Portrait of Benita Hume

Benita Hume

Acting

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Benita Hume (14 October 1906 – 1 November 1967) was an English film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1955. She was married to actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958. She starred with Colman in both versions of the situation comedy The Halls of Ivy, an NBC Radio program (1949–1952) and a CBS Television show (1954–1955). She also made occasional guest appearances with her husband on The Jack Benny Show on radio, where the Colmans were portrayed as Benny's long-suffering next-door neighbors. She was also married to actor George Sanders from 1959 to her death in 1967. She died in Egerton, Kent, England from bone cancer at age 61.

Born: October 14, 1906

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

1950
1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Lady Kitty Winton

1936
Rainbow on the River

as Julia Layton

1936
Tarzan Escapes

as Rita Parker

1936
Suzy

as Madame Eyrelle

1936
1936
The Garden Murder Case

as Nurse Gladys Beeton

1935
The Gay Deception

as Miss Channing

1935
18 Minutes

as Lady Phyllis Pilcott

1934
Jew Süss

as Marie Auguste

1934
The Private Life of Don Juan

as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery

1933
The Worst Woman in Paris?

as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane

1933
Only Yesterday

as Phyllis Emerson

1933
Gambling Ship

as Eleanor La Velle

1933
Looking Forward

as Mrs. Isobel Service

1933
Clear All Wires!

as Kate Nelson

1932
Diamond Cut Diamond

as Marda Blackett

1932
Service for Ladies

as Countess Ricardi

1931
1931
1931
The Flying Fool

as Marion Lee

1930
Symphony in Two Flats

as Lesley Fullerton

1930
The House of the Arrow

as Betty Harlow

1929
The Wrecker

as Mary Shelton

1929
High Treason

as Evelyn Seymour

1928
The Lady of the Lake

as The Lady of the Lake

1928
Balaclava

as Jean McDonald

1928
Easy Virtue

as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)

1928
The Constant Nymph

as Antonia Sanger