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Joan Bennett

Acting 80 (deceased) years old Palisades, New Jersey, USA ★ 1.0
Born: February 27, 1910
Died: December 7, 1990

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 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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (105)

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (archive footage) 2009
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (archive footage) 2009
Armadillo
Armadillo Father 2001
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
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins 1966
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Denise Mitchell 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Desire in the Dust
Desire in the Dust Mrs. Marquand 1960
Too Young to Go Steady
Too Young to Go Steady Mary Blake 1959
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month Grace Graves 1957
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
Climax!
Climax! Honora 1954
Highway Dragnet
Highway Dragnet Mrs. Cummings 1954
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Bettina Blane 1953
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
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride Ellie Banks 1950
Screen Actors
Screen Actors Self (uncredited) 1950
Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self 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

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