Joan Bennett
Biography
Joan Bennett was an American actress of stage, screen and television, one of three acting sisters in a show business family. Born in Palisades Park, New Jersey, in 1910, she made her stage debut at 18 opposite her father, becoming a movie star within two years through roles such as Disraeli (1929) and Amy March in Little Women (1933). After changing her hair from blonde to brunette she took on seductive femme fatale parts, above all in Fritz Lang's Man Hunt (1941), The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945). She then moved to warm wife and mother roles in the Vincente Minnelli comedies Father of the Bride (1950) and Father's Little Dividend (1951). She kept working in theater and television, spending five years on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, which earned her an Emmy nomination in 1968, and her final film part, as Madame Blanc in Suspiria (1977), brought a Saturn Award nomination.
80years old at death
- Born Palisades Park
- Died Scarsdale
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Joan Geraldine Bennett (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 49 years1928 to 1977
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A role that slipped away
David O. Selznick asked Bennett to test for Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. She spent several weeks working on a Southern accent with dialogue director Bill Price, and her three scenes impressed Selznick enough that she was one of four actresses tested in color.
A role that slipped away
Bennett took over the title role in Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window after Merle Oberon left it, and she also accepted Oberon's vacated part in the musical Nob Hill.
Behind the camera
Bennett joined with Walter Wanger and Fritz Lang to start Diana Productions, an independent company. Scarlet Street, which came out in 1945, was its first release and became another box-office hit.
Getting ready for a role
For her first Fritz Lang film, Man Hunt, Bennett played a Cockney woman and practiced the accent for weeks with English actress Queenie Leonard.
Joan Bennett movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Woman in the Window1944 Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thrilleras Alice Reed
IMDb rating 7.620K votes
Most often with
Fritz Lang directed four of these films, Vincente Minnelli two and Raoul Walsh two. Spencer Tracy appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Fritz Lang
All films by Vincente Minnelli
All films by Raoul Walsh
Also two films together22 more actors
- Paul HarveyFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Samuel S. HindsScarlet Street (1945) and Little Women (1933)
- Walter PidgeonMan Hunt (1941) and Big Brown Eyes (1936)
- Dan DuryeaScarlet Street (1945) and The Woman in the Window (1944)
- Paul E. BurnsThe Reckless Moment (1949) and Hollow Triumph (1948)
- Russ TamblynFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Iris AdrianHighway Dragnet (1954) and The Woman in the Window (1944)
- Leo G. CarrollWe're No Angels (1955) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Billie BurkeFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Henry BrandonThe Son of Monte Cristo (1940) and Big Brown Eyes (1936)
- Montagu LoveThe Son of Monte Cristo (1940) and The Divine Lady (1928)
- Harry HarveyHighway Dragnet (1954) and The Woman on the Beach (1947)
- Ted BillingsScarlet Street (1945) and Man Hunt (1941)
- Frederick WorlockThe Macomber Affair (1947) and Man Hunt (1941)
- Claire CarletonThe Reckless Moment (1949) and The Woman in the Window (1944)
- James SeaySecret Beyond the Door (1947) and The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
- Arthur LoftScarlet Street (1945) and The Woman in the Window (1944)
- Herbert EvansFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Man Hunt (1941)
- Marietta CantyFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Don TaylorFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
- Michael VisaroffThe Son of Monte Cristo (1940) and Disraeli (1929)
- Tom IrishFather's Little Dividend (1951) and Father of the Bride (1950)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Joan Bennett's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$17.0 million
6 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 6 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 14 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 14Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$4.1M24.3% of the total
- 2$3.7M21.6% of the total
- 3$3.0M17.6% of the total
- 4$2.9M17.3% of the total
- 5$2.9M17.0% of the total
- 6$359K2.1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.