Joan Bennett
Biography
Joan Geraldine Bennett was an American stage, film, and television actress born on February 27, 1910, in Palisades, New Jersey. She passed away on December 7, 1990, at the age of 80. Her career spanned from the era of silent movies well into the sound era, during which she appeared in more than 70 motion pictures and accumulated 105 known acting credits. Bennett is possibly best remembered for her film noir femme fatale roles in director Fritz Lang's movies, specifically The Woman in the Window in 1944 and Scarlet Street in 1945. Her long and successful career moved through three distinct phases, transitioning from a winsome blonde ingenue to a sensuous brunette femme fatale, and finally to a warmhearted wife and mother figure.
Career overview
Joan Geraldine Bennett was an American stage, film, and television actress born on February 27, 1910, in Palisades, New Jersey, and she died on December 7, 1990, at the age of 80. Her career spanned from the era of silent movies well into the sound era, during which she appeared in more than 70 motion pictures and accumulated 105 known acting credits on the movie database.
Her long and successful career developed through three distinct phases. She initially appeared as a winsome blonde ingenue before transitioning into a sensuous brunette femme fatale, with looks that movie magazines often compared to those of Hedy Lamarr. In this second phase, she is possibly best-remembered for her film noir femme fatale roles in director Fritz Lang's movies, including The Woman in the Window in 1944 and Scarlet Street in 1945. In the final phase of her career, she transitioned into playing warmhearted wife and mother figures.
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- Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood (2009) as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (archive footage)
- Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse (2009) as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (archive footage)
- Armadillo (2001) as Father
- Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001) as Self
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- Casting Shadows (1987) as Self – Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) as Self
- Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982) as Adele Burgess
- This House Possessed (1981) as Rag Lady
- Suddenly, Love (1978) as Mrs. Graham
- Suspiria (1977) as Madame Blanc
- Gidget Gets Married (1972) as Claire Ramsey
- The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972) as Alexandria Sand
- House of Dark Shadows (1970) as Elizabeth Stoddard Collins
- Dark Shadows (1966) as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins
- Burke's Law (1963) as Denise Mitchell
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Desire in the Dust (1960) as Mrs. Marquand
- Too Young to Go Steady (1959) as Mary Blake
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957) as Grace Graves
- There's Always Tomorrow (1956) as Marion Groves
- Navy Wife (1956) as Peg Blain
- We're No Angels (1955) as Amelie Ducotel
- Climax! (1954) as Honora
- Highway Dragnet (1954) as Mrs. Cummings
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Bettina Blane
- Father's Little Dividend (1951) as Ellie Banks
- The Guy Who Came Back (1951) as Kathy Joplin
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Your Show of Shows (1950)
- Father of the Bride (1950) as Ellie Banks
- For Heaven's Sake (1950) as Lydia Bolton
- Screen Actors (1950) as Self (uncredited)
- The Reckless Moment (1949) as Lucia Harper
- Hollow Triumph (1948) as Evelyn Hahn
- Secret Beyond the Door (1947) as Celia Lamphere
- The Woman on the Beach (1947) as Peggy Butler
- The Macomber Affair (1947) as Margaret Macomber
- Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) as Ella Sue Dozier
- Scarlet Street (1945) as Katherine 'Kitty' March
- Nob Hill (1945) as Harriet Carruthers
- The Woman in the Window (1944) as Alice Reed
- Margin for Error (1943) as Sophia Baumer
- Girl Trouble (1942) as June Delaney
- Twin Beds (1942) as Julie Abbott
- The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942) as Anita Woverman
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942) as Herself
- Man Hunt (1941) as Jerry Stokes
- Confirm or Deny (1941) as Jennifer Carson
- She Knew All the Answers (1941) as Gloria Winters
- Wild Geese Calling (1941) as Sally Murdock
- Green Hell (1940) as Stephanie Richardson
- The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) as Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg
- The Man I Married (1940) as Carol Hoffman
- The House Across the Bay (1940) as Brenda Bentley
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) as Princess Maria Theresa
- The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) as Hilda
- I Met My Love Again (1938) as Julie Weir
- The Texans (1938) as Ivy Preston
- Trade Winds (1938) as Kay Kerrigan
- Artists and Models Abroad (1938) as Patricia Harper
- Hollywood Party (1937) as Herself
- Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937) as Wendy Van Klettering
- Big Brown Eyes (1936) as Eve Fallon
- Two in a Crowd (1936) as Julia Wayne
- Wedding Present (1936) as Monica 'Rusty' Fleming
- 13 Hours by Air (1936) as Felice Rollins
- Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936) as Self
- She Couldn't Take It (1935) as Carol Van Dyke
- Private Worlds (1935) as Sally MacGregor
- Mississippi (1935) as Lucy
- The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935) as Self
- Two for Tonight (1935) as Bobbie Lockwood
- The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935) as Helen Berkeley
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) as Prudence Kirkland
- The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) as Adele Verin
- Little Women (1933) as Amy
- Arizona to Broadway (1933) as Lynn Martin
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933) as Self
- Wild Girl (1932) as Salomy Jane
- Careless Lady (1932) as Sally Brown
- She Wanted a Millionaire (1932) as Jane Miller
- Me and My Gal (1932) as Helen Riley
- The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) as Vivienne Ware
- Week Ends Only (1932) as Venetia Carr
- Hush Money (1931) as Joan Gordon
- Doctors' Wives (1931) as Nina Wyndram Penning
- Many a Slip (1931) as Pat Coster
- Moby Dick (1930) as Faith
- Scotland Yard (1930) as Xandra, Lady Lasher
- Crazy That Way (1930) as Ann Jordan
- Maybe It's Love (1930) as Nan
- Puttin' on the Ritz (1930) as Dolores Fenton
- Disraeli (1929) as Lady Clarissa Pevensey
- Three Live Ghosts (1929) as Rose Gordon
- Bulldog Drummond (1929) as Phyllis
- The Mississippi Gambler (1929) as Lucy Blackburn
- Power (1928) as A Dame
- Show Folks (1928) as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- The Divine Lady (1928) as Extra (uncredited)
- The Eternal City (1923) as Page (uncredited)
- The Valley of Decision (1916) as Unborn soul