Marjorie Bennett

Personal Info

Birthday

January 14, 1896

Day of Death

1982-06-14

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

York, Australia

Also Known As

Margery Bennett

Marjorie E. Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Biography

Marjorie Bennett (15 January 1896 – 14 June 1982) was an Australian-born television and film actress who worked mainly in Great Britain and the United States. She began her acting career during the silent film era.

Known For

Maverick

The Twilight Zone

Lassie

Wagon Train

Four Star Playhouse

Barney Miller

Ironside

The Red Skelton Show

Filmography

1979
Better Late Than Never
as Marjorie Crane
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Mother Thurber
1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Mrs. Martha Hudson
1975
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
as Bartender
1974
Airport 1975
as 50th Anniversary Celebrant (uncredited)
Harrad Summer
as Motel Desk Clerk
1973
Charley Varrick
as Mrs. Taft
Stacey
as Florence Chambers
1972
Getting Away from It All
as Madeline Erickson
1969
The Love God?
as Miss Pickering
1968
Coogan's Bluff
as Mrs. Fowler
1967
Games
as Nora
The Reluctant Astronaut
as Sweetwater Citizen at Mailbox
1966
The Swinger
as Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
as Mary Ann Bentley
1965
The Family Jewels
as Airline Passenger
Zebra in the Kitchen
as Stout Woman
1964
The Night Walker
as Apartment Complex Manager
Mary Poppins
as Miss Lark
36 Hours
as Charwoman
My Fair Lady
as Cockney with Pipe (uncredited)
What a Way to Go!
as Mrs. Freeman (uncredited)
3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
as Mrs. Berkeley-Kent
1963
4 for Texas
as Miss Emmaline
The Man from Galveston
as Mrs. Warren
Promises! Promises!
as Mrs. Snavely
1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
as Dehlia Flagg
The Notorious Landlady
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Saintly Sinners
as Mrs. Madigan
1961
Sail A Crooked Ship
as Mrs. Chowder
Summer and Smoke
as Saleslady (uncredited)
A Thunder of Drums
as Mrs. Yates
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
as Duchess (voice)
1960
Ocean's Eleven
as Mrs. Allenby (uncredited)
The Rat Race
as Edie Kerry
1959
Career
as Fan Magazine Columnist
Holiday for Lovers
as Elvira
1958
Home Before Dark
as Hazel Evans
The Fountain of Youth
as journalist
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Vera (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as Townswoman
The Iron Sheriff
as Nettie Holcomb
1956
Strange Intruder
as Jodie, Carmichaels' Maid
Autumn Leaves
as Waitress
Our Miss Brooks
as Mrs. Boynton
1955
Female on the Beach
as Mrs. Murchison
Lay That Rifle Down
as Mrs. Speckleton
The Cobweb
as Sadie
Kiss Me Deadly
as Manager
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
1954
Young at Heart
as Mrs. Ridgefield (uncredited)
Ricochet Romance
as Mrs. Harvey
The Human Jungle
as Mrs. Lee
Sabrina
as Margaret
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Militant woman
Never Wave at a WAC
as Mrs. Martha Pratt
1952
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
as Widow Noonan
Limelight
as Mrs. Sybil Alsop
Washington Story
as Woman with pass
1951
Lightning Strikes Twice
as Drug Store Customer
1950
The Man Who Cheated Himself
as Muriel Quimby
Two Flags West
as Mrs. Simpkins (uncredited)
Peggy
as Flossie the Maid
Perfect Strangers
as Mrs. Moore
1949
Take One False Step
as Waitress (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Second Maid (uncredited)
1948
June Bride
as Nellie Brinker
To the Victor
as Pablo's Model (uncredited)
Silver River
as Large Woman (uncredited)
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
as Marie's Maid
1946
Dressed to Kill
as Antique Shop Assistant (uncredited)
1918
Hugon, the Mighty
as Marie
The Midnight Patrol
as Minnie
1917
The Girl, Glory
as Sally Barton (as Margery Bennett)