Betty Jardine (17 April 1903 – 28 February 1945) was a British stage and film actress.

Betty Jardine
Born17 April 1903
Died28 February 1945 (aged 41)
OccupationActor
Years active1926–1944 (film and theatre)

She began as an actress in Manchester in 1926. In 1934 she made her West End debut in Disharmony at the Fortune Theatre.[1] Subsequent roles were in the Emlyn Williams plays Night Must Fall in 1935 and The Corn Is Green in 1938.

Jardine was married to the psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion with whom she had a daughter, Parthenope. Jardine died a few days after the birth, from a pulmonary embolism.

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
1937 Oh, Mr Porter! Secretary Uncredited
1938 Almost a Honeymoon Lavinia Pepper
1938 Badger's Green Unknown TV movie
1938 Nine Till Six Unknown TV movie
1939 Sun Up Emmy TV movie
1939 Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday Alfred's Girlfriend Uncredited
1940 The Girl in the News Elsie
1940 Night Train to Munich Girl Singing on Stage Uncredited
1941 The Ghost Train Edna
1941 Kipps Doris
1941 Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It Daisy
1942 We Serve Private Dickson Short film
1943 We'll Meet Again Miss Bohne
1943 Rhythm Serenade Helen
1944 A Canterbury Tale Fee Baker
1944 Two Thousand Women Teresa King (final film role)

References edit

  1. ^ Wearing p.307

Bibliography edit

  • Gomez, Lavinia. Developments in Object Relations: Controversies, Conflicts, and Common Ground. Taylor & Francis, 2017.
  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

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