1893-07-14 York, Western Australia, Australia
From Wikipedia Born in York, Western Australia, Enid Bennett started her film acting career in 1916, first starring in Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, with two other films that same year. She married American director Sidney Franklin early in her career, but they were divorced shortly thereafter. In 1917, she starred in five films, the most important of which was The Little Brother opposite William Garwood. That film brought her to the attention of studios and led to an increasing number of acting roles. From 1918 to 1921, she starred in twenty-three films, becoming well known and recognizable as an actress. In 1918 she married director Fred Niblo, who later directed the second film version of Ben Hur. In 1922, she starred in only three films, but one of those became her most famous role, the female lead of "Maid Marian" in Robin Hood with Douglas Fairbanks. From 1923 to 1928, she starred in only ten films, as her career had slowed to a crawl. She was a mother by that time, as she and Niblo eventually had three children together. In 1929, her brother Alexander Bennett married actress Frances Lee. The wedding was attended by some of Hollywood's biggest names, including Gloria Swanson and Greta Garbo. That year Bennett starred in only one film, Good Medicine, opposite Edward Everett Horton. Bennett's sisters Marjorie (1896-1982) and Catherine (1901–1978) were also Hollywood film actresses. She made a semi-successful transition to sound films, but saw fewer roles come her way. From 1931 to 1941 she had roles in only seven films, the last of which was uncredited. She retired after 1941, eventually residing with her family in Malibu, California, where she died in 1969 from a heart attack, aged 75.
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The Big Store | Clerk (uncredited) | 1941-06-20 |
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Strike Up the Band | Mrs. Morgan | 1940-09-27 |
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Intermezzo: A Love Story | Greta Stenborg | 1939-10-06 |
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Meet Dr. Christian | Anne Hewitt | 1939-11-17 |
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Waterloo Bridge | Mary Cronin Wetherby | 1931-09-01 |
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Skippy | Ellen Skinner | 1931-04-25 |
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Sooky | Helen Skinner | 1931-12-26 |
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The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross | Betsy Ross | 1927-10-01 |
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The Wrong Mr. Wright | Henrietta | 1927-02-27 |
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The Red Lily | Marise La Noue | 1924-09-08 |
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The Sea Hawk | Lady Rosamund Godolphin | 1924-06-14 |
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The Courtship of Miles Standish | Priscilla Mullens | 1923-12-30 |
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Strangers of the Night | Poppy Faire | 1923-09-10 |
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Robin Hood | Lady Marian Fitzwalter | 1922-10-18 |
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The Bootlegger's Daughter | Nell Bradley | 1922-10-06 |
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Scandalous Tongues | Nell Bradley | 1922-10-22 |
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The False Road | Betty Palmer | 1920-04-18 |
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Her Husband's Friend | Judith Westover | 1920-11-14 |
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The Woman in the Suitcase | Mary Moreland | 1920-01-11 |
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A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios | Herself | 1920-08-15 |
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Happy Though Married | Millicent Lee | 1919-02-23 |
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Partners Three | Agnes Cuyler | 1919-03-22 |
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The Haunted Bedroom | Betsy Thorne | 1919-12-05 |
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A Desert Wooing | Avice Bereton | 1918-06-23 |
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The Marriage Ring | Anne Mertons | 1918-08-26 |
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Coals of Fire | Nell Bradley | 1918-08-26 |
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When Do We Eat? | Nora | 1918-10-13 |
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The Vamp | Nancy Lyons | 1918-07-14 |
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The Girl, Glory | Glory Wharton | 1917-06-09 |
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Princess of the Dark | Fay Herron | 1917-02-18 |
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The Little Brother | Jerry Ross | 1917-03-11 |
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Happiness | Doris Wingate | 1917-05-13 |
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The Aryan | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1916-04-09 |
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Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford | Fanny |
