Acting
Bessie Love
1898 · Midland, Texas, USA
30 films
Bio
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).
Filmography
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Baccarat Player (uncredited)
The Hunger
Lillybelle
The Barefoot Contessa
Mrs. Eubanks
Vampyres
American Lady
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Answering Service Lady
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
Reds
Mrs. Partlow
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Flora
Ragtime
Old Lady - T.O.C.
Children of the Damned
Mrs. Robbin
The Ghost Patrol
Effie Kugler
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self (archive footage)