Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 â€" July 24, 1965), was
an American stage, film, radio and television actress. She was a major
Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s and for a time during the
early 1930s, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, as well as
one of the most popular. Bennett frequently played society women,
focusing on melodramas in the early 1930s and then taking more comedic
roles in the late 1930s and 1940s. She is best known today for her
leading roles in What Price Hollywood? (1932), Bed of Roses (1933),
Topper (1937), Topper Takes a Trip (1938), and had a prominent
supporting role in Greta Garbo's last film, Two-Faced Woman (1941).She
was the daughter of stage and silent film star Richard Bennett, and
the older sister of actress Joan Bennett.Constance Bennett was born in
New York City, the eldest of three daughters of actress Adrienne
Morrison and actor Richard Bennett. Her younger sisters were actresses
Joan Bennett and Barbara Bennett. All three girls attended the Chapin
School in New York.
an American stage, film, radio and television actress. She was a major
Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s and for a time during the
early 1930s, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, as well as
one of the most popular. Bennett frequently played society women,
focusing on melodramas in the early 1930s and then taking more comedic
roles in the late 1930s and 1940s. She is best known today for her
leading roles in What Price Hollywood? (1932), Bed of Roses (1933),
Topper (1937), Topper Takes a Trip (1938), and had a prominent
supporting role in Greta Garbo's last film, Two-Faced Woman (1941).She
was the daughter of stage and silent film star Richard Bennett, and
the older sister of actress Joan Bennett.Constance Bennett was born in
New York City, the eldest of three daughters of actress Adrienne
Morrison and actor Richard Bennett. Her younger sisters were actresses
Joan Bennett and Barbara Bennett. All three girls attended the Chapin
School in New York.
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