Bessie Eyton

Born: July 5, 1890
Died: January 22, 1965 (74 years old)
Place of birth: Santa Barbara, California, USA

Biography

Bessie starred in at least 200 melodrama, action westerns and crime films. In the 1910 she was visiting the Selig Film studios with a party of friends, when a director saw and liked her red hair because he said it would photograph a beautiful black, so he offered her a minor role, she had no formal training on stage, as did many early film actors, she was talented and soon rose to be one of Selig's most popular stars.

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Lend Me Your NameFilm · Sophronia
1925
The Girl of GoldFilm · Ada Tremaine
1924
Cheap KissesFilm · Maybelle Wescott
1919
The UsurperFilm · Margaret Quentin
1919
A Man of HonorFilm · Christabel Beaumont
1919
Children of BanishmentFilm · Mrs. Eloise Mackenzie
1918
The Way of a Man with a MaidFilm · Gladys
1918
The Still AlarmFilm · Eleanor Fordham
1918
The City of Purple DreamsFilm · Kathlyn Otis
1917
Who Shall Take My Life?Film · Mary Moran
1917
The Law North of 65
The Law North of 65Film · Jeanne
1917
The Heart of Texas RyanFilm · Texas Ryan
1917
Beware of StrangersFilm · Madeleine, Mentor's Daughter
1916
The CrisisFilm · Virginia Carvel
1916
Twisted TrailsFilm · Sunshine West
1915
The Two Natures Within Him
The Two Natures Within HimFilm · Mary Bishop
1915
The Great Experiment
The Great ExperimentFilm · Ritta
1915
The Fork in the Road
The Fork in the RoadFilm · Elsa - the Innkeeper's Daughte
1915
The Red Blood of Courage
The Red Blood of CourageFilm · Lydia Duane
1915
The Primitive Way
The Primitive WayFilm · Mildred Manning
1915
His Fighting Blood
His Fighting BloodFilm · Hope McTrigger
1915
Lassoing a Lion
Lassoing a LionFilm · Mary Valjon
1914
In the Days of the Thundering HerdFilm · Sally Madison
1914
When the West Was Young
When the West Was YoungFilm · Nellie Halton
1914
Chip of the Flying UFilm · Dr. Cecil Grantham
1914
The White Mouse
The White MouseFilm · Jean Silver
1914
Etienne of the Glad HeartFilm · Marie Le Groux
1914
The Wilderness Mail
The Wilderness MailFilm · Joan, a Young French-Canadian
1914
In Defiance of the Law
In Defiance of the LawFilm · Isobel Deane
1914
Shotgun JonesFilm · Sally Lattier - the Daughter
1914
The SpoilersFilm · Helen Chester
1914
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
Kid Pink and the MaharajahFilm
1914
The Smuggler's SisterFilm · Bessie
1913
Alone in the JungleFilm · Helen Brown
1913
In the Long AgoFilm · Starlight
1913
Greater Wealth
Greater WealthFilm · Mrs. Ed Young
1912
The Mate of the Alden BessieFilm · The Captain's Daughter
1911
BlackbeardFilm · Conchita
1911
Kit Carson's WooingFilm · Lat-to-nick

Filmography