Lauren Bacall you a damn thing." Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall (, born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks. She was named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute, and received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009, "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures". Bacall began her career as a model before making her film debut as a leading lady in "To Have and Have
Betty Eagleton 1954. After 39 years of marriage, Wally died in 1993 and Betty returned to Beckindale after living in Filey. When Betty arrived in 1994, she soon became known as one of the village gossips. She came into town looking for her old flame Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards). Betty then soon settled in and host a 1940s theme night in The Woolpack Pub at Christmas 1994. Betty then stood up for what she believed in, and even tried to call off Zoe Tate's (Leah Bracknell) lesbian wedding in 1996. In 2000, her ex-boyfriend Reggie arrived in the village. It was transpired