Acting
Betty Astell
EN cinema · 12 credits
Born
23 May 1912
Died
26 July 2005 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Brondesbury, London, England, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography

A Piece of Cake
as Betty Clarke, Story
Sunshine Ahead
1936
Sunshine Ahead
as Pat Wesley, The Girl

The Lost Chord
as Madge

Strike It Rich
as Janet Wells
Cleaning Up
1933
Cleaning Up
as Marian Brent / Chorus Girl
Great Stuff
1933
Great Stuff
as Vera Montgomery

This Is the Life
as Edna Wynne

