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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

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Nada

Paradise Park

1996

5.4

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

3.9

Mona Harrison

A Night for Crime

1943

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Who Calls

1942

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Ah-Nee

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

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Anita

Rose of the Rio Grande

1938

6.4

Roxanne

The Buccaneer

1938

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Attwater's Servant

Ebb Tide

1937

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Brunette in Saloon (uncredited)

Souls at Sea

1937

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Belle

The Final Hour

1936

Credits

Paradise Park

as Nada

1996

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961

5.4

A Night for Crime

as Mona Harrison

1943

3.9

🎬

Who Calls

1942

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Four Men and a Prayer

as Ah-Nee

1938

6.3

Rose of the Rio Grande

as Anita

1938

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The Buccaneer

as Roxanne

1938

6.4

Ebb Tide

as Attwater's Servant

1937

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Souls at Sea

as Brunette in Saloon (uncredited)

1937

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The Final Hour

as Belle

1936

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The Phantom Express

as Betty

1932

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Hello Trouble

as Janet Kenyon

1932

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The Midnight Lady

as Mona Sebastian

1932

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The Arm of the Law

as Zelma Shaw, a Dancer

1932

4.5

Trapped

as Girl Reporter

1931

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Morals for Women

as Claudia

1931

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The Hard Hombre

as Senora Martini

1931

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The Arizona Terror

as Katherine 'Kay' Moore

1931

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Pleasure

as Helen

1931

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Goldie

as Constantina

1931

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The Dude Wrangler

as Helen Dane

1930

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Come Across

as Mary

1929

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The Younger Generation

as Birdie Goldfish

1929

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Show Folks

as Rita Carey

1928

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The Godless Girl

as Judy Craig

1928

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Celebrity

as Jane

1928

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Wheel of Chance

as Ada Berkowitz

1928

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The Noose

as Dot

1928

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Serenade

as The Dancer

1927

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The Weaker Vessel

as Jessie

1919

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The Gates of Doom

as Agatha as a child

1917

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Polly Put the Kettle On

as Nellie Vance

1917

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Shoes

as Eva's Sister (uncredited)

1916

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