About

Known credits:
33
Birthday:
1893-07-14
Place of birth:
York, Western Australia, Australia
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Enid Bennett

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1941 The Big Store Actor Clerk (uncredited) 59
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1940 Strike Up the Band Actor Mrs. Morgan 59
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1939 Meet Dr. Christian Actor Anne Hewitt N/A
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1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story Actor Greta Stenborg 59
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1931 Sooky Actor Helen Skinner 58
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1931 Waterloo Bridge Actor Mary Cronin Wetherby 59
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1931 Skippy Actor Ellen Skinner 58
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1927 The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross Actor Betsy Ross 58
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1927 The Wrong Mr. Wright Actor Henrietta N/A
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1924 The Red Lily Actor Marise La Noue 59
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1924 The Sea Hawk Actor Lady Rosamund Godolphin 59
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1923 The Courtship of Miles Standish Actor Priscilla Mullens N/A
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1923 Strangers of the Night Actor Poppy Faire N/A
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1922 Scandalous Tongues Actor Nell Bradley N/A
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1922 Robin Hood Actor Lady Marian Fitzwalter 59
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1922 The Bootlegger's Daughter Actor Nell Bradley N/A
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1920 Her Husband's Friend Actor Judith Westover N/A
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1920 A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios Actor Herself 59
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1920 The False Road Actor Betty Palmer 58
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1920 The Woman in the Suitcase Actor Mary Moreland 58
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1919 The Haunted Bedroom Actor Betsy Thorne N/A
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1919 Partners Three Actor Agnes Cuyler N/A
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1919 Happy Though Married Actor Millicent Lee N/A
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1918 Coals of Fire Actor Nell Bradley N/A
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1918 The Marriage Ring Actor Anne Mertons N/A
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1918 The Vamp Actor Nancy Lyons N/A
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1918 A Desert Wooing Actor Avice Bereton N/A
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1917 The Girl, Glory Actor Glory Wharton N/A
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1917 Happiness Actor Doris Wingate 58
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1917 The Little Brother Actor Jerry Ross N/A
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1917 Princess of the Dark Actor Fay Herron N/A
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1916 The Aryan Actor Undetermined Secondary Role 59
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Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford Actor Fanny N/A
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