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
1927
- Marriage as Mrs. Pope
- The Slaver as Mrs. Rivers
- The Claw as Mrs. Harriatt
1926
- The Amateur Gentleman as Duchess of Camberhurst
1925
- Lady Windermere's Fan
- The Fighting Smile
- The Wyoming Wildcat as Blendy Betts
1924
- Crossed Trails as Alice Dawson
1921
- The Parish Priest as Katherine Carrigan
- Crossing Trails as Mrs. Warren
1920
- The Courage of Marge O'Doone as Margaret O'Doone
1919
- Fighting Cressy as Mrs. Dabney
1918
- Bill's Opportunity
- Her Rustic Romeo as The Widow
1917
- Mothers of Men as Undetermined Role
1916
- Cinders of Love as The Fire Chief's Wife
- Hearts and Sparks as The Stenographer
1915
- Court House Crooks as Young Man's Mother (uncredited)
- Peanuts and Bullets as The Landlady
- Ambrose's Fury as maid
- A Lover's Lost Control as Customer
- A Lucky Leap as The Store Owner's Wife
- Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers as Mrs. Finnegan
- Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance as Fatty's Wife
- Their Social Splash as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Love in Armor as The Sweetheart's Mother
- Hash House Mashers as The Landlady
- Only a Farmer's Daughter as The Mother
- Only a Messenger Boy
1914
- The Plumber as The Maid
- Tillie's Punctured Romance as Maid / Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Masquerader as Actress (uncredited)
- Mabel's Busy Day as Woman
- 'Curses!' They Remarked as Blackheart Jr.'s Wife
- Their Ups and Downs as Fatty's Sweetheart
- Their Fatal Bumping as Birdie's Mother
- Leading Lizzie Astray as Lizzie's Mother
- Mabel's New Job as Boarder
1913
- Almost a Rescue as Maud Smith