Bessie Love
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton, September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) became one of the most recognizable faces of early American cinema. After her family moved to Los Angeles, she was sent to Biograph Studios, where legendary director D.W. Griffith noticed her talent and cast her in several films, including Intolerance (1916). During the silent era, she gained popularity for her lively, wholesome screen presence and worked with major stars such as Douglas Fairbanks. Her career soared in the 1...
Known For
Filmography
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Gareth Hughes
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Alice Guy-Blaché
1997
as Self
The Hunger
1983
as Lillybelle
Reds
1981
as Mrs. Partlow
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981
as Flora
Ragtime
1981
as Old Lady - T.O.C.
Hollywood
1980
as Self
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as Lady Cunard
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
as Lady Cunard
Gulliver's Travels
1977
as (voice)
The Ritz
1976
as Maurine
Mousey
1974
as Mrs. Richardson
Vampyres
1974
as American Lady
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Answering Service Lady
Catlow
1971
as Mrs. Frost
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as Baccarat Player (uncredited)
Isadora
1968
as Mrs. Duncan
Battle Beneath the Earth
1967
as Matron
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
as American tourist (uncredited)
Promise Her Anything
1966
as Pet Shop Customer
The Pistol
1965
as Martha Burroughs
The Wild Affair
1965
as Marjorie's Mother
I Think They Call Him John
1964
as Narrator (voice)
Children of the Damned
1964
as Mrs. Robbin
Story Parade
1964
as Mrs. Arquette
The Sentimental Agent
1963
as Mamie
Man of the World
1962
as Mrs Van Kempson
The Andromeda Breakthrough
1962
as Mrs. Neilson
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
as Bunny
Too Young to Love
1960
as Mrs. Busch
International Detective
1959
as Marta Steibel
International Detective
1959
as Mrs. Morgan
Nowhere to Go
1958
as Harriet P. Jefferson
Next to No Time
1958
as Becky Wiener
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
as Art Gallery Customer
Touch and Go
1955
as Mrs Baxter
ITV Play of the Week
1955
as Mrs Strong
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
as Prisoner
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
as Mrs. Eubanks
The Magic Box
1952
as Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
No Highway in the Sky
1951
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Journey Together
1945
as Mrs. Mary McWilliams
London Scrapbook
1942
as Herself
Atlantic Ferry
1941
as Begonia Baggot
Morals for Women
1931
as Helen Hutson
Round About Hollywood
1931
as Self
Conspiracy
1930
as Margaret Holt
Chasing Rainbows
1930
as Carlie Seymour
Good News
1930
as Babe
They Learned About Women
1930
as Mary
See America Thirst
1930
as Ellen
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self
The Broadway Melody
1929
as Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
The Idle Rich
1929
as Helen Thayer
The Girl in the Show
1929
as Hattie Hartley
The Matinee Idol
1928
as Ginger Bolivar
The Swell Head
1928
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928
as Mitzi Lavelle
Sally of the Scandals
1928
as Sally Rand
Rubber Tires
1927
as Mary Ellen Stack
Dress Parade
1927
as Janet Cleghorne
The American
1927
as Jane Wilton
A Harp in Hock
1927
as Nora Banks
The Song and Dance Man
1926
as Leola Lane
Young April
1926
as Victoria
Going Crooked
1926
as Marie
Lovey Mary
1926
as Lovey Mary
The Lost World
1925
as Paula White
The King On Main Street
1925
as Mary Young
Soul-Fire
1925
as Teita
New Brooms
1925
A Son of His Father
1925
as Nora Shea
The Woman on the Jury
1924
as Grace Pierce
Dynamite Smith
1924
as Violet
Torment
1924
as Marie
The Silent Watcher
1924
as Mary, his wife
Those Who Dance
1924
as Veda Anargas
Sundown
1924
as Ellen Crawley
Tongues of Flame
1924
as Lahleet
The Eternal Three
1923
as Hilda Gray
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
Human Wreckage
1923
as Mary Finnegan
Three Who Paid
1923
as John Caspar / Virginia Cartwright
St. Elmo
1923
as Edna Earle
The Purple Dawn
1923
as Mui Far
Mary of the Movies
1923
as Herself (uncredited)
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
1923
as Bernice
The Ghost Patrol
1923
as Effie Kugler
Slave of Desire
1923
as Pauline Gaudin
Gentle Julia
1923
as Julia
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
1922
as Self
The Village Blacksmith
1922
as Rosemary Martin
Deserted at the Altar
1922
as Anna Moore (The Country Girl)
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
1922
as Self
Bulldog Courage
1922
as Gloria Phillips
The Vermilion Pencil
1922
as Hyacinth
Forget Me Not
1922
as Ann, The Girl
Night Life in Hollywood
1922
as Self
The Sea Lion
1921
as Blossom Nelson
Penny of Top Hill Trail
1921
as Penny
The Swamp
1921
as Mary
The Honor of Rameriz
1921
as The Geologist's Wife
The Spirit of the Lake
1921
Pegeen
1920
as Pegeen O'Neill
Bonnie May
1920
as Bonnie May
The Midlanders
1920
as Aurelie Lindstrom
Carolyn of the Corners
1919
The Wishing Ring Man
1919
as Joy Havenith
The Enchanted Barn
1919
as Shirley Hollister
A Yankee Princess
1919
as Patsy O'Reilly
Cupid Forecloses
1919
as Geraldine Farleigh
Over the Garden Wall
1919
as Peggy Gordon
A Fighting Colleen
1919
as Alannah Malone
The Little Boss
1919
as Peggy Winston (The Little Boss)
The Great Adventure
1918
as Rags
How Could You, Caroline?
1918
as Caroline Rogers
A Little Sister of Everybody
1918
as Celeste Janvier
The Dawn of Understanding
1918
as Sue Prescott
Cheerful Givers
1917
as Judy
A Daughter of the Poor
1917
as Rose Eastman
Nina, the Flower Girl
1917
as Nina
Wee Lady Betty
1917
as Wee Lady Betty
Polly Ann
1917
as Polly Ann
The Sawdust Ring
1917
as Janet Magie
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
The Good Bad-Man
1916
as Amy
The Flying Torpedo
1916
as Hulda
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916
as The Little Fish Blower
Reggie Mixes In
1916
as Agnes
The Aryan
1916
as Mary Jane Garth
A Sister of Six
1916
as Prudence
Hell-to-Pay Austin
1916
as Briar Rose Dawson
Acquitted
1916
as Helen Carter
Stranded
1916
as The Girl
The Heiress at Coffee Dan's
1916
as Waffles