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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 14, 1906
Died
November 1, 1967
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Benita Humm
- Mrs. Ronald Colman
Benita Hume
0.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
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The Halls of Ivy
1954
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6.7
Mrs. Bosanquent
Four Star Playhouse
1952
7.8
Benita Hume
The Jack Benny Program
1950
4.8
Myrna Daro
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
5.8
Lady Kitty Winton
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
9.0
Julia Layton
Rainbow on the River
1936
6.3
Rita Parker
Tarzan Escapes
1936
5.6
Madame Eyrelle
Suzy
1936
4.2
Diana
Moonlight Murder
1936
5.4
Nurse Gladys Beeton
The Garden Murder Case
1936
Credits
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The Halls of Ivy
1954
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Four Star Playhouse
as Mrs. Bosanquent
1952
6.7
The Jack Benny Program
as Benita Hume
1950
7.8
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Myrna Daro
1938
4.8
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lady Kitty Winton
1937
5.8
Rainbow on the River
as Julia Layton
1936
9.0
Tarzan Escapes
as Rita Parker
1936
6.3
Suzy
as Madame Eyrelle
1936
5.6
Moonlight Murder
as Diana
1936
4.2
The Garden Murder Case
as Nurse Gladys Beeton
1936
5.4
The Gay Deception
as Miss Channing
1935
6.4
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The Divine Spark
as Giuditta Pasta
1935
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18 Minutes
as Lady Phyllis Pilcott
1935
10.0
Jew Süss
as Marie Auguste
1934
5.0
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
1934
5.9
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane
1933
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Only Yesterday
as Phyllis Emerson
1933
6.8
Gambling Ship
as Eleanor La Velle
1933
5.2
Looking Forward
as Mrs. Isobel Service
1933
6.2
Clear All Wires!
as Kate Nelson
1933
6.5
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The Little Damozel
as Sybil Craven
1933
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Discord
as Phil Stenning
1933
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Lord Camber's Ladies
as Janet King
1932
6.0
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Sally Bishop
as Evelyn Standish
1932
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Men of Steel
as Audrey Paxton
1932
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Diamond Cut Diamond
as Marda Blackett
1932
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Help Yourself
as Mary Lamb
1932
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Women Who Play
as Margaret Sones
1932
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Service for Ladies
as Countess Ricardi
1932
6.8
The Happy Ending
as Yvonne
1931
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A Honeymoon Adventure
as Eve Martin
1931
4.5
The Flying Fool
as Marion Lee
1931
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Symphony in Two Flats
as Lesley Fullerton
1930
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The House of the Arrow
as Betty Harlow
1930
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The Wrecker
as Mary Shelton
1929
6.2
High Treason
as Evelyn Seymour
1929
5.8
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The Clue of the New Pin
as Ursula Ardfern
1929
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The Lady of the Lake
as The Lady of the Lake
1928
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A South Sea Bubble
as Averil Rochester
1928
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Balaclava
as Jean McDonald
1928
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Easy Virtue
as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
1928
5.3
The Constant Nymph
as Antonia Sanger
1928
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A Light Woman
as Dolores de Vargas
1928
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Second to None
as Ina
1927
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The Happy Ending
as Miss Moon
1925
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