Biography
Bunny Beatty was an English actress active in film during the 1930s and 1940s. Born Hinemoa Gerome Lauri on 23 October 1913 in London, she appeared in supporting and uncredited roles, often credited as Lauri Beatty early in her career.
She is noted for her performance as Babs in Libeled Lady (1936). Other credits include Becky Sharp (1935) as Lady Blanche, Wee Willie Winkie (1937) as Elsie Allardyce, A Christmas Carol (1938) as Martha Cratchit, and uncredited parts in The Women (1939), Rebecca (1940) and Foreign Correspondent (1940).
Beatty was the daughter of actress May Beatty, with whom she appeared in Sylvia Scarlett (1935) and Becky Sharp. She was married to director Gunther von Fritsch from 1937 until his death in 1988. She died on 2 October 1996 in Los Angeles.
