Enid Bennett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1893
- Died
- May 14, 1969
- Birthplace
- York, Western Australia, Australia
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.
Filmography
- Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford TBA
as Fanny
The Big Store 1941
as Clerk (uncredited)
Strike Up the Band 1940
as Mrs. Morgan
Meet Dr. Christian 1939
as Anne Hewitt
Intermezzo: A Love Story 1939
as Greta Stenborg
Sooky 1931
as Helen Skinner
Waterloo Bridge 1931
as Mary Cronin Wetherby
Skippy 1931
as Ellen Skinner
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross 1927
as Betsy Ross
The Wrong Mr. Wright 1927
as Henrietta
The Red Lily 1924
as Marise La Noue
The Sea Hawk 1924
as Lady Rosamund Godolphin
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1923
as Priscilla Mullens
The Bad Man 1923
as Mrs. Morgan Pell
Strangers of the Night 1923
as Poppy Faire
Your Friend and Mine 1923
as Patricia Stanton
- Scandalous Tongues
Scandalous Tongues 1922
as Nell Bradley
Robin Hood 1922
as Lady Marian Fitzwalter
The Bootlegger's Daughter 1922
as Nell Bradley
Silk Hosiery 1920
as Marjorie Bowen
- Her Husband's Friend
Her Husband's Friend 1920
as Judith Westover
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7) 1920
as self
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios 1920
as Herself
The False Road 1920
as Betty Palmer
The Woman in the Suitcase 1920
as Mary Moreland
The Haunted Bedroom 1919
as Betsy Thorne
What Every Woman Learns 1919
as Amy Fortesque
Stepping Out 1919
as Mrs. Robert Hillary
The Virtuous Thief 1919
as Shirley Armitage
The Law of Men 1919
as Laura Dayne
Partners Three 1919
as Agnes Cuyler
Happy Though Married 1919
as Millicent Lee
Fuss and Feathers 1918
as Susie Baldwin
When Do We Eat? 1918
as Nora
- Coals of Fire
Coals of Fire 1918
as Nell Bradley
The Marriage Ring 1918
as Anne Mertons
The Vamp 1918
as Nancy Lyons
A Desert Wooing 1918
as Avice Bereton
The Biggest Show on Earth 1918
as Roxie Kemp
The Keys of the Righteous 1918
as Mary Manning
- The Mother Instinct
The Mother Instinct 1917
as Eleanor Coutierre
The Girl, Glory 1917
as Glory Wharton
Happiness 1917
as Doris Wingate
The Little Brother 1917
as Jerry Ross
- Princess of the Dark
Princess of the Dark 1917
as Fay Herron
The Aryan 1916
as Undetermined Secondary Role
Credits from TMDB.