Bessie Eyton
Acting
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Bessie Eyton
Filmography
Acting (39)
1925
The Girl of Goldas Ada Tremaine
9.0
1924
Cheap Kissesas Maybelle Wescott
10.0
1919
The Usurperas Margaret Quentin
9.0
1919
A Man of Honoras Christabel Beaumont
7.0
1919
Children of Banishmentas Mrs. Eloise Mackenzie
9.0
1918
The Way of a Man with a Maidas Gladys
7.0
1918
The Still Alarmas Eleanor Fordham
1918
The City of Purple Dreamsas Kathlyn Otis
1917
Who Shall Take My Life?as Mary Moran
1917
The Law North of 65as Jeanne
8.0
1917
The Heart of Texas Ryanas Texas Ryan
3.6
1917
Beware of Strangersas Madeleine, Mentor's Daughter
1916
The Crisisas Virginia Carvel
5.3
1916
Twisted Trailsas Sunshine West
5.0
1915
The Two Natures Within Himas Mary Bishop
7.0
1915
The Great Experimentas Ritta
9.0
1915
The Fork in the Roadas Elsa - the Innkeeper's Daughte
9.0
1915
The Red Blood of Courageas Lydia Duane
10.0
1915
The Primitive Wayas Mildred Manning
1915
His Fighting Bloodas Hope McTrigger
8.0
1915
Lassoing a Lionas Mary Valjon
8.0
1914
In the Days of the Thundering Herdas Sally Madison
1914
When the West Was Youngas Nellie Halton
7.0
1914
Chip of the Flying Uas Dr. Cecil Grantham
1914
The White Mouseas Jean Silver
1914
Etienne of the Glad Heartas Marie Le Groux
1914
The Wilderness Mailas Joan, a Young French-Canadian
1914
In Defiance of the Lawas Isobel Deane
1914
Shotgun Jonesas Sally Lattier - the Daughter
1914
The Spoilersas Helen Chester
6.2
1914
The Smuggler's Sisteras Bessie
1913
Alone in the Jungleas Helen Brown
6.0
1913
In the Long Agoas Starlight
1913
Greater Wealthas Mrs. Ed Young
1912
The Mate of the Alden Bessieas The Captain's Daughter
4.0
1911
Blackbeardas Conchita
8.0
1911
Kit Carson's Wooingas Lat-to-nick
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Lend Me Your Nameas Sophronia
Production & Directing (1)
1914
The Smuggler's SisterWriter