Filmography
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Known For
Suspiria Madame Blanc (1977) -
The Woman in the Window Alice Reed (1944) -
Dark Shadows Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Opening Voiceover / Judith Collins / Naomi Collins / Flora Collins / Flora Collins (PT) (1966-1971) -
Known For
Scarlet Street Katharine 'Kitty' March (1945) -
Actress
Divorce Wars: A Love Story Adele Burgess (1982) -
This House Possessed Rag Lady (1981) -
Suddenly, Love Mrs. Graham (1978) -
Suspiria Madame Blanc (1977)
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Police Surgeon Cortessa (1972) -
The Eyes of Charles Sand Aunt Alexandria Sand (1972) -
Gidget Gets Married Claire Ramsey (1972) -
Dark Shadows Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (1966-1971)
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Love, American Style Edith (segment "Love and the Second Time") (1971) -
The Governor & J.J. Joan Darlene Delaney (1970) -
![House of Dark Shadows]( "House of Dark Shadows")
House of Dark Shadows Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (1970) -
![Burke's Law]( "Burke's Law")
Burke's Law Denise Mitchell (1965) -
![Mr. Broadway]( "Mr. Broadway")
Mr. Broadway Mrs. Kelsey (1964) -
![Desire in the Dust]( "Desire in the Dust")
Desire in the Dust Mrs. Marquand (1960) -
Too Young to Go Steady Mary Blake (1959)
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![Pursuit]( "Pursuit")
Pursuit (1958) -
![The DuPont Show of the Month]( "The DuPont Show of the Month")
The DuPont Show of the Month Grace Graves (1957) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Vickie Maxwell (1957) -
![Navy Wife]( "Navy Wife")
Navy Wife Peg Blain (1956) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Marion (1955-1956) -
![There's Always Tomorrow]( "There's Always Tomorrow")
There's Always Tomorrow Marion Groves (1955) -
![We're No Angels]( "We're No Angels")
We're No Angels Amelie Ducotel (1955) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Honora (1955) -
![The Best of Broadway]( "The Best of Broadway")
The Best of Broadway Lorraine Sheldon (1954) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Bettina Blane (1954) -
![Highway Dragnet]( "Highway Dragnet")
Highway Dragnet Mrs. Cummings (1954) -
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1951)
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![The Guy Who Came Back]( "The Guy Who Came Back")
The Guy Who Came Back Kathy Joplin (1951) -
![Danger]( "Danger")
Danger (1951) -
![Father's Little Dividend]( "Father's Little Dividend")
Father's Little Dividend Ellie Banks (1951) -
Nash Airflyte Theatre (1951)
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![For Heaven's Sake]( "For Heaven's Sake")
For Heaven's Sake Lydia Bolton (1950) -
![Father of the Bride]( "Father of the Bride")
Father of the Bride Ellie Banks (1950) -
![The Reckless Moment]( "The Reckless Moment")
The Reckless Moment Lucia Harper (1949) -
![Hollow Triumph]( "Hollow Triumph")
Hollow Triumph Evelyn Hahn (1948) -
![Secret Beyond the Door...]( "Secret Beyond the Door...")
