- 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.
- With Ronald Colman was part owner of the San Ysidro resort in Santa Barbara, California.
- She started out as a pianist but pursued acting because she wanted "excitement".
- Portrayed Victoria Hall on NBC Radio's "The Halls of Ivy" (1950-1952) with her husband Ronald Colman.
- Daughter, Juliet, born 1944
- Benita appeared on the radio version of "The Jack Benny Show" with her husband Ronald Colman. They were supposed to be Jack's next door neighbors, and usually referred to as "Ronnie and Benita". Their episodes usually dealt with either Jack embarrassing the couple in public, or trying to weasel his way into a Colman party at their house.
- Trained at RADA; first stage appearance in 1924.
- Her first Broadway play was Ivor Novello's "Symphony in Two Flats" in 1930.
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