
Lina Basquette
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-04-19
Day of Death
1994-09-20 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Lina Basquette
Biography
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, Pennsylvania, where she became a noted breeder of Great Danes; her dogs won numerous professional show prizes. She wrote several books on dog breeding as well. Later living in West Virginia, she also served as a judge for the American Kennel Club, and wrote a column.
Acting
(1996)
Paradise Park
as Nada
(1943)
A Night for Crime
as Mona Harrison
(1942)
(1938)
The Buccaneer
as Roxanne
(1938)
Four Men and a Prayer
as Ah-Nee
(1938)
Rose of the Rio Grande
as Anita
(1937)
Souls at Sea
as Brunette in Saloon (uncredited)
(1937)
Ebb Tide
as Attwater's Servant
(1936)
The Final Hour
as Belle
(1932)
Hello Trouble
as Janet Kenyon
(1932)
The Arm of the Law
as Zelma Shaw, a Dancer
(1932)
The Phantom Express
as Betty
(1932)
The Midnight Lady
as Mona Sebastian
(1931)
Trapped
as Girl Reporter
(1931)
The Hard Hombre
as Senora Martini
(1931)
Goldie
as Constantina
(1931)
Morals for Women
as Claudia
(1931)
The Arizona Terror
as Katherine 'Kay' Moore
(1931)
Pleasure
as Helen
(1930)
The Dude Wrangler
as Helen Dane
(1929)
The Younger Generation
as Birdie Goldfish
(1929)
Come Across
as Mary
(1928)
The Noose
as Dot
(1928)
Show Folks
as Rita Carey
(1928)
Celebrity
as Jane
(1928)
The Godless Girl
as Judy Craig
(1928)
Wheel of Chance
as Ada Berkowitz
(1927)
Serenade
as The Dancer
(1919)
The Weaker Vessel
as Jessie
(1917)
The Gates of Doom
as Agatha as a child
(1917)
Polly Put the Kettle On
as Nellie Vance
(1916)
Shoes
as Eva's Sister (uncredited)