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.