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Home/People/Betty Astell
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Born
May 23, 1912Died: Jul 26, 2005
Lived 93 years
Place of Birth
Brondesbury, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

12
Movies
1
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Betty Astell

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005) was an English actress. Born Betty Julia Hymans at 54 Cranhurst Road in Willesden, Middlesex, she was married to entertainer Cyril Fletcher for more than 60 years, from 18 May 1941 until his death on 1 January 2005. They had a daughter, actress/comedian Jill Fletcher. Astell acted with her husband on his television series, The Cyril Fletcher Show, and was one of the first people to appear in John Logie Baird's experimental television on the BBC's 30 line shows. Astell died in a hospital near her home in Guernsey. She was 93.
A Piece of Cake poster

A Piece of Cake

as Betty Clarke
1948
The Mind of Mr. Reeder poster

The Mind of Mr. Reeder

as Barmaid
1939
Jack of All Trades poster

Jack of All Trades

as Dancer
1936
Sunshine Ahead poster

Sunshine Ahead

as Pat Wesley, The Girl
1936
On the Air poster

On the Air

as Betty
1934
Strike It Rich poster

Strike It Rich

as Janet Wells
1933
Musical Film Revues poster

Musical Film Revues

Cast
1933
This Is the Life poster

This Is the Life

as Edna Wynne
1933
Great Stuff poster

Great Stuff

as Vera Montgomery
1933
Cleaning Up poster

Cleaning Up

as Marian Brent / Chorus Girl
1933
The Lost Chord poster

The Lost Chord

as Madge
1933
A Tight Corner poster

A Tight Corner

Cast
1932