Bessie Eyton

Actor
BirthdayJul 5, 1890 (75 years old)
DeathdayJan 22, 1965
Place of birthSanta Barbara, California, USA
GenderFemale

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.

Known for

Helen Chester

Apr 10, 1914

Virginia Carvel

Dec 21, 1916

Texas Ryan

Feb 25, 1917

Sunshine West

Dec 11, 1916

The Captain's Daughter

Jan 4, 1912

Helen Brown

Jun 14, 1913

Mary Moran

Dec 1, 1917

Jeanne

Oct 6, 1917

Lat-to-nick

Sep 11, 1911

Dr. Cecil Grantham

Aug 29, 1914

Jean Silver

Aug 24, 1914

Nellie Halton

Sep 7, 1914

Mrs. Ed Young

Jan 1, 1913

Marie Le Groux

Aug 3, 1914

Joan, a Young French-Canadian

Jul 13, 1914

Isobel Deane

Jun 28, 1914

Bessie

Mar 3, 1914

Maybelle Wescott

Dec 21, 1924

Mary Valjon

Jan 2, 1915

Mildred Manning

Jan 23, 1915

Helen Chester

Apr 10, 1914

Virginia Carvel

Dec 21, 1916

Texas Ryan

Feb 25, 1917

Sunshine West

Dec 11, 1916

The Captain's Daughter

Jan 4, 1912

Helen Brown

Jun 14, 1913

Acting


Participated in 32 movies, 0 TV series

1925

Ada Tremaine


1924

Maybelle Wescott





1917

Madeleine, Mentor's Daughter


1916

Virginia Carvel


1916

Sunshine West




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