Betty Boyd
Betty Boyd was born Elizabeth Boyd Smith on May 11, 1908, in Kansas City, Missouri. She moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s to pursue acting.
Her first film role was uncredited in The Show (1927), and her first credited part came in Off Again (1927). In 1929 she appeared in three films and had an uncredited role in a fourth. She was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, a group of up-and-coming young actresses.
1930 was the peak of her career. She starred in eight films, all credited, and successfully made the transition to talking pictures. In 1931 she appeared in Ex-Sweeties and Maid To Order. In 1932 she had two films: a supporting role in An Old Gypsy Custom and an uncredited role in A Modern Hero. After that, her career slowed, and she had only two more acting roles in the late 1940s. Her final film appearance was an uncredited role in Samson and Delilah (1949).
Boyd retired from acting but stayed in the Los Angeles area. She was married to Charles H. Over Jr., but they divorced in 1934.
She died on September 16, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 63. The cause of death was not disclosed.
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