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Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Acting

Born: February 27, 1910Palisades, New Jersey, USA

Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actress. Besides acting on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 motion pictures from the era of silent movies well into the sound era. She is possibly best-remembered for her film noir femme fatale roles in director Fritz Lang's movies such as The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945). Bennett had three distinct phases to her long and successful career, first as a winsome blonde ingenue, then as a sensuous brunette femme fatale (with looks that movie magazines often compared to those of Hedy Lamarr), and finally as a warmhearted wife/mother figure. In 1951, Bennett's screen career was marred by scandal after her third husband, film producer Walter Wanger, shot and injured her agent Jennings Lang. Wanger suspected that Lang and Bennett were having an affair, a charge which she adamantly denied. In the 1960s, she achieved success for her portrayal of Elizabeth Collins Stoddard on TV's Dark Shadows, for which she received an Emmy nomination. For her final movie role, as Madame Blanc in Suspiria (1977), she received a Saturn Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood

Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (archive footage)

2009
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (archive footage)

2009
Suspiria 25th Anniversary

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

Self

2001
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

1987
Casting Shadows

Casting Shadows

Self – Elizabeth Collins Stoddard

1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Self

1986
Divorce Wars: A Love Story

Divorce Wars: A Love Story

Adele Burgess

1982
This House Possessed

This House Possessed

Rag Lady

1981
Suddenly, Love

Suddenly, Love

Mrs. Graham

1978
Suspiria

Suspiria

Madame Blanc

1977
The Eyes of Charles Sand

The Eyes of Charles Sand

Alexandria Sand

1972
Gidget Gets Married

Gidget Gets Married

Claire Ramsey

1972
House of Dark Shadows

House of Dark Shadows

Elizabeth Stoddard Collins

1970
Desire in the Dust

Desire in the Dust

Mrs. Marquand

1960
Navy Wife

Navy Wife

Peg Blain

1956
There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

Marion Groves

1956
We're No Angels

We're No Angels

Amelie Ducotel

1955
Highway Dragnet

Highway Dragnet

Mrs. Cummings

1954
The Guy Who Came Back

The Guy Who Came Back

Kathy Joplin

1951
Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

Ellie Banks

1951
For Heaven's Sake

For Heaven's Sake

Lydia Bolton

1950
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

Ellie Banks

1950

Screen Actors

Self (uncredited)

1950
The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

Lucia Harper

1949
Hollow Triumph

Hollow Triumph

Evelyn Hahn

1948
Secret Beyond the Door

Secret Beyond the Door

Celia Lamphere

1947
The Woman on the Beach

The Woman on the Beach

Peggy Butler

1947
The Macomber Affair

The Macomber Affair

Margaret Macomber

1947
Colonel Effingham's Raid

Colonel Effingham's Raid

Ella Sue Dozier

1946
Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

Katherine 'Kitty' March

1945
Nob Hill

Nob Hill

Harriet Carruthers

1945
The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

Alice Reed

1944
Margin for Error

Margin for Error

Sophia Baumer

1943
Girl Trouble

Girl Trouble

June Delaney

1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Herself

1942
Twin Beds

Twin Beds

Julie Abbott

1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer

Anita Woverman

1942
Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

Jennifer Carson

1941
Wild Geese Calling

Wild Geese Calling

Sally Murdock

1941
Man Hunt

Man Hunt

Jerry Stokes

1941
She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

Gloria Winters

1941
The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo

Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg

1940
The Man I Married

The Man I Married

Carol Hoffman

1940
The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

Brenda Bentley

1940
Green Hell

Green Hell

Stephanie Richardson

1940
The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Housekeeper's Daughter

Hilda

1939
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

Princess Maria Theresa

1939
Trade Winds

Trade Winds

Kay Kerrigan

1938
Artists and Models Abroad

Artists and Models Abroad

Patricia Harper

1938
The Texans

The Texans

Ivy Preston

1938
I Met My Love Again

I Met My Love Again

Julie Weir

1938
Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938

Wendy Van Klettering

1937
Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party

Herself

1937
Wedding Present

Wedding Present

Monica 'Rusty' Fleming

1936
Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

Julia Wayne

1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

1936
13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

Felice Rollins

1936
Big Brown Eyes

Big Brown Eyes

Eve Fallon

1936
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

Helen Berkeley

1935
The Fashion Side of Hollywood

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

Self

1935
She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

Carol Van Dyke

1935
Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

Bobbie Lockwood

1935
Private Worlds

Private Worlds

Sally MacGregor

1935
Mississippi

Mississippi

Lucy

1935
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

Adele Verin

1934
The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

Prudence Kirkland

1934
Little Women

Little Women

Amy

1933
Arizona to Broadway

Arizona to Broadway

Lynn Martin

1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

Self

1933
Me and My Gal

Me and My Gal

Helen Riley

1932
Wild Girl

Wild Girl

Salomy Jane

1932
Week Ends Only

Week Ends Only

Venetia Carr

1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

Vivienne Ware

1932
Careless Lady

Careless Lady

Sally Brown

1932
She Wanted a Millionaire

She Wanted a Millionaire

Jane Miller

1932
Hush Money

Hush Money

Joan Gordon

1931
Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives

Nina Wyndram Penning

1931
Many a Slip

Many a Slip

Pat Coster

1931
Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

Xandra, Lady Lasher

1930
Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

Nan

1930
Moby Dick

Moby Dick

Faith

1930
Crazy That Way

Crazy That Way

Ann Jordan

1930
Puttin' on the Ritz

Puttin' on the Ritz

Dolores Fenton

1930
The Mississippi Gambler

The Mississippi Gambler

Lucy Blackburn

1929
Disraeli

Disraeli

Lady Clarissa Pevensey

1929
Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts

Rose Gordon

1929
Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond

Phyllis

1929
The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

Extra (uncredited)

1928
Show Folks

Show Folks

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

1928
Power

Power

A Dame

1928
The Eternal City

The Eternal City

Page (uncredited)

1923
The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

Unborn soul

1916