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Bulldog Drummond (1929) -- A bored ex-British Army officer comes to the rescue of a wealthy American whose uncle is being held captive in an asylum by a sadistic doctor.
Little Women (1933) -- Trailer for this black and white classic
Scarlet Street (1945) -- When a man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, her venal fiancé persuades her to con him out of some of the fortune she thinks he has.
Scarlet Street (1945) -- When a man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, her venal fiancé persuades her to con him out of some of the fortune she thinks he has.
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) -- In 1865, General Gurko Lanen is dictator of "Lichtenburg" in the Balkans. Rightful ruler Zona hopes to get aid from Napoleon III of France...

Overview

Date of Birth:
27 February 1910, Palisades, New Jersey, USA more
Date of Death:
7 December 1990, Scarsdale, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Eighteen-year-old Joan Bennett had intended to avoid the Bennett tradition... more
Trivia:
Sister of actresses Barbara Bennett and Constance Bennett. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
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Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982) (TV) Adele Burgess 1982 - 6.7 (33)
- 2. This House Possessed (1981) (TV) Rag Lady 1981 - 5.9 (123)
- 3. Suddenly, Love (1978) (TV) Mrs. Graham 1978 - 7.5 (32)
- 4. Suspiria (1977)   Madame Blanc 1977 - 7.4 (15,191)
AKAs:
  • Dario Argento's Suspiria (USA: promotional title)
- 5. "Dr. Simon Locke" (1971)   Cortessa (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 6.3 (15)
AKAs:
  • Police Surgeon (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 6. The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972) (TV) Aunt Alexandra 1972 - 5.8 (62)
- 7. Gidget Gets Married (1972) (TV) Claire Ramsey 1972 - 3.5 (52)
- 8. "Dark Shadows" (1966)   Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / 4 characters not shown (387 episodes, 1966-1971) 1971 - 8.4 (481)
387 TV episodes: 382 episodes not shown.
- 9. "Love, American Style" (1969)   Edith (segment "Love and the Second Time") (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 6.5 (288)
- 10. "The Governor & J.J." (1969)   Joan Darlene Delaney (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 6.4 (26)
1 TV episode:
- 11. House of Dark Shadows (1970) Elizabeth Collins Stoddard 1970 - 6.2 (793)
- 12. "Burke's Law" (1963)   Denise Mitchell (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.7 (142)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "Mr. Broadway" (1964)   Mrs. Kelsey (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 9.2 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 14. Desire in the Dust (1960) Mrs. Marquand 1960 - 5.3 (51)
- 15. "Too Young to Go Steady" (1959) Mary Blake (1959) 1959 - -
- 16. "Pursuit" (1958)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.0 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   Grace Graves (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 18. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Vickie Maxwell (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.5 (67)
1 TV episode:
- 19. Navy Wife (1956)   Peg Blain 1956 - 5.0 (5)
AKAs:
  • Mother, Sir! (UK)
- 20. There's Always Tomorrow (1956) Marion Groves 1956 - 7.3 (368)
- 21. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Marcia Manners / Marion (2 episodes, 1955-1956) 1956 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
2 TV episodes:
- 22. We're No Angels (1955) Amelie Ducotel 1955 - 7.4 (2,912)
- 23. "Climax!" (1954)   Honora (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "The Best of Broadway" (1954)   Lorraine Sheldon (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 6.5 (7)
- 25. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Bettina Blane (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 26. Highway Dragnet (1954) Mrs. Cummings 1954 - 6.1 (33)
- 27. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1950)   (2 episodes, 1951) 1951 - -
AKAs:
  • Teller of Tales (original title (first three episodes title))
2 TV episodes:
- 28. The Guy Who Came Back (1951) Kathy Joplin 1951 - 6.2 (11)
- 29. "Cavalcade of Stars" (1949)   Guest Actress (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 6.9 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 30. "Danger" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 7.2 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 31. Father's Little Dividend (1951)   Ellie Banks 1951 - 6.6 (1,248)
AKAs:
  • Laugh Track: Father's Little Dividend (USA: video title (redubbed comic version))
- 32. "Your Show of Shows" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 8.5 (60)
AKAs:
  • Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 33. "Nash Airflyte Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 5.2 (6)
