Henny Backus

1911-03-21 – 2004-12-09 (age 93) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Henny Backus (born Henrietta Kaye) was a Broadway showgirl in the 1930s whose stage credits include Orson Welles's 'Horse Eats Hat'. She was the wife of actor and comedian Jim Backus.

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Known For

Julius Caesar

1953

as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)

Blackboard Jungle

1955

as Miss Brady (uncredited)

Magic Carpet

1972

as Edna Benson

Hello Down There

1969

as Mrs. Webster

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

as Bossy Wife

Don't Make Waves

1967

as Self (uncredited)

Of Mice and Men

1939

Holiday for Lovers

1959

as Connie McDougal

The High Cost of Loving

1958

as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

The Gossip Columnist

1980

as Henny Backus

When Magoo Flew

1954

as Stewardess (uncredited)

The Great Man

1956

as Mrs. Rieber