Secret Beyond the Door... Celia Lamphere (1947) -
![The Woman on the Beach]( "The Woman on the Beach")
The Woman on the Beach Peggy (1947) -
![The Macomber Affair]( "The Macomber Affair")
The Macomber Affair Margaret 'Margo' Macomber (1947) -
![Colonel Effingham's Raid]( "Colonel Effingham's Raid")
Colonel Effingham's Raid Ella Sue Dozier (1946) -
![Scarlet Street]( "Scarlet Street")
Scarlet Street Katharine 'Kitty' March (1945) -
![Nob Hill]( "Nob Hill")
Nob Hill Harriet Carruthers (1945) -
![The Woman in the Window]( "The Woman in the Window")
The Woman in the Window Alice Reed (1944) -
![Margin for Error]( "Margin for Error")
Margin for Error Sophia Baumer (1943) -
![Girl Trouble]( "Girl Trouble")
Girl Trouble June Delaney (1942) -
![Twin Beds]( "Twin Beds")
Twin Beds Julie Abbott (1942) -
![The Wife Takes a Flyer]( "The Wife Takes a Flyer")
The Wife Takes a Flyer Anita Woverman (1942) -
![Confirm or Deny]( "Confirm or Deny")
Confirm or Deny Jennifer Carson (1941) -
![Wild Geese Calling]( "Wild Geese Calling")
Wild Geese Calling Sally Murdock (1941) -
![Man Hunt]( "Man Hunt")
Man Hunt Jerry (1941) -
![She Knew All the Answers]( "She Knew All the Answers")
She Knew All the Answers Gloria Winters (1941) -
![The Son of Monte Cristo]( "The Son of Monte Cristo")
The Son of Monte Cristo Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg (1940) -
![The Man I Married]( "The Man I Married")
The Man I Married Carol Hoffman (1940) -
![The House Across the Bay]( "The House Across the Bay")
The House Across the Bay Brenda Bentley (1940) -
![Green Hell]( "Green Hell")
Green Hell Stephanie Richardson (1940) -
![The Housekeeper's Daughter]( "The Housekeeper's Daughter")
The Housekeeper's Daughter Hilda (1939) -
![The Man in the Iron Mask]( "The Man in the Iron Mask")
The Man in the Iron Mask Maria Theresa (1939) -
![Trade Winds]( "Trade Winds")
Trade Winds Kay Kerrigan (1938) -
![Artists and Models Abroad]( "Artists and Models Abroad")
Artists and Models Abroad Patricia Harper (1938) -
![The Texans]( "The Texans")
The Texans Ivy Preston (1938) -
![I Met My Love Again]( "I Met My Love Again")
I Met My Love Again Julie Weir (1938) -
![Vogues of 1938]( "Vogues of 1938")
Vogues of 1938 Wendy Van Klettering (1937) -
![Wedding Present]( "Wedding Present")
Wedding Present Monica 'Rusty' Fleming (1936) -
![Two in a Crowd]( "Two in a Crowd")
Two in a Crowd Julia Wayne (1936) -
![13 Hours by Air]( "13 Hours by Air")
13 Hours by Air Felice Rollins (1936) -
![Big Brown Eyes]( "Big Brown Eyes")
Big Brown Eyes Eve Fallon (1936) -
![The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo]( "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo")
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Helen Berkeley (1935) -
![She Couldn't Take It]( "She Couldn't Take It")
She Couldn't Take It Carol Van Dyke (1935) -
![Two for Tonight]( "Two for Tonight")
Two for Tonight Bobbie Lockwood (1935) -
![Mississippi]( "Mississippi")
Mississippi Lucy (1935) -
![Private Worlds]( "Private Worlds")
Private Worlds Sally MacGregor (1935) -
![The Man Who Reclaimed His Head]( "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head")
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head Adele Verin (1934) -
![The Pursuit of Happiness]( "The Pursuit of Happiness")
The Pursuit of Happiness Prudence Kirkland (1934) -
![Little Women]( "Little Women")
Little Women Amy March (1933) -
![Arizona to Broadway]( "Arizona to Broadway")
Arizona to Broadway Lynn Martin (1933) -
![Me and My Gal]( "Me and My Gal")
Me and My Gal Helen Riley (1932) -
![Wild Girl]( "Wild Girl")
Wild Girl Salomy Jane (1932) -
![Week Ends Only]( "Week Ends Only")
Week Ends Only Venetia Carr (1932) -
![The Trial of Vivienne Ware]( "The Trial of Vivienne Ware")
The Trial of Vivienne Ware Vivienne Ware (1932) -
![Careless Lady]( "Careless Lady")
Careless Lady Sally Brown (1932) -
![She Wanted a Millionaire]( "She Wanted a Millionaire")
She Wanted a Millionaire Jane Miller (1932) -
![Hush Money]( "Hush Money")
Hush Money Joan Gordon (1931) -
![Doctors' Wives]( "Doctors' Wives")
Doctors' Wives Nina Wyndram Penning (1931) -
