Betty McDowall

Betty McDowall (14 August 1924 – 31 December 1993) was an Australian stage, film and television actress. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1924.

McDowall began her career as an actress on stage and radio in Sydney. Her first film, made in Australia, was the 1948 war drama Always Another Dawn, in which she played the female romantic lead.

Her television appearances include episodes of Z-Cars, The Saint and The Prisoner. On stage, she appeared in the West End premiere of Tennessee Williams' play Period of Adjustment at Wyndham's Theatre in 1962.

On the radio, she played Laura Archer in BBC Radio 4's long running soap The Archers.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1948 Always Another Dawn Patricia 1957 Interpol Drug addict Uncredited1957 The Shiralee Girl at Parkers 1957 Time Lock Lucille Walker 1958 Diamond Safari Louise Saunders 1958 She Didn't Say No! Mrs. Power 1959 Jack the Ripper Anne Ford 1959 Dial 999 (TV series), ('Picture Puzzle', episode) Jane 1960 Jackpot Kay Stock 1960 Dead Lucky Jenny Drew 1961 Spare the Rod Ann Collins 1962 Tomorrow at Ten Mrs. Parnell 1963 Echo of Diana Joan Scott 1964 First Men in the Moon Margaret Hoy 1965 Ballad in Blue Mrs. Babbidge 1965 The Liquidator Frances Anne 1967 The Prisoner Professor's Wife Episode: "The General"1976 The Omen American Secretary