08/31/1893
Los Angeles, California, USA:
Betty Blythe (geboren als Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter, 1. September 1893 – 7. April 1972) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, die vor allem für ihre dramatischen Rollen in exotischen Stummfilmen wie „Die Königin von Saba“ (1921) bekannt ist. Im Laufe ihrer Karriere wirkte sie in 63 Stummfilmen und 56 Tonfilmen mit. Sie ist berühmt dafür, in den Goldenen Zwanzigern eine der ersten Schauspielerinnen gewesen zu sein, die nackt oder fast nackt vor der Kamera standen. Sie soll gesagt haben: „Neben Ihrem Ehemann ist nur ein Regisseur der Mann, der Ihnen vorschreiben kann, wie viel Sie von Ihren Kleidern ablegen sollen.“ Blythe begann ihre Bühnenkarriere mit Stücken wie „So Long Letty“ und „Die Pfauenprinzessin“. Sie trat im Varieté als „California Nightingale“ auf und sang Lieder wie „Love Tales from Hoffman“. Nach Tourneen durch Europa und die USA begann sie 1918 ihre Filmkarriere bei den Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn. Anschließend wurde sie als Ersatz für die Schauspielerin Theda Bara zu den Fox Studios in Hollywood geholt. Berühmt für ihre freizügigen Kostüme ebenso wie für ihr schauspielerisches Talent, wurde sie zum Star in exotischen Filmen wie „Die Königin von Saba“ (1921) (in dem sie außer einer Perlenkette nichts oberhalb der Taille trug), „Chu-Chin-Chow“ (gedreht 1923; US-Kinostart 1925 durch MGM) und „She“ (1925). Auch in weniger freizügigen Filmen wie „Nomads of the North“ (1920) mit Lon Chaney und „In Hollywood“ mit Potash und Perlmutter (1924), produziert von Samuel Goldwyn, konnte sie überzeugen. Weitere Rollen umfassten einen Auftritt als Opernstar, allerdings ohne Nennung im Abspann von Garbos „The Mysterious Lady“. Sie arbeitete weiterhin als Charakterdarstellerin. Eine ihrer letzten Rollen war eine kleine, nicht im Abspann erwähnte Nebenrolle in einer Massenszene in „My Fair Lady“ von 1964. Betty Blythes Name lebt im Betty Blythe Vintage TeaRoom in West Kensington weiter.
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My Fair Lady (1964) as Lady at Ball (uncredited) |
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Runaway Daughters (1956) as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Hollywood Story (1951) as Herself |
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Rebecca (1950) as Mrs. Danvers |
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Luxury Liner (1948) as Miss Fenmoor (uncredited) |
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Shed No Tears (1948) as Mrs. Peet (Uncredited) |
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Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) as Frau Kohner (uncredited) |
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Madonna of the Desert (1948) as Mrs. Brown |
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Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947) as Mrs. Vacuum |
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) as Floor Manager (uncredited) |
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Something in the Wind (1947) as Society Matron (uncredited) |
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Undercurrent (1946) as Saleslady (uncredited) |
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Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) as Mrs. Stafford |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) as Customer (uncredited) |
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The Undercover Woman (1946) as Cissy Van Horn |
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Adventure (1945) as Mrs. Buckley (uncredited) |
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They Were Expendable (1945) as Officer's Wife (uncredited) |
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) as Mrs. Murdock (uncredited) |
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Docks of New York (1945) as Mrs. Darcy |
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A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944) as Lavinia Sardham |
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Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944) as Mrs. Manning |
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Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943) as |
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Bar 20 (1943) as Mrs. Stevens |
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Spotlight Scandals (1943) as Mrs. Baker |
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Crime Doctor (1943) as Mrs. Harrington |
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Sarong Girl (1943) as Miss Ellsworth |
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Girls in Chains (1943) as Mrs. Grey |
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Presenting Lily Mars (1943) as Dowager |
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Dawn on the Great Divide (1942) as Mrs. Elmira Corkle |
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Piano Mooner (1942) as Society Woman |
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House of Errors (1942) as Mrs. Martha Randall |
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Freckles Comes Home (1942) as Minerva Potter |
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Inflation (1942) as Next Door Neighbor Who Begins Hoarding (uncredited) |
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Tuxedo Junction (1941) as Miss Hornblower |
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The Miracle Kid (1941) as Madame Gloria |
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Top Sergeant Mulligan (1941) as Mrs. Lewis |
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Honky Tonk (1941) as Mrs. Wilson |
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Our Wife (1941) as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Puddin' Head (1941) as Mrs. Bowser |
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Sis Hopkins (1941) as Mrs. Farnsworth |
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Federal Fugitives (1941) as Marcia |
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Misbehaving Husbands (1940) as Effie Butler |
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Earl of Puddlestone (1940) as Millicent Potter-Potter |
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The Women (1939) as Mrs. South (uncredited) |
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Gangster's Boy (1938) as Mrs. Davis |
