Betty Harfordwho appeared several times in “Dynasty” And “Paper chase“died on November 2. She was 98 years old.
Harford's death was confirmed by her friend Wendy Mitchell, who shared the news on Facebook.
Harford appeared as the secretary of law school professor Charles W. Kingsfield on the CBS drama “Paper Chase.”
She played Miss Nottingham in 41 episodes of the series, which ran for one season from 1978 to 1979 on CBS. The Paper Chase aired on Showtime for three more seasons from 1983 to 1986.
Harford starred on Dynasty for nine years, playing the recurring role of cook Hilda Gunnerson from 1981 to 1989.
She appeared in 34 episodes of the soap opera over the first eight seasons. She reprized her role in the 1991 reunion miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion.
Harford was born in New York City, but his film and television career began in the 1950s with the radio western Gunsmoke and the documentary series Crime Classics.
She has also appeared in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Dr. Kildare, The Twilight Zone, The Big Valley, Fireside Theater and Luv Video Theatre.
In the 1960s, Harford acted in the UCLA Houseman Theater Company and played a nurse directed by James Bridges in the 1997 film “September 30, 1955,” which starred Richard Thomas.
Harford also appeared in the 1959 film The Wild and the Innocent as Mrs. Forbes.
Her acting credits also include television roles in Room 222 and Mrs. Columbo, as well as in films such as Spartacus (1960), Murder Index (1964), Win, Place or Steal (1974) and The China Syndrome (1979).
She was married to California sculptor Oliver Andrews before separating in the late 1970s.
She remarried Hungarian actor Alex de Nashodi before his death. She is survived by her son Chris from her first marriage and grandchildren.
