Constance Bennett

Born: 1904-10-22

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American actress. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s and for a time during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. Bennett frequently played society women, focusing on melodramas in the early 1930s and then taking more comedic roles in the late 1930s and 1940s. She is best remembered for her leading roles in What Price Hollywood? (1932), Bed of Roses (1933), Topper (1937), Topper Takes a Trip (1938), and had a prominent supporting role in Greta Garbo's last film, Two-Faced Woman (1941).

She was the daughter of stage and silent film star Richard Bennett, and the older sister of actress Joan Bennett.

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Known For

Evidence
Wandering Fires
My Son
That's Entertainment, Part II
It Should Happen to You
Hooray for Hollywood
Going Hollywood: The '30s
As Young as You Feel
The Unsuspected
Merrily We Live

Top Movie Credits

Wandering Fires Guerda Anthony
My Son Betty Smith
Hooray for Hollywood Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (archive footage)
As Young as You Feel Lucille McKinley
The Unsuspected Jane Moynihan
Merrily We Live Jerry Kilbourne