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Delinquent Parents (1938) as Mrs. Wharton |
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Romance of the Limberlost (1938) as Mrs. Parker |
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Hold That Kiss (1938) as Wedding Guest at Piermont's |
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Life in Sometown, U.S.A. (1938) as Mrs. Himber (uncredited) |
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What Do You Think? (Number Two) (1937) as |
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Topper (1937) as Mrs. Goodrich (uncredited) |
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Espionage (1937) as Train Passenger |
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Rainbow on the River (1936) as Flower Buyer (uncredited) |
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The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) as Mrs. Wainwright |
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Yours for the Asking (1936) as May (uncredited) |
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Murder at Glen Athol (1936) as Ann Randel |
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Western Courage (1935) as Mrs. Hanley |
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The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) as Mrs. Godfrey |
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Cheers of the Crowd (1935) as Lil Langdon Walton |
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The Perfect Clue (1935) as Ursula Chesebrough |
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I've Been Around (1935) as |
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Night Alarm (1934) as Mrs. Elizabeth Van Dusen |
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A Girl of the Limberlost (1934) as Mrs. Parker |
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Two Heads on a Pillow (1934) as Mrs. Agnes Walker |
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The Scarlet Letter (1934) as Innkeeper |
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Money Means Nothing (1934) as Mrs. Ferris |
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Badge of Honor (1934) as Mrs. Claire van Alstyne |
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Ever Since Eve (1934) as Mrs. Vandergrift |
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Before Midnight (1933) as Mavis Fry |
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Only Yesterday (1933) as Mrs. Vincent (Uncredited) |
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Pilgrimage (1933) as Janet Prescot |
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Back Street (1932) as Gossip (uncredited) |
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Tom Brown of Culver (1932) as Dolores Delight |
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Lena Rivers (1932) as Mathilda Nichols |
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Stars of Yesterday (1931) as Self |
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Stolen Love (1928) as Modiste |
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Sisters of Eve (1928) as Mrs. Wenham Gardner |
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Into No Man's Land (1928) as The Countess |
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Glorious Betsy (1928) as Princess Fredericka |
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Domestic Troubles (1928) as Carrie |
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The Girl from Gay Paree (1927) as Mademoiselle Fanchon |
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A Million Bid (1927) as Mrs. Gordon |
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Snowbound (1927) as Julia Barry |
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She (1925) as Ayesha |
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Percy (1925) as Lolita |
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Folly of Vanity (1924) as Mrs. Ridgeway (modern sequence) |
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In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924) as Rita Sismondi |
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The Breath of Scandal (1924) as Sybil Russell |
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Chu-Chin-Chow (1924) as Zahrat |
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The Spitfire (1924) as Jean Bronson |
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Southern Love (1924) as Dolores |
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The Truth About Wives (1923) as Helen Frazer |
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How Women Love (1922) as Rosa Roma |
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His Wife's Husband (1922) as Olympia Brewster |
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Fair Lady (1922) as Countess Margherita |
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Disraeli (1921) as |
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Charge It (1921) as Mille Garreth |
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Mother o' Mine (1921) as Fan Baxter |
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The Queen of Sheba (1921) as Queen of Sheba |
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Nomads of the North (1920) as Nanette |
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Occasionally Yours (1920) as Bunny Winston |
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The Silver Horde (1920) as Mildred Wayland |
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Burnt Wings (1920) as Helen |
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The Third Generation (1920) as Helen Van Dusen |
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The Undercurrent (1919) as Mariska |
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Beating the Odds (1919) as Hebe Norse |
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Miss Ambition (1918) as Edith Webster |
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The King of Diamonds (1918) as Lucille Bennett |
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The Green God (1918) as Muriel Temple |
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A Game with Fate (1918) as Elaine Huntington |
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The Business of Life (1918) as Elena Clydesdale |
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Over the Top (1918) as Madame Arnot |
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Slander (1916) as |