![Many a Slip]( "Many a Slip")
Many a Slip Pat Coster (1931) -
![Scotland Yard]( "Scotland Yard")
Scotland Yard Xandra, Lady Lasher (1930) -
![Maybe It's Love]( "Maybe It's Love")
Maybe It's Love Nan Sheffield (1930) -
![Moby Dick]( "Moby Dick")
Moby Dick Faith (1930) -
![Crazy That Way]( "Crazy That Way")
Crazy That Way Ann Jordan (1930) -
![Puttin' on the Ritz]( "Puttin' on the Ritz")
Puttin' on the Ritz Dolores Fenton (1930) -
![The Mississippi Gambler]( "The Mississippi Gambler")
The Mississippi Gambler Lucy Blackburn (1929) -
![Disraeli]( "Disraeli")
Disraeli Clarissa (1929) -
![Three Live Ghosts]( "Three Live Ghosts")
Three Live Ghosts Rose Gordon (1929) -
![Bulldog Drummond]( "Bulldog Drummond")
Bulldog Drummond Phyllis Benton (1929) -
![The Divine Lady]( "The Divine Lady")
The Divine Lady Extra (1928) -
![Show Folks]( "Show Folks")
Show Folks Night Club Patron (1928) -
![Power]( "Power")
Power A Dame (1928) -
![The Eternal City]( "The Eternal City")
The Eternal City Page (1923) -
Actress
![The Valley of Decision]( "The Valley of Decision")
The Valley of Decision An 'Unborn Soul' (1916) -
Soundtrack
![The DuPont Show of the Month]( "The DuPont Show of the Month")
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957) -
![We're No Angels]( "We're No Angels")
We're No Angels (1955) -
![Trade Winds]( "Trade Winds")
Trade Winds (1938) -
![Artists and Models Abroad]( "Artists and Models Abroad")
Artists and Models Abroad (1938) -
![Little Women]( "Little Women")
Little Women (1933) -
![Maybe It's Love]( "Maybe It's Love")
Maybe It's Love (1930) -
Soundtrack
![Puttin' on the Ritz]( "Puttin' on the Ritz")
Puttin' on the Ritz (1930) -
Archive footage
![Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie]( "Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie")
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![Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse]( "Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse")
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Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001)
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![Amélie]( "Amélie")
Amélie (2001) -
![They Filmed the War in Color]( "They Filmed the War in Color")
They Filmed the War in Color (2000) -
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![Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary Tribute]( "Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary Tribute")
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![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
![Dark Shadows Bloopers]( "Dark Shadows Bloopers")
Dark Shadows Bloopers (1993) -
![The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind]( "The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind")
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![James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson]( "James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson")
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![America at the Movies]( "America at the Movies")
America at the Movies (1976) -
![Hollywood: The Selznick Years]( "Hollywood: The Selznick Years")
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![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1964) -
![The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story]( "The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story")
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Archive footage
![The Fashion Side of Hollywood]( "The Fashion Side of Hollywood")
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Ex-mother-in-law of Don Hayden.
Quotes
My film career faded. A man can go on playing certain roles 'til he's sixty. But not a woman. [in 1984] The "Golden Age" is gone, and with it most of the people of great taste. It doesn't seem to be any fun any more.
Trademark
Often played untrustworthy but sexy femme fatales
Nickname
Joanie
Star Sign
Pisces
Personal Details
Born
Joan Geraldine Bennett
Palisades, New Jersey, USA
Died
(age 80)
Scarsdale, New York, USA
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