Benita Hume was born on October 14, 1906 in London, England as Benita Humm. She was an actress and writer, known for Tarzan Escapes (1936), High Treason (1929) and The Private Life of Don Juan (1934). She was married to George Sanders, Ronald Colman and Eric Otto Siepmann. She died on November 1, 1967 in Egerton, England.
Brunette leading lady, on stage in London from the age of seventeen. On the other side of the Atlantic, she played a series of well-coiffed English ladies in RKO and MGM films of the 1930's, but never quite made the grade as a star. She eventually quit acting for the role of a leading socialite, as wife first to Ronald Colman then George Sanders.
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With Ronald Colman was part owner of the San Ysidro resort in Santa Barbara, California.
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Trained at RADA; first stage appearance in 1924.
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Daughter, Juliet, born 1944
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Portrayed Victoria Hall on NBC Radio's "The Halls of Ivy" (1950-1952) with her husband Ronald Colman.
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She started out as a pianist but pursued acting because she wanted "excitement".
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Her first Broadway play was Ivor Novello's "Symphony in Two Flats" in 1930.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Halls of Ivy
1954-1955
TV Series
Victoria Hall / Victoria Cromwell Hall / Victoria Cromwell 'Vicky' Hall / ...
Four Star Playhouse
1953
TV Series
Mrs. Bosanquent
The Jack Benny Program
1952
TV Series
Benita Hume
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
Myrna Daro
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
Kitty Wynton
Rainbow on the River
1936
Julia Layton
Tarzan Escapes
1936
Rita Parker
Suzy
1936
Diane Eyrelle
Moonlight Murder
1936
Diana
The Garden Murder Case
1936
Nurse Beeton
The Gay Deception
1935
Miss Channing
The Divine Spark
1935
Giuditta Pasta
This Woman Is Mine
1935
Lady Phyllis Pilcott
Power
1934
Marie Auguste
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Vane
Only Yesterday
1933
Phyllis Emerson
Gambling Ship
1933
Eleanor La Velle
Looking Forward
1933
Mrs. Isobel Service
Clear All Wires!
1933
Kate
The Little Damozel
1933
Sybil Craven
Discord
1933
Phil Stenning
Lord Camber's Ladies
1932
Janet King
Sally Bishop
1932
Evelyn Standish
Men of Steel
1932
Audrey Paxton
Blame the Woman
1932
Marda Blackett
Help Yourself
1932
Mary Lamb
Women Who Play
1932
Margaret Sones
Reserved for Ladies
1932
Countess Ricardi
The Happy Ending
1931
Yvonne
Footsteps in the Night
1931
Eve Martin
The Flying Fool
1931
Marion Lee
Symphony in Two Flats
1930
Lesley Fullerton (UK version)
The House of the Arrow
1930
Betty Harlow
The Wrecker
1929
Mary Shelton
High Treason
1929
Evelyn Seymour
The Clue of the New Pin
1929
Ursula Ardfern
A Light Woman
1928
Dolores de Vargas
The Lady of the Lake
1928
The Lady of the Lake
A South Sea Bubble
1928
Averil Rochester
Balaclava
1928
Jean McDonald
Easy Virtue
1928
Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
The Constant Nymph
1928
Antonia Sanger
Second to None
1927
Ina
The Happy Ending
1925
Miss Moon
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Four Star Playhouse
TV Series original story - 1 episode, 1953 screenplay - 1 episode, 1953
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Jack Benny Program
1956
TV Series
Herself
Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back
1925
Short
Herself
Known for movies
Tarzan Escapes (1936) as Rita Parker
High Treason (1929) as Evelyn Seymour
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) as Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
$11 Million
