Betty Harford Courtesy of Wendy Mitchell Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Betty Harford, who played Mrs. Nottingham, John Houseman's secretary, on The Paper Chase and Mrs. Gummerson, the Carrington family cook, on Dynasty, has died. She was 98. Harford died Nov. 2 in Santa Barbara, her friend Wendy Mitchell told The Hollywood Reporter.