Betty Stockfeld

Betty Stockfeld (15 January 1905 – 27 January 1966), often misspelled "Stockfield", was an Australian film actress. She appeared mostly in British and French films. Betty was the daughter of Sydney businessman Harry Hooper Stockfeld and Susan Elizabeth Stockfeld, née Evans, and a niece of commander of Shackleton's Nimrod expedition. They were in London at the outbreak of war in 1914, so unable to return to Australia. The following is the copied entry from the , which refers to the picture of Stockfeld, by Philip de László, in their collection:- "2932Betty Stockfeld as Mary Magdalen 1930Standing 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 background.Oil on canvas, 93 x 72 cm (36 ½ x 28 ¼ in.)Inscribed lower left:- Philip de László ...