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Bessie Eyton

Bessie Eyton

Acting

Born July 5, 1890 — Died January 22, 1965 Santa Barbara, California, USA

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.

Movies(38)

The Girl of Gold

The Girl of Gold

Ada Tremaine

1925

Cheap Kisses

Cheap Kisses

Maybelle Wescott

1924

The Usurper

The Usurper

Margaret Quentin

1919

A Man of Honor

A Man of Honor

Christabel Beaumont

1919

Children of Banishment

Children of Banishment

Mrs. Eloise Mackenzie

1919

The Way of a Man with a Maid

The Way of a Man with a Maid

Gladys

1918

The Still Alarm

The Still Alarm

Eleanor Fordham

1918

The City of Purple Dreams

The City of Purple Dreams

Kathlyn Otis

1918

Who Shall Take My Life?

Who Shall Take My Life?

Mary Moran

1917

The Law North of 65

The Law North of 65

Jeanne

1917

The Heart of Texas Ryan

The Heart of Texas Ryan

Texas Ryan

1917

Beware of Strangers

Beware of Strangers

Madeleine, Mentor's Daughter

1917

The Crisis

The Crisis

Virginia Carvel

1916

Twisted Trails

Twisted Trails

Sunshine West

1916

The Two Natures Within Him

The Two Natures Within Him

Mary Bishop

1915

The Great Experiment

The Great Experiment

Ritta

1915

The Fork in the Road

The Fork in the Road

Elsa - the Innkeeper's Daughte

1915

The Red Blood of Courage

The Red Blood of Courage

Lydia Duane

1915

The Primitive Way

The Primitive Way

Mildred Manning

1915

His Fighting Blood

His Fighting Blood

Hope McTrigger

1915

Lassoing a Lion

Lassoing a Lion

Mary Valjon

1915

In the Days of the Thundering Herd

In the Days of the Thundering Herd

Sally Madison

1914

When the West Was Young

When the West Was Young

Nellie Halton

1914

Chip of the Flying U

Chip of the Flying U

Dr. Cecil Grantham

1914

The White Mouse

The White Mouse

Jean Silver

1914

Etienne of the Glad Heart

Etienne of the Glad Heart

Marie Le Groux

1914

The Wilderness Mail

The Wilderness Mail

Joan, a Young French-Canadian

1914

In Defiance of the Law

In Defiance of the Law

Isobel Deane

1914

Shotgun Jones

Shotgun Jones

Sally Lattier - the Daughter

1914

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

Helen Chester

1914

Kid Pink and the Maharajah

Kid Pink and the Maharajah

1914

The Smuggler's Sister

The Smuggler's Sister

Bessie

1914

Alone in the Jungle

Alone in the Jungle

Helen Brown

1913

In the Long Ago

In the Long Ago

Starlight

1913

Greater Wealth

Greater Wealth

Mrs. Ed Young

1913

The Mate of the Alden Bessie

The Mate of the Alden Bessie

The Captain's Daughter

1912

Blackbeard

Blackbeard

Conchita

1911

Kit Carson's Wooing

Kit Carson's Wooing

Lat-to-nick

1911