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Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Acting·1898–1986·114 films

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).…

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Filmography

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)Baccarat Player (uncredited)
The Hunger
The Hunger (1983)Lillybelle
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
Reds
Reds (1981)Mrs. Partlow
The Barefoot Contessa
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)Mrs. Eubanks
Ragtime
Ragtime (1981)Old Lady - T.O.C.
The Broadway Melody
The Broadway Melody (1929)Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
The Lost World
The Lost World (1925)Paula White
Vampyres
Vampyres (1974)American Lady
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)Answering Service Lady
Children of the Damned
Children of the Damned (1964)Mrs. Robbin
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)Flora
No Highway in the Sky
No Highway in the Sky (1951)Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Ritz
The Ritz (1976)Maurine
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)Self (archive footage)
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)The Little Fish Blower
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)Bunny
Isadora
Isadora (1968)Mrs. Duncan
Nowhere to Go
Nowhere to Go (1958)Harriet P. Jefferson
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)Self
Catlow
Catlow (1971)Mrs. Frost
The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (1977)(voice)
Battle Beneath the Earth
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)Matron
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale (1923)Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
The Matinee Idol
The Matinee Idol (1928)Ginger Bolivar
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)American tourist (uncredited)
The Story of Esther Costello
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)Art Gallery Customer
Conspiracy
Conspiracy (1930)Margaret Holt
The Good Bad-Man
The Good Bad-Man (1916)Amy
The Weak and the Wicked
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)Prisoner
Touch and Go
Touch and Go (1955)Mrs Baxter
I Think They Call Him John
I Think They Call Him John (1964)Narrator (voice)
Mousey
Mousey (1974)Mrs. Richardson
Promise Her Anything
Promise Her Anything (1966)Pet Shop Customer
Morals for Women
Morals for Women (1931)Helen Hutson
The Sea Lion
The Sea Lion (1921)Blossom Nelson
Reggie Mixes In
Reggie Mixes In (1916)Agnes
Journey Together
Journey Together (1945)Mrs. Mary McWilliams
Too Young to Love
Too Young to Love (1960)Mrs. Busch
The Wild Affair
The Wild Affair (1965)Marjorie's Mother
Rubber Tires
Rubber Tires (1927)Mary Ellen Stack
They Learned About Women
They Learned About Women (1930)Mary
The Idle Rich
The Idle Rich (1929)Helen Thayer
Dress Parade
Dress Parade (1927)Janet Cleghorne
The Village Blacksmith
The Village Blacksmith (1922)Rosemary Martin
Atlantic Ferry
Atlantic Ferry (1941)Begonia Baggot
The Girl in the Show
The Girl in the Show (1929)Hattie Hartley
Good News
Good News (1930)Babe
Next to No Time
Next to No Time (1958)Becky Wiener
The King On Main Street
The King On Main Street (1925)Mary Young
Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows (1930)Carlie Seymour
Young April
Young April (1926)Victoria
The Aryan
The Aryan (1916)Mary Jane Garth
A Sister of Six
A Sister of Six (1916)Prudence
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)Lady Cunard
See America Thirst
See America Thirst (1930)Ellen
Gentle Julia
Gentle Julia (1923)Julia
The Silent Watcher
The Silent Watcher (1924)Mary, his wife
The Swamp
The Swamp (1921)Mary
Dynamite Smith
Dynamite Smith (1924)Violet
Bonnie May
Bonnie May (1920)Bonnie May
Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance (1924)Veda Anargas
The American
The American (1927)Jane Wilton
Deserted at the Altar
Deserted at the Altar (1922)Anna Moore (The Country Girl)
The Purple Dawn
The Purple Dawn (1923)Mui Far
The Eternal Three
The Eternal Three (1923)Hilda Gray
Mary of the Movies
Mary of the Movies (1923)Herself (uncredited)
A Son of His Father
A Son of His Father (1925)Nora Shea
Soul-Fire
Soul-Fire (1925)Teita
New Brooms
New Brooms (1925)
The Woman on the Jury
The Woman on the Jury (1924)Grace Pierce
The Little Boss
The Little Boss (1919)Peggy Winston (The Little Boss)
Going Crooked
Going Crooked (1926)Marie
Round About Hollywood
Round About Hollywood (1931)Self
A Harp in Hock
A Harp in Hock (1927)Nora Banks
St. Elmo
St. Elmo (1923)Edna Earle
The Midlanders
The Midlanders (1920)Aurelie Lindstrom
The Vermilion Pencil
The Vermilion Pencil (1922)Hyacinth
Slave of Desire
Slave of Desire (1923)Pauline Gaudin
Sally of the Scandals
Sally of the Scandals (1928)Sally Rand
Cupid Forecloses
Cupid Forecloses (1919)Geraldine Farleigh
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall (1919)Peggy Gordon
Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not (1922)Ann, The Girl
Human Wreckage
Human Wreckage (1923)Mary Finnegan
The Wishing Ring Man
The Wishing Ring Man (1919)Joy Havenith
Torment
Torment (1924)Marie
Sundown
Sundown (1924)Ellen Crawley
The Ghost Patrol
The Ghost Patrol (1923)Effie Kugler
Lovey Mary
Lovey Mary (1926)Lovey Mary
The Sawdust Ring
The Sawdust Ring (1917)Janet Magie
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)Mitzi Lavelle
The Honor of Rameriz
The Honor of Rameriz (1921)The Geologist's Wife
Night Life in Hollywood
Night Life in Hollywood (1922)Self
A Fighting Colleen
A Fighting Colleen (1919)Alannah Malone
Pegeen
Pegeen (1920)Pegeen O'Neill
Penny of Top Hill Trail
Penny of Top Hill Trail (1921)Penny
The Enchanted Barn
The Enchanted Barn (1919)Shirley Hollister
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922 (1922)Self
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous (1923)Bernice
Polly Ann
Polly Ann (1917)Polly Ann
The Flying Torpedo
The Flying Torpedo (1916)Hulda
How Could You, Caroline?
How Could You, Caroline? (1918)Caroline Rogers
A Daughter of the Poor
A Daughter of the Poor (1917)Rose Eastman
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure (1918)Rags
A Little Sister of Everybody
A Little Sister of Everybody (1918)Celeste Janvier
Carolyn of the Corners
Carolyn of the Corners (1919)
Wee Lady Betty
Wee Lady Betty (1917)Wee Lady Betty
Nina, the Flower Girl
Nina, the Flower Girl (1917)Nina
The Dawn of Understanding
The Dawn of Understanding (1918)Sue Prescott
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922)Self
Cheerful Givers
Cheerful Givers (1917)Judy
The Swell Head
The Swell Head (1928)
Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-Blaché (1997)Self