Bessie Love

Acting · 1916–2018

1898-09-09 Vefat: 1986-04-26 (87) Midland, Texas, USA Kadın Juanita Horton

127Film

9Dizi

1916–2018Kariyer

Biyografi

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 1920s, and she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1922, marking her as one of Hollywood’s most promising young actresses.

Love made a successful transition to sound films—something many silent stars struggled with. Her performance as Hank Mahoney in The Broadway Melody (1929) earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, cementing her place in film history.

In the 1930s, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she continued acting in film, theatre, radio, and later television. Her career ultimately spanned from 1915 to 1983, making her one of the longest‑working performers of her generation.

She died on April 26, 1986, in London at age 87.

Öne Çıkan Yapımlar

Kraliçe'nin Hizmetinde sayfa

1969 · Baccarat Player (uncredited)

Açlık

1983 · Lillybelle

Hoşgörüsüzlük sayfa

1916 · The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)

Kızıllar

1981 · Mrs. Partlow

The Barefoot Contessa

1954 · Mrs. Eubanks

Ragtime sayfa

1981 · Old Lady - T.O.C.

The Broadway Melody

1929 · Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney

The Lost World

1925 · Paula White

Vampyres

1974 · American Lady

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971 · Answering Service Lady

Children of the Damned sayfa

1964 · Mrs. Robbin

Lady Chatterley'nin Aşığı

1981 · Flora

Fotoğraflar

Filmografi 136

Filmler 127

2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché— Self (archive footage)

2000Gareth Hughes— Self (archive footage)

1997Alice Guy-Blaché— Self

1983Açlık— Lillybelle

1981Kızıllar— Mrs. Partlow

1981Lady Chatterley'nin Aşığı— Flora

1981Ragtime sayfa— Old Lady - T.O.C.

1978Edward & Mrs. Simpson— Lady Cunard

1977Gulliver's Travels— (voice)

1976The Ritz— Maurine

1974Mousey— Mrs. Richardson

1974Vampyres— American Lady

1971Sunday Bloody Sunday— Answering Service Lady

1971Catlow sayfa— Mrs. Frost

1969Kraliçe'nin Hizmetinde sayfa— Baccarat Player (uncredited)

1968Isadora— Mrs. Duncan

1967Battle Beneath the Earth— Matron

1967Milyoner Serseri— American tourist (uncredited)

1966Promise Her Anything— Pet Shop Customer

1965The Pistol— Martha Burroughs

1965The Wild Affair— Marjorie's Mother

1964I Think They Call Him John— Narrator (voice)

1964Children of the Damned sayfa— Mrs. Robbin

1961The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone— Bunny

1960Too Young to Love— Mrs. Busch

1958Nowhere to Go— Harriet P. Jefferson

1958Next to No Time— Becky Wiener

1957The Story of Esther Costello— Art Gallery Customer

1955Touch and Go— Mrs Baxter

1954The Weak and the Wicked— Prisoner

1954The Barefoot Contessa— Mrs. Eubanks

1952The Magic Box— Bride's Mother in Wedding Group

1951No Highway in the Sky— Plane Passenger (uncredited)

1945Journey Together— Mrs. Mary McWilliams

1942London Scrapbook— Herself

1941Atlantic Ferry— Begonia Baggot

1931Morals for Women— Helen Hutson

1931Round About Hollywood— Self

1930Conspiracy— Margaret Holt

1930Chasing Rainbows— Carlie Seymour

1930Good News— Babe

1930They Learned About Women— Mary

1930See America Thirst— Ellen

1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929— Self

1929The Broadway Melody— Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney

1929The Idle Rich sayfa— Helen Thayer

1929The Girl in the Show— Hattie Hartley

1928The Matinee Idol— Ginger Bolivar

1928The Swell Head

1928Anybody Here Seen Kelly?— Mitzi Lavelle

1928Sally of the Scandals— Sally Rand

1927Rubber Tires— Mary Ellen Stack

1927Dress Parade— Janet Cleghorne

1927The American— Jane Wilton

1927A Harp in Hock— Nora Banks

1926The Song and Dance Man— Leola Lane

1926Young April— Victoria

1926Going Crooked— Marie

1926Lovey Mary— Lovey Mary

1925The Lost World— Paula White

1925The King On Main Street— Mary Young

1925Soul-Fire— Teita

1925New Brooms

1925A Son of His Father— Nora Shea

1924The Woman on the Jury— Grace Pierce

1924Dynamite Smith— Violet

1924Torment— Marie

1924The Silent Watcher— Mary, his wife

1924Those Who Dance— Veda Anargas

1924Sundown— Ellen Crawley

1924Tongues of Flame— Lahleet

1923The Eternal Three— Hilda Gray

1923Souls for Sale— Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)

1923Human Wreckage— Mary Finnegan

1923Three Who Paid— John Caspar / Virginia Cartwright

1923St. Elmo— Edna Earle

1923The Purple Dawn— Mui Far

1923Mary of the Movies— Herself (uncredited)

1923The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous— Bernice

1923The Ghost Patrol— Effie Kugler

1923Slave of Desire— Pauline Gaudin

1923Gentle Julia— Julia

1922Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12— Self

1922The Village Blacksmith— Rosemary Martin

1922Deserted at the Altar— Anna Moore (The Country Girl)

1922The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922— Self

1922Bulldog Courage— Gloria Phillips

1922The Vermilion Pencil— Hyacinth

1922Forget Me Not— Ann, The Girl

1922Night Life in Hollywood— Self

1921The Sea Lion— Blossom Nelson

1921Penny of Top Hill Trail— Penny

1921The Swamp— Mary

1921The Honor of Rameriz— The Geologist's Wife

1921The Spirit of the Lake

1920Pegeen— Pegeen O'Neill

1920Bonnie May— Bonnie May

1920The Midlanders— Aurelie Lindstrom

1919Carolyn of the Corners

1919The Wishing Ring Man— Joy Havenith

1919The Enchanted Barn— Shirley Hollister

1919A Yankee Princess— Patsy O'Reilly

1919Cupid Forecloses— Geraldine Farleigh

1919Over the Garden Wall— Peggy Gordon

1919A Fighting Colleen— Alannah Malone

1919The Little Boss— Peggy Winston (The Little Boss)

1918The Great Adventure— Rags

1918How Could You, Caroline?— Caroline Rogers

1918A Little Sister of Everybody— Celeste Janvier

1918The Dawn of Understanding— Sue Prescott

1917Cheerful Givers— Judy

1917A Daughter of the Poor— Rose Eastman

1917Nina, the Flower Girl— Nina

1917Wee Lady Betty— Wee Lady Betty

1917Polly Ann— Polly Ann

1917The Sawdust Ring— Janet Magie

1916Hoşgörüsüzlük sayfa— The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)

1916The Good Bad-Man— Amy

1916The Flying Torpedo— Hulda

1916The Mystery of the Leaping Fish— The Little Fish Blower

1916Reggie Mixes In— Agnes

1916The Aryan— Mary Jane Garth

1916A Sister of Six— Prudence

1916Hell-to-Pay Austin— Briar Rose Dawson

1916Acquitted— Helen Carter

1916Stranded— The Girl

1916The Heiress at Coffee Dan's— Waffles

Diziler 9

1980Hollywood— Self

1978Edward and Mrs Simpson— Lady Cunard

1964Story Parade— Mrs. Arquette

1963The Sentimental Agent— Mamie

1962Man of the World— Mrs Van Kempson

1962The Andromeda Breakthrough— Mrs. Neilson

1959International Detective— Marta Steibel

1959International Detective— Mrs. Morgan

1955ITV Play of the Week— Mrs Strong