Betty Francisco
Biography
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.
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Movies (44)
Romance in the Rain
as Julia
1934
Whom the Gods Destroy
as The Sun Rises Lead Actress
1934
Stowaway
as Madge
1932
Good Sport
as Laura
1931
Charlie Chan Carries On
as Sybil Conway
1931
The Widow from Chicago
as Helen
1930
Madam Satan
as Little Rolls Riding Hood
1930
Street of Chance
as Mrs. Mastick
1930
Smiling Irish Eyes
as Frankie West
1929
Broadway
as Mazie
1929
Thin Twins
1929
The Spirit of Youth
as Claire Ewing
1929
Broadway Daddies
as Agnes Forrest
1928
Queen of the Chorus
as Flossie de Vere
1928
The Gay Retreat
as Betty Burnett
1927
Uneasy Payments
as Marie Valentia
1927
Too Many Crooks
as Frisco Flora
1927
Long Pants
as His finish
1927
Man Bait
as Betty Gerber
1927
The Lily
as Mrs. Arnaud Jr
1926
Don Juan's 3 Nights
as Madame de Courcy
1926
Irene
as Cordelia Smith
1926
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925
Faint Perfume
as Pearl Crumb
1925
Fifth Avenue Models
as Rosie Guffy
1925
Wasted Lives
as Grace Gardner
1925
East of Broadway
as Diana Morgan
1924
Big Timber
as Poppy Ordway
1924
How to Educate a Wife
as Betty Breese
1924
Gambling Wives
as Sylvia Baldwin
1924
The Darling of New York
as Frances
1923
Maytime
as Ermintrude
1923
Ashes of Vengeance
as Margot de Vancoire
1923
The Love Piker
as Edith Cloney
1923
Double Dealing
as Stella Fern
1923
Crinoline and Romance
as Kitty Biddle
1923
Poor Men's Wives
as Claribel
1923
Her Night of Nights
as Myone Madrigal
1922
Across the Continent
as Lorraine Tyler
1922
Riding with Death
as Anita Calhoun
1921
Greater Than Love
as Helen Wellington
1921
Straight from Paris
as Doris Charming
1921
Midsummer Madness
as Mary Miller
1921
The Furnace
as Patricia Brent
1920