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.
Night Work | Miss Brown | 1930-08-03 | |
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 | ||
Crossed Trails | Alice Dawson | 1924-04-08 | |
Crossing Trails | Mrs. Warren | 1921-11-23 | |
The Courage of Marge O'Doone | Margaret O'Doone | 1920-05-30 | |
Her Rustic Romeo | The Widow | 1918-05-28 | |
Bill's Opportunity | 1918-08-26 | ||
Mothers of Men | Undetermined Role | 1917-01-01 | |
Cinders of Love | The Fire Chief's Wife | 1916-02-26 | |
Hearts and Sparks | The Stenographer | 1916-06-04 | |
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 | |
A Lucky Leap | The Store Owner's Wife | 1915-02-22 | |
Hash House Mashers | The Landlady | 1915-01-16 | |
Ambrose's Fury | maid | 1915-03-24 | |
Only a Messenger Boy | 1915-08-23 | ||
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance | Fatty's Wife | 1915-03-07 | |
Only a Farmer's Daughter | The Mother | 1915-01-09 | |
Their Social Splash | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1915-04-26 | |
A Lover's Lost Control | Customer | 1915-08-02 | |
Love in Armor | The Sweetheart's Mother | 1915-03-11 | |
Their Ups and Downs | Fatty's Sweetheart | 1914-10-05 | |
Mabel's New Job | Boarder | 1914-07-16 | |
Their Fatal Bumping | Birdie's Mother | 1914-12-24 | |
Mabel's Busy Day | Woman | 1914-06-13 | |
'Curses!' They Remarked | Blackheart Jr.'s Wife | 1914-11-05 | |
The Masquerader | Actress (uncredited) | 1914-08-27 | |
The Plumber | The Maid | 1914-12-09 | |
Leading Lizzie Astray | Lizzie's Mother | 1914-11-30 | |
Tillie's Punctured Romance | Maid / Party Guest (uncredited) | 1914-12-21 | |
Almost a Rescue | Maud Smith | 1913-08-08 |