Betty Stockfeld

Betty Stockfeld (15 January 1905 – 27 January 1966), often misspelled "Stockfield", was an Australian film actress.[1] She appeared mostly in British and French films.[2]

Betty Stockfeld
Born	(1905-01-15)15 January 1905 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	27 January 1966(1966-01-27) (aged 61) Tadworth, Surrey, England
Other names	Betty Stockfield
Occupation	Film and television actress
Years active	1931–60

Betty was the daughter of Sydney businessman Harry Hooper Stockfeld and Susan Elizabeth Stockfeld, née Evans, and a niece of commander F. Pryce Evans of Shackleton's Nimrod expedition. They were in London at the outbreak of war in 1914, so unable to return to Australia.[3][4]

The following is the copied entry from the Hungarian National Picture Gallery, which refers to the picture of Stockfeld, by de Lásló, in their collection:-

"2932 Betty Stockfeld as Mary Magdalen 1930 Standing half-length to the right, face turned upwards, wearing a large white wrap over a flowing purple dress, her long red hair loose, her hands raised to her face in a gesture of grief, all against a grey-blue backgroun Oil on canvas, 93 x 72 cm (36 ½ x 28 ¼ in.) Inscribed lower left: Philip de László / 1930 Laib L16226(433) / C31(12) Magdalaine [sic] NPG Album, 1929-30, p. 30 Magyar Nemzeti Galéria (Hungarian National Gallery), Budapest".

The National Portrait Gallery, London's website, shows four of their six portraits of Stockfeld in their collection.