Betty Henderson

Betty Henderson (1907–1979) was a Scottish actress. She was a founding member of the Glasgow Unity Theatre, with whom she played Peggie in both the stage and screen versions of The Gorbals Story. She later appeared as Gran Crombie in High Living.

Selected stage performances Year Title Author Theatre Role Director / Company 1943 Song of Tomorrow John Kincaid Queens Theatre, Glasgow Glasgow Unity Theatre 1944 The Two Mrs Camerons Winifred Carter, Edith Carter Glasgow Empire Theatre Anna 1945 When the Boys Come Home James Barke Glasgow Athenaeum Mary Cochrane Glasgow Unity Theatre 1946 Juno and the Paycock Seán O'Casey The Pleasance Little Theatre, Edinburgh Juno Boyle Glasgow Unity Theatre 1947 The Laird O’ Torwatletie Robert MacLellan The Pleasance Little Theatre, Edinburgh The Laird's sister Glasgow Unity Theatre 1947 The Plough and the Stars Seán O'Casey The Pleasance Little Theatre, Edinburgh Bessie Burgess Glasgow Unity Theatre Players 1947 The Gorbals Story Robert McLeish The Pleasance Little Theatre, Edinburgh Peggie Glasgow Unity Theatre Players 1947 Starched Aprons Ena Lamont Stewart Adam Smith Hall, Kirkcaldy Matron Glasgow Unity Theatre Players 1947 The Lower Depths Maxim Gorki The Pleasance Little Theatre, Edinburgh Kvashnya Glasgow Unity Theatre Players 1948 Wee Macgreegor J.J. Bell The Pleasance Little Theatre, Edinburgh Mrs. Robinson Glasgow Unity Theatre Players 1948 The Gorbals Story Robert McLeish Garrick Theatre, London; New Theatre Oxford Peggie Glasgow Unity Theatre Players 1948 Men Should Weep Ena Lamont Stewart Theatre Royal, Glasgow Maggie Morrison Glasgow Unity Theatre Players 1951 Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw Embassy Theatre (London) Mrs Pearce Michael Langham 1951 Common Property Matthew Service Embassy Theatre (London) Robert Mitchell 1951 Women of Twilight Sylvia Rayman Embassy Theatre and Vaudeville Theatre (London) Nurse 1955 Suspect Edward Percy and Reginald Denham Lyceum Theatre, London; Royal Court Theatre Goudie Flora Robson 1959 Marigold (musical) Book and lyrics by Alan Melville, based on the play by Francis R. Pryor and Lizzie Allen Harker His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen; Savoy Theatre Beenie Murray Macdonald

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