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Betty Violet Marie Baskcomb was a British actress who appeared in roles for theatre, film, television and radio productions. She was born in London in 1914 and made her stage debut as a stooge opposite her father, the comedian A.W. Baskcomb, in 1931. Her screen debut was in the Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). Hitchcock insisted she played a part in the remake, and she was flown over to Hollywood for the role, although she was uncredited in both versions. On the radio, she was a member of the BBC Drama Repertory Company from the 1940s through to the 1970s. In 1956 she appeared on stage in Ring For Catty at the Lyric Theatre in London.
Birth Name
Betty Violet Marie Baskcomb
Born
Saturday, 30 May 1914
Died
Tuesday, 15 April 2003
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Doctor on the Go | Mrs. Grant | 1975 |
Nightingale's Boys | Secretary / Miss Furst | 1975 |
Not on Your Nellie | Gladys Nuttall | 1974 |
BBC2 Playhouse | Mrs. Rachels | 1974 |
Crown Court | Vera Brimmer | 1972 |
New Scotland Yard | Mrs. Ward | 1972 |
Play for Today | Phyllis | 1970 |
City '68 | Elsie Perriman | 1967 |
Quick Before They Catch Us | Mum | 1966 |
Mrs Thursday | Connie Jarvis | 1966 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Doctor on the Go | Mrs. Grant | 1975 |
Nightingale's Boys | Secretary / Miss Furst | 1975 |
Not on Your Nellie | Gladys Nuttall | 1974 |
BBC2 Playhouse | Mrs. Rachels | 1974 |
Crown Court | Vera Brimmer | 1972 |
New Scotland Yard | Mrs. Ward | 1972 |
Play for Today | Phyllis | 1970 |
City '68 | Elsie Perriman | 1967 |
Quick Before They Catch Us | Mum | 1966 |
Mrs Thursday | Connie Jarvis | 1966 |
Public Eye | Gwen Barry | 1965 |
Dr. Crippen | Mrs. Stratton | 1963 |
Maigret | Mademoiselle Clément | 1959 |
Bootsie and Snudge | Lilly | 1960 |
Your Money or Your Wife | Janet Fry | 1960 |
No Hiding Place | Mrs. Hinson / Mrs. Charnley | 1959 |
Probation Officer | Mrs. Hartley / Jenny Humphries | 1959 |
Motive for Murder | Miss Gosling | 1957 |
Armchair Theatre | Mrs. Gibson / Miss Merryweather / Mavis / Elaine's mother | 1956 |
The Man Who Knew Too Much | Edna, the Church Organist | 1956 |
ITV Play of the Week | Alice Crowley / The Mother | 1955 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Mrs. Fletcher / Mrs. English / Agnes Watkins | 1955 |
The Detective | French Widow | 1954 |
Tread Softly | Olivia Winters | 1952 |
It Always Rains on Sunday | Barmaid of the 'Two Compasses' | 1947 |
The Passing of the Third Floor Back | Minor Role | 1935 |
The Man Who Knew Too Much | Lawrence's Maid | 1934 |