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Constance Bennett
Actor

Constance Bennett

22 Oct 1904Born
24 Jul 1965Died
60Age at death
64Credits

Biography

Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American actress. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s and for a time during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. Bennett frequently played society women, focusing on melodramas in the early 1930s and then taking more comedic roles in the late 1930s and 1940s.

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She is best remembered for her leading roles in What Price Hollywood? (1932), Bed of Roses (1933), Topper (1937), Topper Takes a Trip (1938), and had a prominent supporting role in Greta Garbo's last film, Two-Faced Woman (1941).

She was the daughter of stage and silent film star Richard Bennett, and the older sister of actress Joan Bennett.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodFilm: Valerie West (archive footage)
  2. 1984Going Hollywood: The '30sFilm: (archive footage)
  3. 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm: (archive footage)
  4. 1966Madame XFilm: Estelle
  5. 1958The Ann Sothern ShowSeries (1 episode)
  6. 1954It Should Happen to YouFilm: Guest Panelist
  7. 1951As Young as You FeelFilm: Lucille McKinley
  8. 1950Your Show of ShowsSeries (1 episode)
  9. 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries: Wife (1 episode)
  10. 1949SuspenseSeries (1 episode)
  11. 1948Angel on the AmazonFilm: Dr. Karen Lawrence
  12. 1948Smart WomanFilm: Paula Rogers
  13. 1947The UnsuspectedFilm: Jane Moynihan
  14. 1946Centennial SummerFilm: Zenia Lascalles
  15. 1945Paris UndergroundFilm: Kitty de Mornay
  16. 1942Madame SpyFilm: Joan Bannister
  17. 1942Sin TownFilm: Kye Allen
  18. 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesFilm: Belle Andrews
  19. 1941Two-Faced WomanFilm: Griselda Vaughn
  20. 1941Law of the TropicsFilm: Joan Madison aka Miss Moore and Laura
  21. 1940Escape to GloryFilm: Christine Blaine
  22. 1939Tail SpinFilm: Gerry Lester
  23. 1938Topper Takes a TripFilm: Marion Kerby
  24. 1938Service de LuxeFilm: Helen Murphy
  25. 1938Merrily We LiveFilm: Jerry Kilbourne
  26. 1937TopperFilm: Marion Kerby
  27. 1936Ladies in LoveFilm: Yoli Haydn
  28. 1936Everything Is ThunderFilm: Anna von Stucknadel
  29. 1935After Office HoursFilm: Sharon Norwood
  30. 1934Outcast LadyFilm: Iris
  31. 1934The Affairs of CelliniFilm: Duchess of Florence
  32. 1934Moulin RougeFilm: Helen Hall / Raquel
  33. 1933After TonightFilm: Carla Vanirska
  34. 1933Bed of RosesFilm: Lorry Evans
  35. 1933Our BettersFilm: Lady Pearl Grayston
  36. 1932RockabyeFilm: Judy Carroll
  37. 1932Two Against the WorldFilm: Adele Hamilton
  38. 1932What Price Hollywood?Film: Mary Evans
  39. 1932Lady with a PastFilm: Venice Muir
  40. 1931Bought!Film: Stephanie Dale
  41. 1931The Common LawFilm: Valerie West
  42. 1931Born to LoveFilm: Doris Kendall
  43. 1931The Easiest WayFilm: Laura Murdock
  44. 1930Sin Takes a HolidayFilm: Sylvia Brenner Stanton
  45. 1930Common ClayFilm: Ellen Neal
  46. 1930Three Faces EastFilm: Frances Hawtree / Z-1
  47. 1930Son of the GodsFilm: Allana Wagner
  48. 1929This Thing Called LoveFilm: Ann Marvin
  49. 1929Rich PeopleFilm: Connie Hayden
  50. 1926Married?Film: Marcia Livingston
  51. 1925Sally, Irene and MaryFilm: Sally Fitzgerald
  52. 1925The Pinch HitterFilm: Abby Nettleton
  53. 1925Wandering FiresFilm: Guerda Anthony
  54. 1925The Goose WomanFilm: Hazel Woods
  55. 1925My Wife and IFilm: Aileen Alton
  56. 1925My SonFilm: Betty Smith
  57. 1925Code of the WestFilm: Georgie May
  58. 1925The Goose Hangs HighFilm: Lois Ingals
  59. 1924Into the NetFilm: Madge Clayton, his sister
  60. 1924CythereaFilm: Annette Sherman
  61. 1922What's Wrong with the Women?Film: Elise Bascom
  62. 1922EvidenceFilm: Edith
  63. 1922Reckless YouthFilm: Chorus Girl
  64. 1916The Valley of DecisionFilm: Unborn soul

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