Jill Bennett
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jill Bennett (24 December 1931 – 4 October 1990) was a British actress, and the fourth wife of playwright John Osborne. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jill Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: December 24, 1931
Place of Birth: Penang, Federated Malay States
Known For
Orient Express
A six-part French tv series first broadcast in 1979, each episode of Orient Express focuses on a different tale of a journey on the legendary train; each one is set between the outbreak of the First World War and the outbreak of the Second.
Lust for Life
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.
Country
In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old. The results of the 1945 general election causes a major stir, and some angry farmers occupy a barn.
The Aerodrome
In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the construction of a heavily guarded, mysterious airport. BBC adaptation of Rex Warner's 1941 novel of the same name. A stereotypical village in a somewhat alternative England is taken over wholesale by 'The Air Force.' Living in the village is young Roy, who has just learned he is not who he thought he was. Attempting to forge a new sense of identity, he joins the dashing Air Force, seduced by its dynamism and direct and brutal ways.
A Choice of Coward
Series of four Noël Coward plays from ITV's 1964 "Play of the Week" slot.
The Nanny
Nanny, a London family's live-in maid, brings morbid 10-year-old Joey back from the psychiatric ward he's been in for two years, since the death of his younger sister. Joey refuses to eat any food Nanny's prepared or take a bath with her in the room. He also demands to sleep in a room with a lock. Joey's parents -- workaholic Bill and neurotic Virgie -- are sure Joey is disturbed, but he may have good reason to be terrified of Nanny.
Hell Below Zero
Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through, partly to help Judie Nordhall find her father. Rumor has it that her father may have been murdered by Erik Bland, son of her father's partner and her one-time lover. Duncan and Erik find themselves on rival whaleboats and, ultimately, on an ice floe.
Moulin Rouge
In 1890 Paris, Moulin Rouge is a nightclub where crippled artist Toulouse-Lautrec feels like he fits in. In the following years, he meets two women who provide an opportunity for him to find true love.
The Extra Day
Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various performers employed as extras in a new film that's currently shooting.
For Your Eyes Only
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Mrs. Lyle
as Vivian Bancroft
as Lady Grace Fanner
as Daisy Troop
as Eustasia
as Dr. MacMillan
as Alice Carlion
as Jacoba Brink
as Jane Belloc
as Stella
as Lily Lofting
as Sally Brass
as Margaret
as Calpurnia
as Liz Eaves
as Mrs. Fanny Duberly
as Anna
as Frida Holmeier
as Anna
as Aunt Pen
as Jane Maitland
as Gilda
as Helena
as Maggie
as Willemien
as Mary Belle
as Susan
as Julie Mason
as The Girl (voice)
as Gerda Petersen
as Miss Kellerman
as Sarah
as 1st Murdered Girl