Bessie Love

Interprétation · Né(e) en 1898 · Midland, Texas, USA

Biographie

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.

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Filmographie

6.7
Les Prédateurs
1983
1983 · Lillybelle
6.9
Reds
1981
1981 · Mrs. Partlow
7.0
Ragtime
1981
1981 · Old Lady - T.O.C.
5.4
L'Amant de lady Chatterley
1981
1981 · Flora
6.8
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
1978 · Lady Cunard
10.0
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
1978 · Lady Cunard
5.6
Le Merveilleux Voyage de Gulliver
1977
1977 · (voice)
6.0
The Ritz
1976
1976 · Maurine
6.0
Vampyres
1974
1974 · American Lady
5.2
Pris au piège
1974
1974 · