Billie Bennett
Born: 1874-10-22 in Evansville, Indiana, USA
Died: 1951-05-19
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1930
- Night Work as Miss Brown
- One Romantic Night as Princess Sympharosa
1929
- Fashions in Love as Jane
1928
- The Tragedy of Youth as Landlady
1926
- The Amateur Gentleman as Duchess of Camberhurst
1925
- The Wyoming Wildcat as Blendy Betts
- The Fighting Smile
1924
- Crossed Trails as Alice Dawson
1921
- Crossing Trails as Mrs. Warren
1920
- The Courage of Marge O'Doone as Margaret O'Doone
1919
- Fighting Cressy as Mrs. Dabney
1918
- Her Rustic Romeo as The Widow
- Bill's Opportunity
1917
- Mothers of Men as Undetermined Role
1916
- Cinders of Love as The Fire Chief's Wife
- Hearts and Sparks as The Stenographer
1915
- Peanuts and Bullets as The Landlady
- Their Social Splash as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Ambrose's Fury as maid
- Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance as Fatty's Wife
- Court House Crooks as Young Man's Mother (uncredited)
- Only a Messenger Boy
- A Lucky Leap as The Store Owner's Wife
- Only a Farmer's Daughter as The Mother
- Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers as Mrs. Finnegan
- Love in Armor as The Sweetheart's Mother
- A Lover's Lost Control as Customer
- Hash House Mashers as The Landlady
1914
- The Masquerader as Actress (uncredited)
- Tillie's Punctured Romance as Maid / Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Plumber as The Maid
- Mabel's Busy Day as Woman
- Leading Lizzie Astray as Lizzie's Mother
- 'Curses!' They Remarked as Blackheart Jr.'s Wife
- Their Fatal Bumping as Birdie's Mother
- Their Ups and Downs as Fatty's Sweetheart
- Mabel's New Job as Boarder
1913
- Almost a Rescue as Maud Smith