AKAs:
  • Airflyte Theatre
1 TV episode:
- 34. For Heaven's Sake (1950) Lydia Bolton 1950 - 6.0 (95)
- 35. Father of the Bride (1950) Ellie Banks 1950 - 7.3 (3,548)
- 36. The Reckless Moment (1949) Lucia Harper 1949 - 7.3 (774)
- 37. Hollow Triumph (1948)   Evelyn Hahn 1948 - 6.6 (423)
AKAs:
  • The Man Who Murdered Himself (USA: reissue title)
  • The Scar (UK)
- 38. Secret Beyond the Door... (1948) Celia Lamphere 1948 - 7.0 (934)
- 39. The Woman on the Beach (1947) Peggy 1947 - 6.6 (402)
- 40. The Macomber Affair (1947)   Margaret Macomber 1947 - 6.9 (155)
AKAs:
  • The Great White Hunter (USA: reissue title)
- 41. Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)   Ella Sue Dozier 1946 - 6.2 (109)
AKAs:
  • Man of the Hour (UK)
- 42. Scarlet Street (1945) Katharine 'Kitty' March 1945 - 7.9 (3,155)
- 43. Nob Hill (1945) Harriet Carruthers 1945 - 6.2 (52)
- 44. The Woman in the Window (1944) Alice Reed 1944 - 7.9 (2,774)
- 45. Margin for Error (1943) Sophia Baumer 1943 - 6.0 (47)
- 46. Girl Trouble (1942) June Delaney 1942 - 6.1 (16)
- 47. Twin Beds (1942) Julie Abbott 1942 - 5.6 (20)
- 48. The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)   Anita Woverman 1942 - 6.4 (8)
AKAs:
  • A Yank in Dutch (UK)
- 49. Confirm or Deny (1941) Jennifer Carson 1941 - 6.5 (59)
- 50. Wild Geese Calling (1941) Sally Murdock 1941 - 6.1 (16)
- 51. Man Hunt (1941) Jerry 1941 - 7.7 (907)
- 52. She Knew All the Answers (1941) Gloria Winters 1941 - -
- 53. The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg 1940 - 6.2 (239)
- 54. The Man I Married (1940)   Carol Hoffman 1940 - 6.7 (50)
AKAs:
  • I Married a Nazi
- 55. The House Across the Bay (1940) Brenda Bentley 1940 - 6.3 (55)
- 56. Green Hell (1940) Stephanie Richardson 1940 - 6.4 (106)
- 57. The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) Hilda 1939 - 6.1 (84)
- 58. The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) Princess Maria Theresa 1939 - 7.2 (495)
- 59. Trade Winds (1938) Kay Kerrigan 1938 - 6.8 (55)
- 60. Artists and Models Abroad (1938)   Patricia Harper 1938 - 6.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • Stranded in Paris (UK)
- 61. The Texans (1938) Ivy Preston 1938 - 6.5 (76)
- 62. I Met My Love Again (1938) Julie 1938 - 5.3 (36)
- 63. Vogues of 1938 (1937)   Wendy Van Klettering 1937 - 6.1 (115)
AKAs:
  • All This and Glamour Too
  • Vogues (USA: TV title)
  • Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (USA: complete title)
- 64. Wedding Present (1936) Monica 'Rusty' Fleming 1936 - 6.1 (129)
- 65. Two in a Crowd (1936) Julia Wayne 1936 - 6.8 (9)
- 66. Thirteen Hours by Air (1936) Felice Rollins 1936 - 6.9 (23)
- 67. Big Brown Eyes (1936) Eve Fallon 1936 - 6.4 (246)
- 68. The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935) Helen Berkeley 1935 - 6.4 (38)
- 69. She Couldn't Take It (1935)   Carol Van Dyke 1935 - 7.3 (18)
AKAs:
  • Woman Tamer (UK)
- 70. Two for Tonight (1935) Bobbie Lockwood 1935 - 7.2 (11)
- 71. Mississippi (1935) Lucy 1935 - 7.0 (153)
- 72. Private Worlds (1935) Sally MacGregor 1935 - 6.7 (53)
- 73. The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) Adele Verin 1934 - 6.7 (38)
- 74. The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) Prudence Kirkland 1934 - 7.9 (14)
- 75. Little Women (1933) Amy 1933 - 7.5 (2,318)
- 76. Arizona to Broadway (1933) Lynn Martin 1933 - 5.7 (9)
- 77. Me and My Gal (1932) Helen Riley 1932 - 7.0 (122)
- 78. Wild Girl (1932)   Salomy Jane 1932 - 7.8 (9)
AKAs:
  • Salomy Jane (UK)
- 79. Week Ends Only (1932) Venetia Carr 1932 - 7.6 (6)
- 80. The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) Vivienne Ware 1932 - 7.7 (14)
- 81. Careless Lady (1932) Sally Brown 1932 - 7.5 (6)
- 82. She Wanted a Millionaire (1932) Jane Miller 1932 - 6.3 (11)
- 83. Hush Money (1931) Joan Gordon 1931 - -
- 84. Doctors' Wives (1931) Nina Wyndram Penning 1931 - 5.8 (5)
- 85. Many a Slip (1931) Pat Coster 1931 - -
- 86. Scotland Yard (1930)   Xandra, Lady Lasher 1930 - 4.9 (8)
AKAs:
  • Detective Clive Bart (UK)
- 87. Maybe It's Love (1930)   Nan Sheffield 1930 - 5.0 (79)
AKAs:
  • Eleven Men and a Girl (USA: TV title)
- 88. Moby Dick (1930) Faith Mapple, his beloved 1930 - 5.8 (149)
- 89. Crazy That Way (1930) Ann Jordan 1930 - -
- 90. Puttin' on the Ritz (1930) Dolores Fenton 1930 - 6.1 (46)
- 91. The Mississippi Gambler (1929) Lucy Blackburn 1929 - -
- 92. Disraeli (1929)   Lady Clarissa Pevensey 1929 - 6.7 (302)
AKAs:
  • Disraeli: The Noble Ladies of Scandal
- 93. Three Live Ghosts (1929) Rose Gordon 1929 - -
- 94. Bulldog Drummond (1929) Phyllis Benton 1929 - 6.8 (207)
- 95. The Divine Lady (1929) (uncredited) Extra 1929 - 6.8 (127)
- 96. Power (1928) A dame 1928 - 5.2 (8)
- 97. The Eternal City (1923) (uncredited) Page 1923 - -
- 98. The Valley of Decision (1916) An 'unborn soul' 1916 - -
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
  • Junior Miss (1957) (performer: "Let's Make It Christmas All Year 'Round")
