Leila Bennett
Acting
Biography
Leila Bennett (November 17, 1892 – January 5, 1965) was an American film actress who primarily appeared in supporting roles as either slapstick sidekicks, mousy maids, and scatterbrains.
Born: November 16, 1892
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Fury
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Housewife
Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. Wife and girlfriend struggle over Bill.
Taxi!
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
The Purchase Price
Nightclub singer Joan Gordon runs away from her gangster boyfriend to become a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer. Their relationship has a rocky start, but just as Joan realizes she's developing feelings for her husband, her old boyfriend arrives to win her back.
Emma
After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father.
Dames
A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.
Tiger Shark
A Portuguese tuna fisherman catches his bride with his first mate.
Mark of the Vampire
Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, Professor Zelen, an expert in the occult, is called in to assist with their investigation.
Doctor X
A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
Terror Aboard
An ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find out what happened.
Filmography
as Edna Hooper
as Maria
as Betty
as Hetty Masters
as Laura
as Jenny
as Mary Hoffman
as The Maid
as Sally
as Hotel Maid (uncredited)
as Hetty Miller
as Daffy Dolly
as Lena Klein
as Susie
as Muggsey
as Mamie
as Hattie
as Emily
as Ruby
as Matilda
as Lunch Counter Attendant