Benita Hume
Known For
Acting
Born
1906-10-14 in London, England, UK
Died
1967-11-01
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.
Most Known For
The Jack Benny Program
as Benita Hume
Four Star Playhouse
as Mrs. Bosanquent
Easy Virtue
as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
Tarzan Escapes
as Rita Parker
Gambling Ship
as Eleanor La Velle
The Halls of Ivy
Only Yesterday
as Phyllis Emerson
Suzy
as Madame Eyrelle
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lady Kitty Winton
The Gay Deception
as Miss Channing
Jew Süss
as Marie Auguste
The Garden Murder Case
as Nurse Gladys Beeton
Clear All Wires!
as Kate Nelson
Moonlight Murder
as Diana
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
The Constant Nymph
as Antonia Sanger
Looking Forward
as Mrs. Isobel Service
High Treason
as Evelyn Seymour
The Wrecker
as Mary Shelton
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Myrna Daro