Billie Bennett
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Billie Bennett (October 23, 1874 – May 19, 1951) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 52 films between 1913 and 1930. She was born in Evansville, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Author E. J. Fleming writing in his 2004 book, The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine, states that when she ceased making films at the end of the silent era, she ran a high class bordello in an exclusive part of the Los Angeles area. Bennett's girls were made up to look like movie stars of the period even undergoing surgical alterations to achieve the illusion. Much of the brothel was sponsored by MGM courting out of town clientele and foreign distributors and exhibitors from around the world.
Known for
The Tragedy of Youth
Landlady
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
Margaret O'Doone
Mabel's Busy Day
Woman
The Claw
Mrs. Harriatt
Night Work
Miss Brown
Leading Lizzie Astray
Lizzie's Mother
Fashions in Love
Jane
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
Fatty's Wife
Crossing Trails
Mrs. Warren
Ambrose's Fury
maid
The Masquerader
Actress (uncredited)
Only a Messenger Boy
'Curses!' They Remarked
Blackheart Jr.'s Wife
Hash House Mashers
The Landlady
Almost a Rescue
Maud Smith
One Romantic Night
Princess Sympharosa
The Wyoming Wildcat
Blendy Betts
Peanuts and Bullets
The Landlady
Cinders of Love
The Fire Chief's Wife
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Maid / Party Guest (uncredited)
Their Fatal Bumping
Birdie's Mother
Court House Crooks
Young Man's Mother (uncredited)
Their Social Splash
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Her Rustic Romeo
The Widow
Hearts and Sparks
The Stenographer
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Mrs. Finnegan
The Amateur Gentleman
Duchess of Camberhurst
A Lover's Lost Control
Customer
The Fighting Smile
Mothers of Men
Undetermined Role
Bill's Opportunity
Mabel's New Job
Boarder
Crossed Trails
Alice Dawson
A Lucky Leap
The Store Owner's Wife
Their Ups and Downs
Fatty's Sweetheart
Love in Armor
The Sweetheart's Mother
The Plumber
The Maid
Only a Farmer's Daughter
The Mother