Acting
Benita Hume
EN cinema · 42 credits
Born
14 October 1906
Died
1 November 1967 (aged 61)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Benita Humm · Mrs. Ronald Colman
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
Filmography
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Myrna Daro
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lady Kitty Winton
Tarzan Escapes
as Rita Parker
Suzy
as Madame Eyrelle
The Garden Murder Case
as Nurse Gladys Beeton
Moonlight Murder
as Diana
Rainbow on the River
as Julia Layton
The Gay Deception
as Miss Channing
The Divine Spark
1935
The Divine Spark
as Giuditta Pasta
18 Minutes
as Lady Phyllis Pilcott
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
Jew Süss
as Marie Auguste
Gambling Ship
as Eleanor La Velle
Clear All Wires!
as Kate Nelson
Only Yesterday
as Phyllis Emerson
Looking Forward
as Mrs. Isobel Service
Discord
1933
Discord
as Phil Stenning
The Little Damozel
1933
The Little Damozel
as Sybil Craven
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane
Service for Ladies
as Countess Ricardi
Help Yourself
1932
Help Yourself
as Mary Lamb
Diamond Cut Diamond
as Marda Blackett
Men of Steel
as Audrey Paxton
Women Who Play
as Margaret Sones
Sally Bishop
1932
Sally Bishop
as Evelyn Standish
A Honeymoon Adventure
as Eve Martin
The Flying Fool
as Marion Lee
The Happy Ending
as Yvonne
The House of the Arrow
as Betty Harlow
Symphony in Two Flats
as Lesley Fullerton
High Treason
as Evelyn Seymour
The Wrecker
as Mary Shelton
The Clue of the New Pin
1929
The Clue of the New Pin
as Ursula Ardfern
A Light Woman
as Dolores de Vargas
A South Sea Bubble
1928
A South Sea Bubble
as Averil Rochester
The Lady of the Lake
as The Lady of the Lake
Balaclava
as Jean McDonald
The Constant Nymph
as Antonia Sanger
Easy Virtue
as Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
The Happy Ending
1925
The Happy Ending
as Miss Moon