- 2. Artists and Models Abroad (1938)   (performer: "What Have You Got That Gets Me") 1938 - 6.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • Stranded in Paris (UK)
- 3. Little Women (1933) (performer: "Abide with Me" (1861) (uncredited)) 1933 - 7.5 (2,318)
- 4. Maybe It's Love (1930)   (performer: "Maybe It's Love" (1930) (uncredited), "All American" (1930) (uncredited)) 1930 - 5.0 (79)
AKAs:
  • Eleven Men and a Girl (USA: TV title)
- 5. Puttin' on the Ritz (1930) (performer: "Alice in Wonderland") 1930 - 6.1 (46)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Rogue Male: The Making of 'Man Hunt' (2009) (V) Jerry 2009 - -
- 2. Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes (1991) (V) Herself 1991 - -
- 3. The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) (TV)   Herself 1986 - 8.1 (95)
AKAs:
  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy (USA: alternative title)
- 4. "The Guiding Light" (1952)   Herself (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 6.6 (105)
AKAs:
  • Guiding Light (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "The Hollywood Greats" (1977)   Herself (2 episodes, 1977) 1977 - 7.9 (12)
AKAs:
  • Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 6. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   Herself (5 episodes, 1964-1977) 1977 - 7.6 (80)
5 TV episodes:
- 7. "The Virginia Graham Show" (1970)   Herself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.8 (9)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "The Hollywood Squares" (1965)   Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 6.6 (116)
1 TV episode:
- 9. "The Joan Rivers Show" (1969)   Herself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - -
AKAs:
  • That Show
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Personality" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
1 TV episode:
- 11. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Herself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.3 (95)
1 TV episode:
- 12. "To Tell the Truth" (1956)   Guest panelist (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.1 (53)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "Climax!" (1954)   Herself (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "I've Got a Secret" (1952)   Herself (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.3 (89)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "Ford Festival" (1951)   Herself (1951) 1951 - -
AKAs:
  • The James Melton Show (USA: new title)
  • Ford Festival Time (USA: new title)
- 16. "The Ken Murray Show" (1950)   Herself (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - -
1 TV episode:
- 17. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 8.9 (268)
1 TV episode:
- 18. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Herself (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
1 TV episode:
- 19. Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) Herself 1950 - 5.8 (46)
- 20. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942) Herself 1942 - 7.4 (9)
- 21. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940) Herself, Polo Fan 1940 - -
- 22. Hollywood Party (1937) Herself 1937 - 5.0 (43)
- 23. The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935) Herself 1935 - 6.1 (11)
- 24. Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933) Herself 1933 - -
- 25. Screen Snapshots (1932/II) Herself 1932 - 6.4 (7)
Archive Footage
- 1. The Mistress of Collinwood: Miss Joan Bennett (2006) (V) Herself
- 2. Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001) (V) Herself/Madame Blanc
- 3. Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) (uncredited) Ellie Banks
- 4. Ils ont filmé la guerre en couleur (2000) (TV) (uncredited) Herself
- 5. Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (1997) (TV)
- 6. Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary Tribute (1996) Herself/Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
- 7. Dark Shadows Bloopers (1993) (V) Elizabeth
- 8. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) Herself - Actress Testing for Scarlett
- 9. America at the Movies (1976) Ellie Banks
- 10. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) Herself, film clip (screen test for 'Gone with the Wind')
- 11. "Hollywood and the Stars"  
1 TV episode:
- 12. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Party (1948) Herself
- 13. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937) Herself
- 14. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (1937) Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:
"House and Garden" (USA), 1940, Vol. 78, Iss. 5, pg. 23-25, 62 (section 2), by Joan Bennett, "Joan Bennett's House." more
Publicity Listings:
3 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 7 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 27 Magazine Cover Photos more
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