Eugenie Besserer
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Eugenie Besserer was an American actress who appeared in supporting roles, typically portraying a mother or grandmother, in films of the Silent and early talkies eras.
Known For
Scarface
Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer
Sara Rabinowitz
Flesh and the Devil
Leo's Mother
Thunderbolt
Mrs. Moran
Monte Cristo
Mercedes
When a Man Loves
The Landlady (uncredited)
To the Last Man
Granny Spelvin
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
Filmography
Almonds and Raisins
1984
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
To the Last Man
1933
as Granny Spelvin
6 Hours to Live
1932
as The Marquisa
Scarface
1932
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
In Gay Madrid
1930
as Doña Generosa
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as Rosalie / Prison Matron
A Royal Romance
1930
as Mother
Madame X
1929
as Rose, Floriot's Servant
Mister Antonio
1929
as Mrs. Jorny
Speedway
1929
as Mrs. MacDonald
Illusion
1929
as Mrs. Jacob Schmittlap
Thunderbolt
1929
as Mrs. Moran
Seven Faces
1929
as Madame Vallon
A Lady of Chance
1928
as Mrs. Crandall
The Yellow Lily
1928
as Archduchess
Lilac Time
1928
as Madame Berthelot
Drums of Love
1928
as Duchess de Alvia
The Jazz Singer
1927
as Sara Rabinowitz
Captain Salvation
1927
as Mrs. Buxom
Slightly Used
1927
as Aunt Lydia
When a Man Loves
1927
as The Landlady (uncredited)
The Night of Love
1927
as Gypsy
Wandering Girls
1927
as Mrs. Marston
Flesh and the Devil
1926
as Leo's Mother
The Skyrocket
1926
as Wardrobe Mistress
The Fire Brigade
1926
as Mrs.O'Neil
Kiki
1926
as Landlady (uncredited)
Wandering Footsteps
1926
as Elizabeth Stuyvesant Whitney
Friendly Enemies
1925
The Coast of Folly
1925
as Nanny
The Circle
1925
as Lady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney
Confessions of a Queen
1925
as Elanora
A Fool and His Money
1925
as Mother
Bright Lights
1925
as Patsy's Mother
The Price She Paid
1924
as Mrs. Elton Gower
Anna Christie
1923
as Marthy
Her Reputation
1923
as Madame Cervanez
Enemies of Children
1923
as Mrs. Slavin
The Rendezvous
1923
as Nini
Kindred of the Dust
1922
as Mrs. McKaye
The Strangers' Banquet
1922
as Mrs. McPherson
The Rosary
1922
as Widow Kathleen Wilson
June Madness
1922
as Mrs. Whitmore
The Hands of Nara
1922
as Mrs. Claveloux
The Sin of Martha Queed
1921
as Alicia Queed
Molly O'
1921
as Antonia Bacigalupi
The Breaking Point
1921
as Mrs. Janeway
The Light in the Clearing
1921
as Roving Kate
Good Women
1921
as Mrs. Emmeline Shelby
45 Minutes from Broadway
1920
as Mrs. David Dean
The Fighting Shepherdess
1920
as Jezebel
What Happened To Rosa
1920
as Madame O'Donnelly
The Gift Supreme
1920
as Martha Vinton
For the Soul of Rafael
1920
as Dona Luisa
The Scoffer
1920
as Boorman's Wife
Fickle Women
1920
as Mrs. Price
Seeds of Vengeance
1920
as Judith Cree
The Brand of Lopez
1920
as Señora Castillo
Scarlet Days
1919
as Mrs. Nell Winters aka Rosie Nell
Turning the Tables
1919
as Mrs. Feverill
The Greatest Question
1919
as Mrs. Hilton
The Road Through the Dark
1918
as Aunt Julie
Mother, I Need You
1918
The Eyes of Julia Deep
1918
as Mrs. Lowe
Little Orphant Annie
1918
as Mrs. Goode
The Sea Flower
1918
as Kealani
A Hoosier Romance
1918
as The Squire's Wife
The Still Alarm
1918
The City of Purple Dreams
1918
Who Shall Take My Life?
1917
as Mrs. Munroe
Beware of Strangers
1917
as Mary DeLacy
The Curse of Eve
1917
as The Mother
Twisted Trails
1916
as Martha, Housekeeper
Thou Shalt Not Covet
1916
as My Wife
The Garden of Allah
1916
as Lady Rens
The Way of a Woman's Heart
1915
as Rose March aka Rosalind Ayre
The Poetic Justice of Omar Khan
1915
as Neva Hyde
The Circular Staircase
1915
as Aunt Ray
The Carpet from Bagdad
1915
as Mrs. Chedsoye
The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor
1915
A Just Punishment
1914
as Mrs. Preston - Bob's Wife
When the Night Call Came
1914
as Nell Delaney
Greater Wealth
1913
as Mrs. John Sharon
Indian Summer
1913
as Virginia
Monte Cristo
1912
as Mercedes
The Blacksmith's Love
1911
as Mary Brewer Saunders
The Still Alarm
1911
as Elinor Fordham
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1910
as Aunt Em