
Known for
Acting
Born
March 27, 1903
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Died
November 4, 1977 (aged 74)
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Betty Balfour (27 March 1903 – 4 November 1977) was an English screen actress, popular during the silent era, and known as the "British Mary Pickford" and "Britain's Queen of Happiness". She was best known to audiences for her Squibs series of films. Balfour was the most popular actress in Britain in the 1920s, and in 1927 she was named by the Daily Mirror as the country's favourite world star. Her talent was most evident in the Squibs comedy series produced by George Pearson, while in his Love, Life and Laughter (1923) and Reveille (1924), rediscovered in 2014, she demonstrated a serious side to her character. Her role as a wealthy heiress in Somebody...
1945
as Mrs Robinson
1936
as Eliza Vandan
1935
as Amelia "Squibs" Hopkins
1935
as Elizabeth Brown
1934
as Lil
1934
as Maudie
1930
as The Nipper, Producer
1930
as Maisie Grey
1929
as Marie
1929
as Sally / Princess Zonia
1929
as Jenny
1929
as Croquette
1928
as Kitty Cranston
1928
as Betty
1928
1928
as Ludivine Bucaille - une fille étrange
1926
as Mizzi
1926
as Fay Wynchbeck
1926
as Betty Cinders
1925
as Joan Meredith
1925
as Jude Tyler, Producer
1924
as Mick
1923
as Tip-Toes
1922
as Squibs Hopkins