1874-10-22 Evansville, Indiana, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Billie Bennett (October 23, 1874 – May 19, 1951) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 52 films between 1913 and 1930. She was born in Evansville, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California. Author E. J. Fleming writing in his 2004 book, The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine, states that when she ceased making films at the end of the silent era, she ran a high class bordello in an exclusive part of the Los Angeles area. Bennett's girls were made up to look like movie stars of the period even undergoing surgical alterations to achieve the illusion. Much of the brothel was sponsored by MGM courting out of town clientele and foreign distributors and exhibitors from around the world.
One Romantic Night | Princess Sympharosa | 1930-04-30 | |
Fashions in Love | Jane | 1929-07-01 | |
The Tragedy of Youth | Landlady | 1928-03-01 | |
The Claw | Mrs. Harriatt | 1927-05-08 | |
The Amateur Gentleman | Duchess of Camberhurst | 1926-08-14 | |
The Wyoming Wildcat | Blendy Betts | 1925-01-11 | |
The Fighting Smile | 1925-08-04 | ||
Crossing Trails | Mrs. Warren | 1921-11-23 | |
The Courage of Marge O'Doone | Margaret O'Doone | 1920-05-30 | |
Bill's Opportunity | 1918-08-26 | ||
Her Rustic Romeo | The Widow | 1918-05-28 | |
Mothers of Men | Undetermined Role | 1917-01-01 | |
Hearts and Sparks | The Stenographer | 1916-06-04 | |
Cinders of Love | The Fire Chief's Wife | 1916-02-26 | |
Their Social Splash | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1915-04-26 | |
A Lover's Lost Control | Customer | 1915-08-02 | |
Only a Farmer's Daughter | The Mother | 1915-01-09 | |
Only a Messenger Boy | 1915-08-23 | ||
Hash House Mashers | The Landlady | 1915-01-16 | |
A Lucky Leap | The Store Owner's Wife | 1915-02-22 | |
Court House Crooks | Young Man's Mother (uncredited) | 1915-07-05 | |
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers | Mrs. Finnegan | 1915-05-14 | |
Peanuts and Bullets | The Landlady | 1915-01-12 | |
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance | Fatty's Wife | 1915-03-07 | |
Love in Armor | The Sweetheart's Mother | 1915-03-11 | |
Their Fatal Bumping | Birdie's Mother | 1914-12-24 | |
Their Ups and Downs | Fatty's Sweetheart | 1914-10-05 | |
The Plumber | The Maid | 1914-12-09 | |
Mabel's New Job | Boarder | 1914-07-16 | |
'Curses!' They Remarked | Blackheart Jr.'s Wife | 1914-11-05 | |
Mabel's Busy Day | Woman | 1914-06-13 | |
Leading Lizzie Astray | Lizzie's Mother | 1914-11-30 | |
Tillie's Punctured Romance | Maid / Party Guest (uncredited) | 1914-12-21 | |
The Masquerader | Actress (uncredited) | 1914-08-27 | |
Almost a Rescue | Maud Smith | 1913-08-08 |