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Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005), born Betty Julia Hymans, was an English actress, best known for comedy and productions on stage, screen, and radio with her husband, . She was one of the first performers to appear on television, in experimental broadcasts by the in 1932.

Early life
Betty Julia Hymans was born in , , , the daughter of Herbert Hymans and Estella Oppenheimer Hymans.

Career
Radio
Astell was a child performer, trained as a dancer. She sang on programmes in the 1920s, and met her husband while making recordings for radio in Bristol during World War II.
(2013). 9780199671540, OUP Oxford.
In 1956 and 1957, they played a married couple in a radio comedy, Mixed Doubles, written by and .

Television
In 1931 and 1932, Astell sang and danced in John Logie Baird's experimental television programming, on the BBC's 30-line shows, making her one of the first people to perform on television. That same year, she played Alice in Dick Whittington, the first televised pantomime. She starred with her husband on an early sketch show for television, Kaleidoscope (1949), and on his eponymous television series, The Cyril Fletcher Show, on ITV beginning in 1959.

Stage and film
Astell made her London stage debut in 's Escape (1928). She performed in revues through the 1940s, including Magic Carpet (1943) and Keep Going (1944).
(2014). 9780810893061, Rowman & Littlefield. .

Astell first appeared in film in 1932, in A Tight Corner with . She stayed active in film through the 1930s, appearing in two dozen films. In 1942, the Fletchers were familiar enough to a wide audience to make a wartime clip together, honouring farmers. Her last film role came in 1948, when she returned to the screen in A Piece of Cake, co-starring with her husband.

(2026). 9781105586026, Lulu.com. .

Astell also wrote and produced pantomimes at the in , including Dick Whittington, Mother Goose, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Aladdin.

(1978). 9780237750183, Evans Bros. .

Personal life
Astell was married to entertainer Cyril Fletcher for more than 60 years, from 18 May 1941 until his death on 1 January 2005. They had a daughter, actress/comedian Jill Fletcher, born in 1945. Astell died in a hospital near her home in , aged 93 years, nearly seven months after the death of her husband.

Filmography
Film
1932Double DealingFlossie
1932A Tight CornerUnknown role
1933The Lost ChordMadge
1933Cleaning UpMarian Brent
1933Vera Montgomery
1933This is the LifeEdna Wynne
1933The Medicine ManPatient
1933That's My WifeLillian Harbottle
1933Strike It RichJanet Wells
1933I'll Stick to YouPauline Mason
1934On the AirBetty
1934Flat Number ThreeTrixie
1934The Man I WantPrue Darrell
1934The Life of the PartyBlanche Hopkins
1934Josser on the FarmBetty
1935That's My UncleMaudie
1935Mrs. Bill
1936A Wife or TwoMary Hamilton
1936The Vandergilt Diamond MysteryMary
1936Jack of All TradesDancer
1936The Girl
1937Behind Your BackGwen Bingham
1939The Mind of Mr. ReederGwen Bingham
1948A Piece of CakeBetty Clarke

Television
1959 6 episodes

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