Known For
Acting
Known Credits
49
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 25, 1900 (125 years old)
Place of Birth
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
From Wikipedia
Betty Francisco (September 26, 1900 – November 25, 1950) was
an American silent-film actress, appearing mainly in dramatic/romantic films.
Her sister, Evelyn Francisco, was also an actress.
Born Elizabeth Barton (or Bartman) in Little Rock, Arkansas,
Betty acted in many credited roles from the period between 1920 and 1934, after
which it appears she left the movies for good. Her first film credit was in the
1920 film A Broadway Cowboy. However, the film did little to improve her
popularity.
In 1923, she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars,
although studios still preferred to cast her in roles opposite major female
leading ladies. However, she managed to have her own share of leading roles,
co-starring with Norma Talmadge, Wallace Beery and Conway Tearle in First
National's 1923 costume picture Ashes of Vengeance. She appeared in Maytime
that same year.The actress was still working after the transition of sound, but
her name was now virtually unnoticed and Betty, who had mostly done "B
movies" in her career, found herself almost forgotten by the film industry.
Her last film was Romance in the Rain (1934).
Betty Francisco died of a heart attack on her ranch in El
Cerrito, Riverside, California in 1950, aged 50, and was interred at the Forest
Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale, California, United States.
| 1934 | Romance in the Rainas Julia | |
| 1934 | Whom the Gods Destroyas The Sun Rises Lead Actress | |
| 1932 | Stowawayas Madge | |
| 1931 | Good Sportas Laura | |
| 1931 | Charlie Chan Carries Onas Sybil Conway | |
| 1930 | The Widow from Chicagoas Helen | |
| 1930 | Madam Satanas Little Rolls Riding Hood | |
| 1930 | Street of Chanceas Mrs. Mastick | |
| 1929 | Smiling Irish Eyesas Frankie West | |
| 1929 | Broadwayas Mazie | |
| 1929 | Thin Twinsas | |
| 1929 | The Spirit of Youthas Claire Ewing | |
| 1928 | Broadway Daddiesas Agnes Forrest | |
| 1928 | Queen of the Chorusas Flossie de Vere | |
| 1928 | You Can’t Beat the Lawas Bessie | |
| 1927 | A Boy of the Streetsas Mary Callahan | |
| 1927 | The Gay Retreatas Betty Burnett | |
| 1927 | Uneasy Paymentsas Marie Valentia | |
| 1927 | Too Many Crooksas Frisco Flora | |
| 1927 | Long Pantsas His finish | |
| 1927 | Man Baitas Betty Gerber | |
| 1926 | The Lilyas Mrs. Arnaud Jr | |
| 1926 | Don Juan's 3 Nightsas Madame de Courcy | |
| 1926 | Ireneas Cordelia Smith | |
| 1926 | The Phantom of the Forestas Helen Taylor | |
| 1925 | Seven Keys to Baldpateas | |
| 1925 | Faint Perfumeas Pearl Crumb | |
| 1925 | Fifth Avenue Modelsas Rosie Guffy | |
| 1925 | Wasted Livesas Grace Gardner | |
| 1925 | Fair Playas Rita Thane | |
| 1924 | East of Broadwayas Diana Morgan | |
| 1924 | Big Timberas Poppy Ordway | |
| 1924 | How to Educate a Wifeas Betty Breese | |
| 1924 | Gambling Wivesas Sylvia Baldwin | |
| 1923 | The Darling of New Yorkas Frances | |
| 1923 | Maytimeas Ermintrude | |
| 1923 | Flaming Youthas Connie Fentriss | |
| 1923 | Ashes of Vengeanceas Margot de Vancoire | |
| 1923 | The Love Pikeras Edith Cloney | |
| 1923 | Double Dealingas Stella Fern | |
| 1923 | Crinoline and Romanceas Kitty Biddle | |
| 1923 | Poor Men's Wivesas Claribel | |
| 1922 | Her Night of Nightsas Myone Madrigal | |
| 1922 | Across the Continentas Lorraine Tyler | |
| 1921 | Riding with Deathas Anita Calhoun | |
| 1921 | Greater Than Loveas Helen Wellington | |
| 1921 | Straight from Parisas Doris Charming | |
| 1921 | Midsummer Madnessas Mary Miller | |
| 1920 | The Furnaceas Patricia Brent |