Lina Basquette
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Godless Girl
as Judy Craig 1928
Souls at Sea
as Brunette in Saloon (uncredited) 1937
Four Men and a Prayer
as Ah-Nee 1938
The Younger Generation
as Birdie Goldfish 1929
The Buccaneer
as Roxanne 1938
Morals for Women
as Claudia 1931
A Night for Crime
as Mona Harrison 1943
The Phantom Express
as Betty 1932
The Hard Hombre
as Senora Martini 1931
The Midnight Lady
as Mona Sebastian 1932
Pleasure
as Helen 1931
The Arm of the Law
as Zelma Shaw, a Dancer 1932
Goldie
as Constantina 1931
The Noose
as Dot 1928
Hello Trouble
as Janet Kenyon 1932
Ebb Tide
as Attwater's Servant 1937