Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Acting

Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actress. Besides acting on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 motion pictures from the era of silent movies well into the sound era. She is possibly best-remembered for her film noir femme fatale roles in director Fritz Lang's movies such as The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945).

Bennett had three distinct phases to her long and successful career, first as a winsome blonde ingenue, then as a sensuous brunette femme fatale (with looks that movie magazines often…

Filmography

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Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse ★ 9.5 Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse 2009 Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood ★ 9.4 Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood 2009 Armadillo ★ 8.0 Armadillo 2001 Suspiria 25th Anniversary ★ 7.0 Suspiria 25th Anniversary 2001 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind ★ 8.2 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind 1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life ★ 6.5 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987 Casting Shadows Casting Shadows 1987 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn ★ 8.3 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 1986 Divorce Wars: A Love Story ★ 7.5 Divorce Wars: A Love Story 1982 This House Possessed ★ 5.9 This House Possessed 1981 Suddenly, Love ★ 8.3 Suddenly, Love 1978 Suspiria ★ 7.5 Suspiria 1977 The Eyes of Charles Sand ★ 6.3 The Eyes of Charles Sand 1972 Gidget Gets Married ★ 6.3 Gidget Gets Married 1972 House of Dark Shadows ★ 6.6 House of Dark Shadows 1970 Dark Shadows ★ 7.3 Dark Shadows 1966 Burke's Law ★ 6.3 Burke's Law 1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 Desire in the Dust ★ 4.4 Desire in the Dust 1960 Too Young to Go Steady ★ 8.0 Too Young to Go Steady 1959 DuPont Show of the Month ★ 7.4 DuPont Show of the Month 1957 Navy Wife ★ 7.0 Navy Wife 1956 There's Always Tomorrow ★ 7.2 There's Always Tomorrow 1956 We're No Angels ★ 7.2 We're No Angels 1955 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 Highway Dragnet ★ 5.7 Highway Dragnet 1954 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 The Guy Who Came Back ★ 6.2 The Guy Who Came Back 1951 Father's Little Dividend ★ 6.5 Father's Little Dividend 1951 For Heaven's Sake ★ 7.0 For Heaven's Sake 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ★ 6.9 The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950 Father of the Bride ★ 7.0 Father of the Bride 1950 Screen Actors ★ 6.3 Screen Actors 1950 Your Show of Shows ★ 7.3 Your Show of Shows 1950 What's My Line? ★ 7.0 What's My Line? 1950 The Reckless Moment ★ 6.8 The Reckless Moment 1949 Hollow Triumph ★ 6.6 Hollow Triumph 1948 Secret Beyond the Door ★ 6.5 Secret Beyond the Door 1947 The Woman on the Beach ★ 6.2 The Woman on the Beach 1947 The Macomber Affair ★ 6.7 The Macomber Affair 1947 Colonel Effingham's Raid ★ 6.0 Colonel Effingham's Raid 1946 Scarlet Street ★ 7.6 Scarlet Street 1945 Nob Hill ★ 6.3 Nob Hill 1945 The Woman in the Window ★ 7.4 The Woman in the Window 1944 Margin for Error ★ 6.3 Margin for Error 1943 Girl Trouble ★ 8.3 Girl Trouble 1942 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 ★ 6.0 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 1942 Twin Beds ★ 3.8 Twin Beds 1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer ★ 5.2 The Wife Takes a Flyer 1942 Confirm or Deny ★ 4.8 Confirm or Deny 1941 Wild Geese Calling ★ 6.5 Wild Geese Calling 1941 Man Hunt ★ 6.9 Man Hunt 1941 She Knew All the Answers ★ 6.6 She Knew All the Answers 1941 The Son of Monte Cristo ★ 6.2 The Son of Monte Cristo 1940 The Man I Married ★ 6.3 The Man I Married 1940 The House Across the Bay ★ 5.6 The House Across the Bay 1940 Green Hell ★ 4.5 Green Hell 1940 The Housekeeper's Daughter ★ 4.6 The Housekeeper's Daughter 1939 The Man in the Iron Mask ★ 7.1 The Man in the Iron Mask 1939 Trade Winds ★ 6.4 Trade Winds 1938 Artists and Models Abroad ★ 4.8 Artists and Models Abroad 1938 The Texans ★ 6.6 The Texans 1938 I Met My Love Again ★ 6.0 I Met My Love Again 1938 Vogues of 1938 ★ 5.5 Vogues of 1938 1937 Hollywood Party ★ 7.3 Hollywood Party 1937 Wedding Present ★ 6.3 Wedding Present 1936 Two in a Crowd ★ 8.0 Two in a Crowd 1936 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) ★ 6.0 Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) 1936 13 Hours by Air ★ 5.3 13 Hours by Air 1936 Big Brown Eyes ★ 6.4 Big Brown Eyes 1936 The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo ★ 6.8 The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo 1935 The Fashion Side of Hollywood ★ 6.5 The Fashion Side of Hollywood 1935 She Couldn't Take It ★ 5.3 She Couldn't Take It 1935 Two for Tonight ★ 7.7 Two for Tonight 1935 Private Worlds ★ 6.4 Private Worlds 1935 Mississippi ★ 6.8 Mississippi 1935 The Man Who Reclaimed His Head ★ 6.0 The Man Who Reclaimed His Head 1934 The Pursuit of Happiness ★ 6.3 The Pursuit of Happiness 1934 Little Women ★ 6.8 Little Women 1933