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Constance Bennett

Constance Bennett

Acting·1904–1965·68 films

Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American actress. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s and for a time during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. Bennett frequently played society women, focusing on melodramas in the early 1930s and then taking more comedic roles in the late 1930s and 1940s. She is best remembered for her leading roles in What Price Hollywood? (1932), Bed of Roses (1933), Topper (1937), Topper Takes a Trip (1938), and had a prominent supporting role in Greta Garbo's last film, Two-Faced Woman

Filmography

Topper
Topper (1937)Marion Kerby
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You (1954)Guest Panelist
The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected (1947)Jane Moynihan
Madame X
Madame X (1966)Estelle Anderson
Becoming Cary Grant
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
What Price Hollywood?
What Price Hollywood? (1932)Mary Evans
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)Jerry Kilbourne
Two-Faced Woman
Two-Faced Woman (1941)Griselda Vaughn
Topper Takes a Trip
Topper Takes a Trip (1938)Marion Kerby
Sin Takes a Holiday
Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)Sylvia Brenner Stanton
As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel (1951)Lucille McKinley
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses (1933)Lorry Evans
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)Valerie West (archive footage)
The Affairs of Cellini
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)Duchess of Florence
The Easiest Way
The Easiest Way (1931)Laura Murdock
After Office Hours
After Office Hours (1935)Sharon Norwood
Our Betters
Our Betters (1933)Lady Pearl Grayston
The Common Law
The Common Law (1931)Valerie West
Rockabye
Rockabye (1932)Judy Carroll
Two Against the World
Two Against the World (1932)Adele Hamilton
Lady with a Past
Lady with a Past (1932)Venice Muir
Three Faces East
Three Faces East (1930)Frances Hawtree / Z-1
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe (1938)Helen Murphy
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)Self (archive footage)
The Goose Woman
The Goose Woman (1925)Hazel Woods
Sally, Irene and Mary
Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)Sally Fitzgerald
Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer (1946)Zenia Lascalles
Tail Spin
Tail Spin (1939)Gerry Lester
After Tonight
After Tonight (1933)Carla Vanirska
Everything Is Thunder
Everything Is Thunder (1936)Anna von Stucknadel
Born to Love
Born to Love (1931)Doris Kendall
Paris Underground
Paris Underground (1945)Kitty de Mornay
Angel on the Amazon
Angel on the Amazon (1948)Dr. Karen Lawrence
Son of the Gods
Son of the Gods (1930)Allana Wagner
Smart Woman
Smart Woman (1948)Paula Rogers
Ladies in Love
Ladies in Love (1936)Yoli Haydn
Starlit Days at the Lido
Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)Self
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge (1934)Helen Hall / Raquel
Sin Town
Sin Town (1942)Kye Allen
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)Belle Andrews
Outcast Lady
Outcast Lady (1934)Iris
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)Self (archive footage)
Law of the Tropics
Law of the Tropics (1941)Joan Madison aka Miss Moore and Laura
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)(archive footage)
Madame Spy
Madame Spy (1942)Joan Bannister
Escape to Glory
Escape to Glory (1940)Christine Blaine
Bought!
Bought! (1931)Stephanie Dale
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)Self (archive footage)
This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love (1929)Ann Marvin
Cytherea
Cytherea (1924)Annette Sherman
My Son
My Son (1925)Betty Smith
My Wife and I
My Wife and I (1925)Aileen Alton
Common Clay
Common Clay (1930)Ellen Neal
Code of the West
Code of the West (1925)Georgie May
Evidence
Evidence (1922)Edith
The Goose Hangs High
The Goose Hangs High (1925)Lois Ingals
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12 (1937)Self (uncredited)
Rich People
Rich People (1929)Connie Hayden
The Pinch Hitter
The Pinch Hitter (1925)Abby Nettleton
Into the Net
Into the Net (1924)Madge Clayton, his sister
What's Wrong with the Women?
What's Wrong with the Women? (1922)Elise Bascom
Married?
Married? (1926)Marcia Livingston
Reckless Youth
Reckless Youth (1922)Chorus Girl
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5 (1942)Self
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933)Self
The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision (1916)Unborn soul