
Benita Hume
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1906-10-14
- Died
- 1967-11-01
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Benita Humm · Mrs. Ronald Colman
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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (42)

Tarzan Escapes
1936
as Rita Parker

Clear All Wires!
1933
as Kate Nelson
The Clue of the New Pin
1929
as Ursula Ardfern

Only Yesterday
1933
as Phyllis Emerson

The Gay Deception
1935
as Miss Channing

Easy Virtue
1928
as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)

Diamond Cut Diamond
1932
as Marda Blackett
The Happy Ending
1925
as Miss Moon

The House of the Arrow
1930
as Betty Harlow

The Garden Murder Case
1936
as Nurse Gladys Beeton

Women Who Play
1932
as Margaret Sones

The Wrecker
1929
as Mary Shelton

Men of Steel
1932
as Audrey Paxton
Lord Camber's Ladies
1932
as Janet King
The Little Damozel
1933
as Sybil Craven

Jew Süss
1934
as Marie Auguste

Looking Forward
1933
as Mrs. Isobel Service

The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as Lady Kitty Winton

Gambling Ship
1933
as Eleanor La Velle

Moonlight Murder
1936
as Diana

High Treason
1929
as Evelyn Seymour

Suzy
1936
as Madame Eyrelle

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
as Myrna Daro

The Constant Nymph
1928
as Antonia Sanger

Service for Ladies
1932
as Countess Ricardi

Rainbow on the River
1936
as Julia Layton

A Light Woman
1928
as Dolores de Vargas
The Divine Spark
1935
as Giuditta Pasta

Symphony in Two Flats
1930
as Lesley Fullerton

The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane

The Happy Ending
1931
as Yvonne

18 Minutes
1935
as Lady Phyllis Pilcott
Second to None
1927
as Ina
Help Yourself
1932
as Mary Lamb
A South Sea Bubble
1928
as Averil Rochester

The Lady of the Lake
1928
as The Lady of the Lake
Discord
1933
as Phil Stenning
Sally Bishop
1932
as Evelyn Standish

A Honeymoon Adventure
1931
as Eve Martin

Balaclava
1928
as Jean McDonald

The Flying Fool
1931
as Marion Lee
About Benita Hume
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-do… With 45 credits spanning from 1925 to 1954, Benita Hume has appeared in 42 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Benita Hume Movies
- Tarzan Escapes (1936) — as Rita Parker
- Clear All Wires! (1933) — as Kate Nelson
- The Clue of the New Pin (1929) — as Ursula Ardfern
- Only Yesterday (1933) — as Phyllis Emerson
- The Gay Deception (1935) — as Miss Channing
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