- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 28, 1918
- Place of Birth
- Alameda, California, USA
- Died
- December 10, 2003
Elizabeth Harrower
Betty Louise Foss was born during the final days of World War I in Alameda, California as the country plagued by a flu epidemic. Within six weeks, her mother died, her father had a nervous breakdown, and relatives passed her care around. As babies were thought to draw the deadly flu, Betty was eventually placed in a San Francisco orphanage where she was later adopted by Scottish immigrants William and Jessie Harrower and raised in Berkeley and Los Angeles. During the Great Depression her adoptive father's salary was cut in half and her adoptive mother decided to take Betty out of school and off to Hollywood to begin an acting career. After trying out several alter egos in the hopes of making an impression on someone in the industry, Betty Foss eventually settled on the identity of Elizabeth Harrower. Elizabeth Harrower appeared in "Becky Sharp (1935)", the first feature-length color film…
Filmography
Generations
tvGenerations
1989 · Writer
movieI Love You...Good-bye
1974 · Mrs. Freeman
movieA Brand New Life
1973 · Margaret Kalman
tvThe Waltons
1972
movieThe Adventures of Nick Carter
1972 · Sister Effie
tvColumbo
1971 · Board Member (uncredited)
movieShoot Out
1971 · Housekeeper
movieEscape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 · Reporter at Hotel (uncredited)
movieVanishing Point
1971 · Communications Officer
tvThe Immortal
1970
movieThe Sterile Cuckoo
1969 · Landlady (uncredited)
movieTrue Grit
1969 · Mrs. Ross
tvMayberry R.F.D.
1968 · Mrs. Meredith, Mrs. Brandt
tvShane
1966 · Myra Torrey
tvThat Girl
1966
movieBatman
1966 · Picnicking Woman (uncredited)
tvBatman
1966 · Miss Prentice, Drusilla
movieCat Ballou
1965 · Townswoman (uncredited)
movieZebra in the Kitchen
1965 · Town Gossip
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Masters
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Mrs. Crandall, Mrs. Grant
movieThe Wild Westerners
1962 · Martha Bernard
movieDon't Knock the Twist
1962 · Ruth Emerson
movieHouse of Women
1962 · Mrs. Potter
movieThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962 · French Prisoner (uncredited)
tvHazel
1961 · Edith
tvSurfside 6
1960
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Customer, Mrs. Hutchins
movieI Passed for White
1960 · Woman in Employment Office
tvDennis the Menace
1959 · , Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Woman (uncredited)
movieThe FBI Story
1959 · Clerk (uncredited)
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
movieMarjorie Morningstar
1958 · Miss Kimble (uncredited)
movieTeacher's Pet
1958 · Clara Dibney (uncredited)
movieGoing Steady
1958 · Mrs. Armstrong
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Woman Artist, Woman Apartment Manager, Mrs. Mangan, Sadie Noymann
tvM Squad
1957 · Walls' Secretary, Mrs. Michaels
The Great Gildersleeve
tvThe Great Gildersleeve
1955
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Mrs. O'Roarke, Mildred O'Roarke
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
movieThunder Pass
1954 · Mrs. Hemp
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Miss Himbler, Mrs. Sims
moviePlymouth Adventure
1952 · Elizabeth Hopkins
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952 · Nurse, Housekeeper
Does Christ Live in Your Home?
movieDoes Christ Live in Your Home?
1951
tvThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
movieThe Pilgrimage Play
1949 · Woman of Samaria