

1921

as Mille Garreth

Hold That Kiss
Movie

Hold That Kiss

1938

as Wedding Guest at Piermont's

Espionage
Movie

Espionage

1937

as Train Passenger

Yours for the Asking
Movie

Yours for the Asking

1936

as May (uncredited)

Federal Fugitives
Movie

Federal Fugitives

1941

as Marcia

Pilgrimage
Movie

Pilgrimage

1933

as Janet Prescot

The Miracle Kid
Movie

The Miracle Kid

1941

as Madame Gloria

Shed No Tears
Movie

Shed No Tears

1948

as Mrs. Peet (Uncredited)

Rainbow on the River
Movie

Rainbow on the River

1936

as Flower Buyer (uncredited)

Inflation
Movie

Inflation

1942

as Next Door Neighbor Who Begins Hoarding (uncredited)

Puddin' Head
Movie

Puddin' Head

1941

as Mrs. Bowser

Back Street
Movie

Back Street

1932

as Gossip (uncredited)

Runaway Daughters
Movie

Runaway Daughters

1956

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Delinquent Parents
Movie

Delinquent Parents

1938

as Mrs. Wharton

Crime Doctor
Movie

Crime Doctor

1943

as Mrs. Harrington

Freckles Comes Home
Movie

Freckles Comes Home

1942

as Minerva Potter

Murder at Glen Athol
Movie

Murder at Glen Athol

1936

as Ann Randel

The Scarlet Letter
Movie

The Scarlet Letter

1934

as Innkeeper

Presenting Lily Mars
Movie

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Dowager

Luxury Liner
Movie

Luxury Liner

1948

as Miss Fenmoor (uncredited)

Before Midnight
Movie

Before Midnight

1933

as Mavis Fry

Bar 20
Movie

Bar 20

1943

as Mrs. Stevens

Night Alarm
Movie

Night Alarm

1934

as Mrs. Elizabeth Van Dusen

Stolen Love
Movie

Stolen Love

1928

as Modiste

Earl of Puddlestone
Movie

Earl of Puddlestone

1940

as Millicent Potter-Potter

Girls in Chains
Movie

Girls in Chains

1943

as Mrs. Grey

Cheers of the Crowd
Movie

Cheers of the Crowd

1935

as Lil Langdon Walton

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Movie

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944

as Mrs. Manning

Dawn on the Great Divide
Movie

Dawn on the Great Divide

1942

as Mrs. Elmira Corkle

Folly of Vanity
Movie

Folly of Vanity

1924

as Mrs. Ridgeway (modern sequence)

Gangster's Boy
Movie

Gangster's Boy

1938

as Mrs. Davis

Romance of the Limberlost
Movie

Romance of the Limberlost

1938

as Mrs. Parker

The Silver Horde
Movie

The Silver Horde

1920

as Mildred Wayland

Misbehaving Husbands
Movie

Misbehaving Husbands

1940

as Effie Butler

The Spanish Cape Mystery
Movie

The Spanish Cape Mystery

1935

as Mrs. Godfrey

Something in the Wind
Movie

Something in the Wind

1947

as Society Matron (uncredited)

Jiggs and Maggie in Society
Movie

Jiggs and Maggie in Society

1947

as Mrs. Vacuum

Fair Lady
Movie

Fair Lady

1922

as Countess Margherita

Snowbound
Movie

Snowbound

1927

as Julia Barry

Madonna of the Desert
Movie

Madonna of the Desert

1948

as Mrs. Brown

A Girl of the Limberlost
Movie

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

as Mrs. Parker

Tom Brown of Culver
Movie

Tom Brown of Culver

1932

as Dolores Delight

The Business of Life
Movie

The Business of Life

1918

as Elena Clydesdale

I've Been Around
Movie

I've Been Around

1935

Two Heads on a Pillow
Movie

Two Heads on a Pillow

1934

as Mrs. Agnes Walker

Disraeli
Movie

Disraeli

1921

A Million Bid
Movie

A Million Bid

1927

as Mrs. Gordon

Ever Since Eve
Movie

Ever Since Eve

1934

as Mrs. Vandergrift

The Girl from Gay Paree
Movie

The Girl from Gay Paree

1927

as Mademoiselle Fanchon

The Perfect Clue
Movie

The Perfect Clue

1935

as Ursula Chesebrough

Sis Hopkins
Movie

Sis Hopkins

1941

as Mrs. Farnsworth

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Movie

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

1938

as Mrs. Himber (uncredited)

