Name
Benita Hume
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1906-10-14
Deathday
1967-11-01 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benita Hume (14 October 1906 – 1 November 1967) was an English film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1955. She was married to actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958. She starred with Colman in both versions of the situation comedy The Halls of Ivy, an NBC Radio program (1949–1952) and a CBS Television show (1954–1955). She also made occasional guest appearances with her husband on The Jack Benny Show on radio, where the Colmans were portrayed as Benny's long-suffering next-door neighbors. She was also married to actor George Sanders from 1959 to her death in 1967. She died in Egerton, Kent, England from bone cancer at age 61.
Known For
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- 1934 The Private Life of Don Juan as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
- 1936 Tarzan Escapes as Rita Parker
- 1928 A Light Woman as Dolores de Vargas
- 1936 Suzy as Madame Eyrelle
- 1933 Gambling Ship as Eleanor La Velle
- 1935 The Gay Deception as Miss Channing
- 1937 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney as Lady Kitty Winton
- 1925 The Happy Ending as Miss Moon
- 1936 The Garden Murder Case as Nurse Gladys Beeton
- 1929 High Treason as Evelyn Seymour
- 1928 A South Sea Bubble as Averil Rochester
- 1933 Clear All Wires! as Kate Nelson
- 1928 The Lady of the Lake as The Lady of the Lake
- 1934 Jew Süss as Marie Auguste
- 1936 Moonlight Murder as Diana
- 1929 The Wrecker as Mary Shelton
- 1938 Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus as Myrna Daro
- 1931 A Honeymoon Adventure as Eve Martin
- 1932 Service for Ladies as Countess Ricardi
- 1933 Only Yesterday as Phyllis Emerson
- 1933 Looking Forward as Mrs. Isobel Service
- 1932 Help Yourself as Mary Lamb
- 1932 Lord Camber's Ladies as Janet King
- 1936 Rainbow on the River as Julia Layton
- 1933 Discord as Phil Stenning
- 1928 Balaclava as Jean McDonald
- 1933 The Little Damozel as Sybil Craven
- 1928 The Constant Nymph as Antonia Sanger
- 1935 The Divine Spark as Giuditta Pasta
- 1928 Easy Virtue as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
- 1930 The House of the Arrow as Betty Harlow
- 1930 Symphony in Two Flats as Lesley Fullerton
- 1931 The Flying Fool as Marion Lee
- 1932 Diamond Cut Diamond as Marda Blackett
- 1931 The Happy Ending as Yvonne
- 1932 Men of Steel as Audrey Paxton
- 1932 Women Who Play as Margaret Sones
- 1932 Sally Bishop as Evelyn Standish
- 1929 The Clue of the New Pin as Ursula Ardfern
- 1935 18 Minutes as Lady Phyllis Pilcott
- 1933 The Worst Woman in Paris? as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane
- 1927 Second to None as Ina
- 1954 The Halls of Ivy ( 1 episode )
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Bosanquent
- 1950 The Jack Benny Program ( 1 episode ) as Benita Hume
