Benita Hume

Benita Hume

Known for
Acting
Born
October 14, 1906
Died
November 1, 1967 (aged 61)
Birthplace
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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Filmography

1954
The Halls of Ivy

The Halls of Ivy

TV · 1 ep

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster

Four Star Playhouse

TV · as Mrs. Bosanquent · 1 ep

1950
The Jack Benny Program poster

The Jack Benny Program

TV · as Benita Hume · 1 ep

1938
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus poster

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Movie · as Myrna Daro

1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney poster

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Movie · as Lady Kitty Winton

1936
Tarzan Escapes poster

Tarzan Escapes

Movie · as Rita Parker

1936
Suzy poster

Suzy

Movie · as Madame Eyrelle

1936
The Garden Murder Case poster

The Garden Murder Case

Movie · as Nurse Gladys Beeton

1936
Moonlight Murder poster

Moonlight Murder

Movie · as Diana

1936
Rainbow on the River poster

Rainbow on the River

Movie · as Julia Layton

1935
The Gay Deception poster

The Gay Deception

Movie · as Miss Channing

1935
The Divine Spark

The Divine Spark

Movie · as Giuditta Pasta

1935
18 Minutes poster

18 Minutes

Movie · as Lady Phyllis Pilcott

1934
The Private Life of Don Juan poster

The Private Life of Don Juan

Movie · as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery

1934
Jew Süss poster

Jew Süss

Movie · as Marie Auguste

1933
Gambling Ship poster

Gambling Ship

Movie · as Eleanor La Velle

1933
Clear All Wires! poster

Clear All Wires!

Movie · as Kate Nelson

1933
Only Yesterday poster

Only Yesterday

Movie · as Phyllis Emerson

1933
Looking Forward poster

Looking Forward

Movie · as Mrs. Isobel Service

1933
Discord

Discord

Movie · as Phil Stenning

1933
The Little Damozel

The Little Damozel

Movie · as Sybil Craven

1933
The Worst Woman in Paris? poster

The Worst Woman in Paris?

Movie · as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane

1932
Service for Ladies poster

Service for Ladies

Movie · as Countess Ricardi

1932
Help Yourself

Help Yourself

Movie · as Mary Lamb

1932
Lord Camber's Ladies

Lord Camber's Ladies

Movie · as Janet King

1932
Diamond Cut Diamond poster

Diamond Cut Diamond

Movie · as Marda Blackett

1932
Men of Steel poster

Men of Steel

Movie · as Audrey Paxton

1932
Women Who Play poster

Women Who Play

Movie · as Margaret Sones

1932
Sally Bishop

Sally Bishop

Movie · as Evelyn Standish

1931
A Honeymoon Adventure poster

A Honeymoon Adventure

Movie · as Eve Martin

1931
The Flying Fool poster

The Flying Fool

Movie · as Marion Lee

1931
The Happy Ending poster

The Happy Ending

Movie · as Yvonne

1930
The House of the Arrow poster

The House of the Arrow

Movie · as Betty Harlow

1930
Symphony in Two Flats poster

Symphony in Two Flats

Movie · as Lesley Fullerton

1929
High Treason poster

High Treason

Movie · as Evelyn Seymour

1929
The Wrecker poster

The Wrecker

Movie · as Mary Shelton

1929
The Clue of the New Pin

The Clue of the New Pin

Movie · as Ursula Ardfern

1928
A Light Woman poster

A Light Woman

Movie · as Dolores de Vargas

1928
A South Sea Bubble

A South Sea Bubble

Movie · as Averil Rochester

1928
The Lady of the Lake poster

The Lady of the Lake

Movie · as The Lady of the Lake

1928
Balaclava poster

Balaclava

Movie · as Jean McDonald

1928
The Constant Nymph poster

The Constant Nymph

Movie · as Antonia Sanger

1928
Easy Virtue poster

Easy Virtue

Movie · as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)

1927
Second to None

Second to None

Movie · as Ina

1925
The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

Movie · as Miss Moon