Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 22, 1874
Place of Birth:
Evansville, Indiana, USA
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Billie Bennett
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Billie Bennett (October 23, 1874 – May 19, 1951) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 52 films between 1913 and 1930. She was born in Evansville, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Author E. J. Fleming writing in his 2004 book, The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine, states that when she ceased making films at the end of the silent era, she ran a high class bordello in an exclusive part of the Los Angeles area. Bennett's girls were made up to look like movie stars of the period even undergoing surgical alterations to achieve the illusion. Much of the brothel was sponsored by MGM courting out of town clientele and foreign distributors and exhibitors from around the world.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | One Romantic Night | Princess Sympharosa |
| 1930 | Night Work | Miss Brown |
| 1929 | Fashions in Love | Jane |
| 1928 | The Tragedy of Youth | Landlady |
| 1927 | The Claw | Mrs. Harriatt |
| 1926 | The Amateur Gentleman | Duchess of Camberhurst |
| 1925 | The Fighting Smile | |
| 1925 | The Wyoming Wildcat | Blendy Betts |
| 1924 | Crossed Trails | Alice Dawson |
| 1921 | Crossing Trails | Mrs. Warren |
| 1920 | The Courage of Marge O'Doone | Margaret O'Doone |
| 1918 | Bill's Opportunity | |
| 1918 | Her Rustic Romeo | The Widow |
| 1917 | Mothers of Men | Undetermined Role |
| 1916 | Cinders of Love | The Fire Chief's Wife |
| 1916 | Hearts and Sparks | The Stenographer |
| 1915 | Only a Farmer's Daughter | The Mother |
| 1915 | Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance | Fatty's Wife |
| 1915 | A Lover's Lost Control | Customer |
| 1915 | Only a Messenger Boy | |
| 1915 | Love in Armor | The Sweetheart's Mother |
| 1915 | Their Social Splash | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers | Mrs. Finnegan |
| 1915 | Court House Crooks | Young Man's Mother (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Peanuts and Bullets | The Landlady |
| 1915 | A Lucky Leap | The Store Owner's Wife |
| 1915 | Ambrose's Fury | maid |
| 1915 | Hash House Mashers | The Landlady |
| 1914 | Mabel's Busy Day | Woman |
| 1914 | The Plumber | The Maid |
| 1914 | Their Fatal Bumping | Birdie's Mother |
| 1914 | Their Ups and Downs | Fatty's Sweetheart |
| 1914 | The Masquerader | Actress (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Maid / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Leading Lizzie Astray | Lizzie's Mother |
| 1914 | 'Curses!' They Remarked | Blackheart Jr.'s Wife |
| 1914 | Mabel's New Job | Boarder |
| 1913 | Almost a Rescue | Maud Smith |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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