Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Date of Birth:

Feb 27, 1910

Place of Birth:

Palisades, New Jersey, USA

Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actress. Besides acting on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 motion pictures from the era of silent movies well into the sound era. She is possibly best-remembered for her film noir femme fatale roles in director Fritz Lang's movies such as The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945).

Bennett had three distinct phases to her long and successful career, first as a winsome blonde ingenue, then as a sensuous brunette femme fatale (with looks that movie magazines often compared to those of Hedy Lamarr), and finally as a warmhearted wife/mother figure. In 1951, Bennett's screen career was marred by scandal after her third husband, film producer Walter Wanger, shot and injured her agent Jennings Lang. Wanger suspected that Lang and Bennett were having an affair, a charge which she adamantly denied. In the 1960s, she achieved success for her portrayal of Elizabeth Collins Stoddard on TV's Dark Shadows, for which she received an Emmy nomination. For her final movie role, as Madame Blanc in Suspiria (1977), she received a Saturn Award nomination.

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filmography:

Divorce Wars: A Love Story Divorce Wars: A Love Story

1982

Girl Trouble Girl Trouble

1942

I Met My Love Again I Met My Love Again

1938

Careless Lady Careless Lady

1932

She Knew All the Answers She Knew All the Answers

1941

Desire in the Dust Desire in the Dust

1960

The Fashion Side of Hollywood The Fashion Side of Hollywood

1935

Navy Wife Navy Wife

1956

Week Ends Only Week Ends Only

1932

Confirm or Deny Confirm or Deny

1941

Doctors' Wives Doctors' Wives

1931

The Divine Lady The Divine Lady

1928

Scotland Yard Scotland Yard

1930

This House Possessed This House Possessed

1981

She Wanted a Millionaire She Wanted a Millionaire

1932

13 Hours by Air 13 Hours by Air

1936

The Guy Who Came Back The Guy Who Came Back

1951

The Wife Takes a Flyer The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

Two in a Crowd Two in a Crowd

1936

The Trial of Vivienne Ware The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932

Wild Geese Calling Wild Geese Calling

1941

The Eternal City The Eternal City

1923

The Mississippi Gambler The Mississippi Gambler

1929

Colonel Effingham's Raid Colonel Effingham's Raid

1946

The Eyes of Charles Sand The Eyes of Charles Sand

1972

Suspiria Suspiria

1977

The Valley of Decision The Valley of Decision

1916

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

Many a Slip Many a Slip

1931

Screen Actors Screen Actors

1950

Film Stars Help Greece Film Stars Help Greece

1970

Gidget Gets Married Gidget Gets Married

1972

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

Crazy That Way Crazy That Way

1930

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

Suspiria 25th Anniversary Suspiria 25th Anniversary

2001

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

2009

Show Folks Show Folks

1928

Twin Beds Twin Beds

1942

Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood

2009

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986

Power Power

1928

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

Hush Money Hush Money

1931

She Couldn't Take It She Couldn't Take It

1935

Artists and Models Abroad Artists and Models Abroad

1938

Highway Dragnet Highway Dragnet

1954

The Woman in the Window The Woman in the Window

1944

Scarlet Street Scarlet Street

1945

The House Across the Bay The House Across the Bay

1940

Little Women Little Women

1933

The Son of Monte Cristo The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

House of Dark Shadows House of Dark Shadows

1970

Bulldog Drummond Bulldog Drummond

1929

Wedding Present Wedding Present

1936

Big Brown Eyes Big Brown Eyes

1936

The Man in the Iron Mask The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

There's Always Tomorrow There's Always Tomorrow

1956

Man Hunt Man Hunt

1941

We're No Angels We're No Angels

1955

Father of the Bride Father of the Bride

1950

Suddenly, Love Suddenly, Love

1978

Father's Little Dividend Father's Little Dividend

1951

Hollow Triumph Hollow Triumph

1948

The Woman on the Beach The Woman on the Beach

1947

Margin for Error Margin for Error

1943

The Macomber Affair The Macomber Affair

1947

The Reckless Moment The Reckless Moment

1949

Disraeli Disraeli

1929

Me and My Gal Me and My Gal

1932

Moby Dick Moby Dick

1930

Trade Winds Trade Winds

1938

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

1935

Arizona to Broadway Arizona to Broadway

1933

The Man I Married The Man I Married

1940

The Housekeeper's Daughter The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939

Nob Hill Nob Hill

1945

Three Live Ghosts Three Live Ghosts

1929

Hollywood Party Hollywood Party

1937

Two for Tonight Two for Tonight

1935

The Pursuit of Happiness The Pursuit of Happiness

1934

Green Hell Green Hell

1940

The Texans The Texans

1938

Private Worlds Private Worlds

1935

For Heaven's Sake For Heaven's Sake

1950

Puttin' on the Ritz Puttin' on the Ritz

1930

Vogues of 1938 Vogues of 1938

1937

Mississippi Mississippi

1935

Maybe It's Love Maybe It's Love

1930

Wild Girl Wild Girl

1932

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

1934

Secret Beyond the Door... Secret Beyond the Door...

1947

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