The Spitfire
Movie

The Spitfire

1924

as Jean Bronson

The Undercover Woman
Movie

The Undercover Woman

1946

as Cissy Van Horn

The Queen of Sheba
Movie

The Queen of Sheba

1921

as Queen of Sheba

The Third Generation
Movie

The Third Generation

1920

as Helen Van Dusen

A Fig Leaf for Eve
Movie

A Fig Leaf for Eve

1944

as Lavinia Sardham

Top Sergeant Mulligan
Movie

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941

as Mrs. Lewis

Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Movie

Mr. Muggs Steps Out

1943

Joe Palooka, Champ
Movie

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

as Mrs. Stafford

Nomads of the North
Movie

Nomads of the North

1920

as Nanette

Miss Ambition
Movie

Miss Ambition

1918

as Edith Webster

Tuxedo Junction
Movie

Tuxedo Junction

1941

as Miss Hornblower

Slander
Movie

Slander

1916

House of Errors
Movie

House of Errors

1942

as Mrs. Martha Randall

Occasionally Yours
Movie

Occasionally Yours

1920

as Bunny Winston

Badge of Honor
Movie

Badge of Honor

1934

as Mrs. Claire van Alstyne

Southern Love
Movie

Southern Love

1924

as Dolores

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
Movie

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter

1924

as Rita Sismondi

A Game with Fate
Movie

A Game with Fate

1918

as Elaine Huntington

Money Means Nothing
Movie

Money Means Nothing

1934

as Mrs. Ferris

Percy
Movie

Percy

1925

as Lolita

Domestic Troubles
Movie

Domestic Troubles

1928

as Carrie

How Women Love
Movie

How Women Love

1922

as Rosa Roma

Docks of New York
Movie

Docks of New York

1945

as Mrs. Darcy

Into No Man's Land
Movie

Into No Man's Land

1928

as The Countess

Spotlight Scandals
Movie

Spotlight Scandals

1943

as Mrs. Baker

The King of Diamonds
Movie

The King of Diamonds

1918

as Lucille Bennett

The Truth About Wives
Movie

The Truth About Wives

1923

as Helen Frazer

Piano Mooner
Movie

Piano Mooner

1942

as Society Woman

His Wife's Husband
Movie

His Wife's Husband

1922

as Olympia Brewster

Rebecca
Movie

Rebecca

1950

as Mrs. Danvers

Burnt Wings
Movie

Burnt Wings

1920

as Helen

What Do You Think? (Number Two)
Movie

What Do You Think? (Number Two)

1937

Chu-Chin-Chow
Movie

Chu-Chin-Chow

1924

as Zahrat

Sisters of Eve
Movie

Sisters of Eve

1928

as Mrs. Wenham Gardner

The Breath of Scandal
Movie

The Breath of Scandal

1924

as Sybil Russell

Stars of Yesterday
Movie

Stars of Yesterday

1931

as Self

Over the Top
Movie

Over the Top

1918

as Madame Arnot

Mother o' Mine
Movie

Mother o' Mine

1921

as Fan Baxter

The Undercurrent
Movie

The Undercurrent

1919

as Mariska

Beating the Odds
Movie

Beating the Odds

1919

as Hebe Norse

The Green God
Movie

The Green God

1918

as Muriel Temple

About Betty Blythe

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… With 113 credits spanning from 1916 to 1964, Betty Blythe has appeared in 113 films and 0 TV shows.

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