Acting · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA · Born September 25, 1900
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.
MovieRomance in the Rain
1934
as Julia
MovieWhom the Gods Destroy
1934
as The Sun Rises Lead Actress
MovieStowaway
1932
as Madge
MovieGood Sport
1931
as Laura
MovieCharlie Chan Carries On
1931
as Sybil Conway
MovieThe Widow from Chicago
1930
as Helen
MovieMadam Satan
1930
as Little Rolls Riding Hood
MovieStreet of Chance
1930
as Mrs. Mastick
MovieSmiling Irish Eyes
1929
as Frankie West
MovieBroadway
1929
as Mazie
Thin Twins
1929
as Betty/Netty
MovieThe Spirit of Youth
1929
as Claire Ewing
MovieBroadway Daddies
1928
as Agnes Forrest
MovieQueen of the Chorus
1928
as Flossie de Vere
You Can’t Beat the Law
1928
as Bessie
A Boy of the Streets
1927
as Mary Callahan
MovieThe Gay Retreat
1927
as Betty Burnett
Uneasy Payments
1927
as Marie Valentia
MovieToo Many Crooks
1927
as Frisco Flora
MovieLong Pants
1927
as His finish
MovieMan Bait
1927
as Betty Gerber
MovieThe Lily
1926
as Mrs. Arnaud Jr
MovieDon Juan's 3 Nights
1926
as Madame de Courcy
MovieIrene
1926
as Cordelia Smith
MovieThe Phantom of the Forest
1926
as Helen Taylor
MovieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1925
MovieFaint Perfume
1925
as Pearl Crumb
MovieFifth Avenue Models
1925
as Rosie Guffy
MovieWasted Lives
1925
as Grace Gardner
MovieFair Play
1925
as Rita Thane
MovieEast of Broadway
1924
as Diana Morgan
MovieBig Timber
1924
as Poppy Ordway
MovieHow to Educate a Wife
1924
as Betty Breese
MovieGambling Wives
1924
as Sylvia Baldwin
MovieThe Darling of New York
1923
as Frances
MovieMaytime
1923
as Ermintrude
MovieFlaming Youth
1923
as Connie Fentriss
MovieAshes of Vengeance
1923
as Margot de Vancoire
MovieThe Love Piker
1923
as Edith Cloney
MovieDouble Dealing
1923
as Stella Fern
MovieCrinoline and Romance
1923
as Kitty Biddle
MoviePoor Men's Wives
1923
as Claribel
MovieHer Night of Nights
1922
as Myone Madrigal
MovieAcross the Continent
1922
as Lorraine Tyler
MovieRiding with Death
1921
as Anita Calhoun
MovieGreater Than Love
1921
as Helen Wellington
MovieStraight from Paris
1921
as Doris Charming
MovieMidsummer Madness
1921
as Mary Miller
MovieThe Furnace
1920
as Patricia Brent
