Lucille Benson

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Characters played by Lucille Benson

Mrs. Elrod — Halloween II (1981)

Hospital staff or local resident.

Juno — Lassie: The New Beginning (1978)

Supporting town resident with limited screen time.

Widder Douglas — Tom Sawyer (1973)

Kind widow attempting to civilize Huck, represents societal expectations.

Aunt Martha — Private Parts (1972)

The brusque, conservative owner of the King Edward Hotel and Cheryl's maternal aunt. She harbors dark secrets about her biological child, George, who was raised as a man to avoid perceived female corruption. She ultimately attacks Cheryl with a knife and dies in the hotel.

Mrs. Fairlie — The Greatest (1977)

Mrs. Fairlie is the wealthy white woman connected to the private property where the lead arrives to work. Her property becomes the setting for his refusal to be intimidated by white men and for his insistence that boxing, rather than ordinary labor, is his true ambition.

Miss Elsie Powell — Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976)

Local woman involved in brief social or romantic subplots.

Widder Douglas — Huckleberry Finn (1974)

Respectable widow who attempts to civilize Huck, representing societal norms.

Career Overview

Lucille Benson has 49 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Private Parts, Duel, Cactus in the Snow. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
49
Birth Date
1914-07-17
Birth Place
Scottsboro, Alabama, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q6697263), public domain (CC0).