Lina Basquette
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 19, 1907
- Died
- September 20, 1994 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- San Mateo, California, USA
Biography
Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette), was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a girl for performing and gained her first film contract at age nine. In her acting career, Basquette may have been best known for her role as Judith in The Godless Girl. The film was based on the life of Queen Silver, known as a 20th-century child prodigy, and feminist and socialist activist. Basquette also was noted for her several marriages, including her first, to the much older noted producer, Sam Warner, founder of Warner Bros. film studio. She had several marriages and a tumultuous personal life. When her film career declined, she returned for a period to dancing and stage performances. After she retired from the entertainment world, in 1947 Basquette moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where she became a noted breeder of Great Danes; her dogs won numerous professional show prizes. She wrote several books on dog breeding as well. Later living in West Virginia, she also served as a judge for the American Kennel Club, and wrote a column.
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Filmography
Paradise Park
Movie · as Nada
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Night for Crime
Movie · as Mona Harrison
Who Calls
Movie
Rose of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Anita
The Buccaneer
Movie · as Roxanne
Four Men and a Prayer
Movie · as Ah-Nee
Ebb Tide
Movie · as Attwater's Servant
Souls at Sea
Movie · as Brunette in Saloon (uncredited)
The Final Hour
Movie · as Belle
Hello Trouble
Movie · as Janet Kenyon
The Phantom Express
Movie · as Betty
The Midnight Lady
Movie · as Mona Sebastian
The Arm of the Law
Movie · as Zelma Shaw, a Dancer
The Hard Hombre
Movie · as Senora Martini
Morals for Women
Movie · as Claudia
Pleasure
Movie · as Helen
Trapped
Movie · as Girl Reporter
Goldie
Movie · as Constantina
The Arizona Terror
Movie · as Katherine 'Kay' Moore
Mounted Fury
Movie · as Nanette LeStrange
The Dude Wrangler
Movie · as Helen Dane
The Younger Generation
Movie · as Birdie Goldfish
Come Across
Movie · as Mary
The Godless Girl
Movie · as Judy Craig
Wheel of Chance
Movie · as Ada Berkowitz
Show Folks
Movie · as Rita Carey
The Noose
Movie · as Dot
Celebrity
Movie · as Jane
Serenade
Movie · as The Dancer
Ranger of the North
Movie · as Felice MacLean
The Weaker Vessel
Movie · as Jessie
Polly Put the Kettle On
Movie · as Nellie Vance
The Gates of Doom
Movie · as Agatha as a child
Shoes
Movie · as Eva's Sister (uncredited)