Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 19, 1907
Died
Sep 20, 1994
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Credits
35 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Paradise Park
Nada
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
A Night for Crime
Mona Harrison
Who Calls
Four Men and a Prayer
Ah-Nee
Rose of the Rio Grande
Anita
The Buccaneer
Roxanne
Ebb Tide
Attwater's Servant
Souls at Sea
Brunette in Saloon (uncredited)
The Final Hour
Belle
The Phantom Express
Betty
Hello Trouble
Janet Kenyon
The Midnight Lady
Mona Sebastian
The Arm of the Law
Zelma Shaw, a Dancer
Mounted Fury
Nanette LeStrange
Trapped
Girl Reporter
Morals for Women
Claudia
The Hard Hombre
Senora Martini
The Arizona Terror
Katherine 'Kay' Moore
Pleasure
Helen
Goldie
Constantina
The Dude Wrangler
Helen Dane
Come Across
Mary
The Younger Generation
Birdie Goldfish
Show Folks
Rita Carey
The Godless Girl
Judy Craig
Celebrity
Jane
Wheel of Chance
Ada Berkowitz
The Noose
Dot
Serenade
The Dancer
Ranger of the North
Felice MacLean
The Weaker Vessel
Jessie
The Gates of Doom
Agatha as a child
Polly Put the Kettle On
Nellie Vance
Shoes
Eva's Sister (uncredited)