Person Details
Birthday: 1906-10-14 06:22:08
Death: 1967-11-01 06:22:08
Aliases: Benita Humm , Mrs. Ronald Colman
Gender: Female
Place of birth: London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 31
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Benita Hume (14 October 1906 – 1 November 1967) was an English film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1955. She was married to actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958. She starred with Colman in both versions of the situation comedy The Halls of Ivy, an NBC Radio program (1949–1952) and a CBS Television show (1954–1955). She also made occasional guest appearances with her husband on The Jack Benny Show on radio, where the Colmans were portrayed as Benny's long-suffering next-door neighbors. She was also married to actor George Sanders from 1959 to her death in 1967. She died in Egerton, Kent, England from bone cancer at age 61.
Most Famous Work
Tarzan Escapes
(1936) Rita ParkerEasy Virtue
(1928) Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)Suzy
(1936) Madame EyrelleGambling Ship
(1933) Eleanor La VelleOnly Yesterday
(1933) Phyllis EmersonThe Garden Murder Case
(1936) Nurse Gladys BeetonJew Süss
(1934) Marie AugusteSymphony in Two Flats
(1930) Lesley FullertonActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1954 | N/A | |
1952 | Mrs. Bosanquent | |
1950 | Benita Hume | |
1938 | Myrna Daro | |
1937 | Lady Kitty Winton | |
1936 | Julia Layton | |
Rita Parker | ||
Madame Eyrelle | ||
Diana | ||
Nurse Gladys Beeton | ||
1935 | Miss Cordelia Channing | |
Giuditta Pasta | ||
Lady Phyllis Pilcott | ||
1934 | Marie Auguste | |
Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery | ||
1933 | Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane | |
Phyllis Emerson | ||
Eleanor La Velle | ||
Mrs. Isobel Service | ||
Kate Nelson | ||
Sybil Craven | ||
Phil Stenning | ||
1932 | Janet King | |
Evelyn Standish | ||
Audrey Paxton | ||
Marda Blackett | ||
Mary Lamb | ||
Margaret Sones | ||
Countess Ricardi | ||
1931 | Yvonne | |
Eve Martin | ||
Marion Lee | ||
1930 | Lesley Fullerton | |
Betty Harlow | ||
1929 | Mary Shelton | |
Evelyn Seymour | ||
Ursula Ardfern | ||
1928 | The Lady of the Lake | |
Averil Rochester | ||
Jean McDonald | ||
Telephone Receptionist (uncredited) | ||
Antonia Sanger | ||
Dolores de Vargas | ||
1925 | Miss Moon | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |