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Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 27, 1910
Died Dec 07, 1990 (80)
Birthplace Palisades, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 fem ... me 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.

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Filmography

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

2009

as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (archive footage)

Divorce Wars: A Love Story

Divorce Wars: A Love Story

1982

as Adele Burgess

This House Possessed

This House Possessed

1981

as Rag Lady

Suddenly, Love

Suddenly, Love

1978

as Mrs. Graham

Suspiria

Suspiria

1977

as Madame Blanc

The Eyes of Charles Sand

The Eyes of Charles Sand

1972

as Alexandria Sand

Gidget Gets Married

Gidget Gets Married

1972

as Claire Ramsey

House of Dark Shadows

House of Dark Shadows

1970

as Elizabeth Stoddard Collins

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

as 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)

Desire in the Dust

Desire in the Dust

1960

as Mrs. Marquand

Navy Wife

Navy Wife

1956

as Peg Blain

There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

1956

as Marion Groves

We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1955

as Amelie Ducotel

Highway Dragnet

Highway Dragnet

1954

as Mrs. Cummings

Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951

as Ellie Banks

The Guy Who Came Back

The Guy Who Came Back

1951

as Kathy Joplin

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

as Ellie Banks

For Heaven's Sake

For Heaven's Sake

1950

as Lydia Bolton

The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949

as Lucia Harper

Hollow Triumph

Hollow Triumph

1948

as Evelyn Hahn

Secret Beyond the Door

Secret Beyond the Door

1947

as Celia Lamphere

The Woman on the Beach

The Woman on the Beach

1947

as Peggy Butler

The Macomber Affair

The Macomber Affair

1947

as Margaret Macomber

Colonel Effingham's Raid

Colonel Effingham's Raid

1946

as Ella Sue Dozier

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

1945

as Katherine 'Kitty' March

Nob Hill

Nob Hill

1945

as Harriet Carruthers

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

1944

as Alice Reed

Margin for Error

Margin for Error

1943

as Sophia Baumer

Twin Beds

Twin Beds

1942

as Julie Abbott

The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

as Anita Woverman

Girl Trouble

Girl Trouble

1942

as June Delaney

She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

1941

as Gloria Winters

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1941

as Jerry Stokes

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941

as Jennifer Carson

Wild Geese Calling

Wild Geese Calling

1941

as Sally Murdock

The Man I Married

The Man I Married

1940

as Carol Hoffman

The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

as Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg

Green Hell

Green Hell

1940

as Stephanie Richardson

The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

1940

as Brenda Bentley

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

as Princess Maria Theresa

I Met My Love Again

I Met My Love Again

1938

as Julie Weir

Trade Winds

Trade Winds

1938

as Kay Kerrigan

The Texans

The Texans

1938

as Ivy Preston

Artists and Models Abroad

Artists and Models Abroad

1938

as Patricia Harper

Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938

1937

as Wendy Van Klettering

Wedding Present

Wedding Present

1936

as Monica 'Rusty' Fleming

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

as Julia Wayne

13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

1936

as Felice Rollins

Big Brown Eyes

Big Brown Eyes

1936

as Eve Fallon

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

1935

as Carol Van Dyke

Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

1935

as Bobbie Lockwood

Mississippi

Mississippi

1935

as Lucy

Private Worlds

Private Worlds

1935

as Sally MacGregor

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

1934

as Prudence Kirkland

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

1934

as Adele Verin

Arizona to Broadway

Arizona to Broadway

1933

as Lynn Martin

Little Women

Little Women

1933

as Amy

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932

as Vivienne Ware

Careless Lady

Careless Lady

1932

as Sally Brown

Week Ends Only

Week Ends Only

1932

as Venetia Carr

She Wanted a Millionaire

She Wanted a Millionaire

1932

as Jane Miller

Wild Girl

Wild Girl

1932

as Salomy Jane

Me and My Gal

Me and My Gal

1932

as Helen Riley

Many a Slip

Many a Slip

1931

as Pat Coster

Hush Money

Hush Money

1931

as Joan Gordon

Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives

1931

as Nina Wyndram Penning

Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

1930

as Nan

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

1930

as Xandra, Lady Lasher

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1930

as Faith

Puttin' on the Ritz

Puttin' on the Ritz

1930

as Dolores Fenton

Crazy That Way

Crazy That Way

1930

as Ann Jordan

Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts

1929

as Rose Gordon

The Mississippi Gambler

The Mississippi Gambler

1929

as Lucy Blackburn

Disraeli

Disraeli

1929

as Lady Clarissa Pevensey

Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond

1929

as Phyllis

Power

Power

1928

as A Dame

Show Folks

Show Folks

1928

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

1928

as Extra (uncredited)

The Eternal City

The Eternal City

1923

as Page (uncredited)

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

1916

as Unborn soul

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Dark Shadows

as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins

Episodes: 1225

First Aired: Jun 27, 1966

Too Young to Go Steady

as Mary Blake

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 14, 1959

Burke's Law

as Denise Mitchell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

General Electric Theater

as Bettina Blane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Climax!

as Honora

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Armadillo

as Father

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2001

DuPont Show of the Month

as Grace Graves

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1957

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1950

Your Show of Shows

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 1950

What's My Line?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

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