Annette Benson (1895–1965) was a 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.
Annette Benson | |
|---|---|
 Annette Benson in Confetti (1927) | |
| Born | 1895 |
| Died | 1965 (aged 69–70) Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1921–1931 (film) |
Perhaps her best-known role is that of the film star Mae Feather in Anthony Asquith's Shooting Stars.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Love at the Wheel | Helen Warwick |
| The Temporary Lady | Mary Lamb | |
| Squibs | Ivy Hopkins | |
| 1922 | Three Live Ghosts | Mrs. Woofers |
| The Nonentity | Beryl Danvers | |
| The Man from Home | Faustina Ribière | |
| Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep | Ivy Hopkins | |
| 1923 | Afterglow | Mira Massingham |
| The Harbour Lights | Lina Nelson | |
| 1924 | Lovers in Araby | Nadine Meville |
| The Money Habit | Diana Hastings | |
| 1925 | A Daughter of Israel | Guitele |
| Cock of the Roost | Olga | |
| Before the Battle | Alice de Corlaix | |
| 1926 | The Cradle of God | Ruth |
| 1927 | Downhill | Mabel |
| Confetti | Dolores | |
| 1928 | Madonna of the Sleeping Cars | |
| Shooting Stars | Mae Feather | |
| A South Sea Bubble | Lydia la Rue | |
| Change of Heart | Griselda Turner | |
| Sir or Madam | Lady Day | |
| The Ringer | Cora Ann Milton | |
| The Inseparables | Adrienne | |
| 1929 | Weekend Wives | Helene Monard |
| 1931 | Deadlock | Madeleine d'Arblay |
| Almost a Divorce |
References
edit- ^ Ryall p.33
Bibliography
edit- Ryall, Tom. Anthony Asquith. Oxford University Press, 2013.
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