Helena Benda was born on April 22, 1903 in Keresztúr, Sopron, Austria-Hungary as Helena Sestak. She was an actress, known for The Light Ahead (1939), Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) and All the King's Men (1949). She was married to Harold Bassin. She died on December 24, 1986 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.