Betty Stockfeld (15 January 190527 January 1966), often misspelled "Stockfield", was an Australian film actress. She appeared mostly in British and French films.
Betty was the daughter of Sydney businessman Harry Hooper Stockfeld and Susan Elizabeth Stockfeld, née Evans, and a niece of commander
F. Pryce Evans of
Shackleton's
''Nimrod'' expedition. They were in London at the outbreak of war in 1914, so unable to return to Australia.
The following is the copied entry from the
Hungarian National Picture Gallery, which refers to the picture of Stockfeld, by
Philip de László
Philip Alexius László de Lombos (born Fülöp Laub; ; 30 April 1869 – 22 November 1937), known professionally as Philip de László, was an Anglo-Hungarian painter known particularly for his portraits of royal and aristocratic personages. ...
, in their collection:-
"2932
Betty Stockfeld as Mary Magdalen 1930
Standing half-length to the right, face turned upwards, wearing a large white wrap over a flowing purple dress, her long red hair loose, her hands raised to her face in a gesture of grief, all against a grey-blue background.
Oil on canvas, 93 x 72 cm (36 ½ x 28 ¼ in.)
Inscribed lower left:-
Philip de László / 1930
Laib L16226(433) / C31(12) Magdalaine
icNPG Album, 1929-30, p. 30
Magyar Nemzeti Galéria (Hungarian National Gallery), Budapest".
The
National Portrait Gallery, London
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world th ...
's website, shows four of their six portraits of Stockfeld in their collection.
Filmography
* ''
Captivation'' (1931)
* ''
77 Park Lane'' (1931)
* ''
Blanc comme neige'' (1931)
* ''
City of Song'' (1931) with
Jan Kiepura
* ''
Life Goes On'' (1932)
* ''
The Night at the Hotel'' (1932)
* ''
Monsieur Albert'' (1932)
* ''
The Impassive Footman'' (1932)
* ''
King of the Hotel'' (1932)
* ''
Money for Nothing'' (1932)
* ''
The Maid of the Mountains
''The Maid of the Mountains'', called in its original score a musical play, is an operetta or "Edwardian" musical comedy in three acts. The music was by Harold Fraser-Simson, with additional music by James W. Tate, lyrics by Harry Graham a ...
'' (1932)
* ''
La bataille'' (1933)
* ''
King of the Ritz'' (1933)
* ''
Lord of the Manor
Lord of the manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England and Norman England, referred to the landholder of a historical rural estate. The titles date to the English Feudalism, feudal (specifically English feudal barony, baronial) system. The ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Anne One Hundred'' (1933)
* ''
The Weaker Sex'' (1933)
* ''
The Abbot Constantine'' (1933)
* ''
La garnison amoureuse'' (1934)
* ''
The Man Who Changed His Name'' (1934)
* ''
Thunder in the East'' (1934)
* ''
Brides to Be'' (1934)
* ''
Three Sailors'' (1934)
* ''
The Slipper Episode'' (1935)
* ''
The Lad'' (1935)
* ''
Happy Arenas'' (1935)
* ''
Fanfare of Love'' (1935)
* ''
Runaway Ladies'' (1935)
* ''
Le vagabond bien-aimé'' (1936)
* ''
Under Proof'' (1936)
* ''
Une gueule en or'' (1936)
* ''
Women's Club
The club movement is an American women's social movement that started in the mid-19th century and spread throughout the United States. It established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy. While wome ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Beloved Vagabond'' (1936)
* ''
Dishonour Bright'' (1936)
* ''
L'ange du foyer'' (1937)
* ''
Who's Your Lady Friend?'' (1937)
* ''
I See Ice'' (1938)
* ''
Les femmes collantes'' (1938)
* ''
The New Rich'' (1938)
* ''
Behind the Facade'' (1939)
* ''
Les gangsters du château d'If'' (1939)
* ''
His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939)
* ''
Nine Bachelors
''Nine Bachelors'' (French: ''Ils étaient neuf célibataires'') is a 1939 Cinema of France, French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Max Dearly and Elvire Popesco.
It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and locati ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Frenzy'' (1939)
* ''
Sur le plancher des vaches'' (1940)
* ''
President Haudecoeur'' (1940)
* ''
They Were Twelve Women'' (1940)
* ''
Hard Steel'' (1942)
* ''
Flying Fortress'' (1942)
* ''
The Girl Who Couldn't Quite'' (1950)
* ''
Edward and Caroline'' (1951)
* ''
The Lovers of Lisbon'' (1955)
* ''
Guilty?'' (1956)
* ''
True as a Turtle
''True as a Turtle'' is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Wendy Toye and starring John Gregson, Cecil Parker, June Thorburn and Keith Michell. The screenplay was by John Coates, Jack Davies and Nicholas Phipps, based on the 1955 nove ...
'' (1957)
References
External links
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1905 births
1966 deaths
Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
Actresses from Sydney
20th-century Australian actresses
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