Portrait of Annette Benson

Annette Benson

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia Annette Benson (1895 - 1965) was British film actress. She was a leading lady of British silent films of the 1920s, appearing in Confetti with Jack Buchanan and Downhill with Ivor Novello. She also featured in several French and German productions in the mid-1920s. Her career tailed-off with the arrival of sound film and she made her last screen appearance in 1931. Perhaps her best-known role is that of the film star Mae Feather in Anthony Asquith's Shooting Stars.

Born: January 1, 1895

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

1931
Deadlock

as Madeleine d'Arblay

1928
Shooting Stars

as Mae Feather

1927
Downhill

as Mabel

1925
Before the Battle

as Alice de Corlaix

1923
The Harbour Lights

as Lina Nelson

1922
The Man From Home

as Faustina Ribière

1922
Three Live Ghosts

as Mrs Woofers