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Benita Hume

Acting
61 years oldLondon, England, UK

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.

Personal Details

Born
October 14, 1906 - November 1, 1967 (age 61)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Benita Humm
Mrs. Ronald Colman

Movies (42)

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
4.8

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

as Myrna Daro

1938

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
5.8

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Lady Kitty Winton

1937

Rainbow on the River
9.0

Rainbow on the River

as Julia Layton

1936

Tarzan Escapes
6.3

Tarzan Escapes

as Rita Parker

1936

Suzy
5.6

Suzy

as Madame Eyrelle

1936

Moonlight Murder
4.2

Moonlight Murder

as Diana

1936

The Garden Murder Case
5.4

The Garden Murder Case

as Nurse Gladys Beeton

1936

The Gay Deception
6.4

The Gay Deception

as Miss Channing

1935

The Divine Spark

The Divine Spark

as Giuditta Pasta

1935

18 Minutes
10.0

18 Minutes

as Lady Phyllis Pilcott

1935

Jew Süss
5.0

Jew Süss

as Marie Auguste

1934

The Private Life of Don Juan
5.9

The Private Life of Don Juan

as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery

1934

The Worst Woman in Paris?

The Worst Woman in Paris?

as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane

1933

Only Yesterday
6.8

Only Yesterday

as Phyllis Emerson

1933

Gambling Ship
5.2

Gambling Ship

as Eleanor La Velle

1933

Looking Forward
6.2

Looking Forward

as Mrs. Isobel Service

1933

Clear All Wires!
6.5

Clear All Wires!

as Kate Nelson

1933

Discord

Discord

as Phil Stenning

1933

The Little Damozel

The Little Damozel

as Sybil Craven

1933

Lord Camber's Ladies
6.0

Lord Camber's Ladies

as Janet King

1932

Sally Bishop

Sally Bishop

as Evelyn Standish

1932

Men of Steel

Men of Steel

as Audrey Paxton

1932

Diamond Cut Diamond

Diamond Cut Diamond

as Marda Blackett

1932

Help Yourself

Help Yourself

as Mary Lamb

1932

Women Who Play

Women Who Play

as Margaret Sones

1932

Service for Ladies
6.8

Service for Ladies

as Countess Ricardi

1932

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

as Yvonne

1931

A Honeymoon Adventure
4.5

A Honeymoon Adventure

as Eve Martin

1931

The Flying Fool

The Flying Fool

as Marion Lee

1931

Symphony in Two Flats

Symphony in Two Flats

as Lesley Fullerton

1930

The House of the Arrow

The House of the Arrow

as Betty Harlow

1930

The Wrecker
6.2

The Wrecker

as Mary Shelton

1929

High Treason
5.8

High Treason

as Evelyn Seymour

1929

The Clue of the New Pin

The Clue of the New Pin

as Ursula Ardfern

1929

The Lady of the Lake

The Lady of the Lake

as The Lady of the Lake

1928

A South Sea Bubble

A South Sea Bubble

as Averil Rochester

1928

Balaclava

Balaclava

as Jean McDonald

1928

Easy Virtue
5.3

Easy Virtue

as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)

1928

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

as Antonia Sanger

1928

A Light Woman

A Light Woman

as Dolores de Vargas

1928

Second to None

Second to None

as Ina

1927

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

as Miss Moon

1925

TV Shows (3)