- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 19, 1907
- Place of Birth
- San Mateo, California, USA
- Died
- September 20, 1994
Lina Basquette
Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette), was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a girl for performing and gained her first film contract at age nine. In her acting career, Basquette may have been best known for her role as Judith in The Godless Girl. The film was based on the life of Queen Silver, known as a 20th-century child prodigy, and feminist and socialist activist. Basquette also was noted for her several marriages, including her first, to the much older noted producer, Sam Warner, founder of Warner Bros. film studio. She had several marriages and a tumultuous personal life. When her film career declined, she returned for a period to dancing and stage performances. After she retired from the entertainment world, in 1947 Basquette moved to Bucks County, Pennsy…
Filmography
movieParadise Park
1992 · Nada
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieA Night for Crime
1943 · Mona Harrison
Who Calls
movieWho Calls
1942
movieFour Men and a Prayer
1938 · Ah-Nee
movieRose of the Rio Grande
1938 · Anita
movieThe Buccaneer
1938 · Roxanne
movieEbb Tide
1937 · Attwater's Servant
movieSouls at Sea
1937 · Brunette in Saloon (uncredited)
movieThe Final Hour
1936 · Belle
movieThe Phantom Express
1932 · Betty
movieHello Trouble
1932 · Janet Kenyon
movieThe Midnight Lady
1932 · Mona Sebastian
movieThe Arm of the Law
1932 · Zelma Shaw, a Dancer
Mounted Fury
movieMounted Fury
1931 · Nanette LeStrange
movieTrapped
1931 · Girl Reporter
movieMorals for Women
1931 · Claudia
movieThe Hard Hombre
1931 · Senora Martini
movieThe Arizona Terror
1931 · Katherine 'Kay' Moore
moviePleasure
1931 · Helen
movieGoldie
1931 · Constantina
movieThe Dude Wrangler
1930 · Helen Dane
movieCome Across
1929 · Mary
movieThe Younger Generation
1929 · Birdie Goldfish
movieShow Folks
1928 · Rita Carey
movieThe Godless Girl
1928 · Judy Craig
movieCelebrity
1928 · Jane
movieWheel of Chance
1928 · Ada Berkowitz
movieThe Noose
1928 · Dot
movieSerenade
1927 · The Dancer
movieRanger of the North
1927 · Felice MacLean
movieThe Weaker Vessel
1919 · Jessie
movieThe Gates of Doom
1917 · Agatha as a child
moviePolly Put the Kettle On
1917 · Nellie Vance
movieShoes
1916 · Eva's Sister (uncredited)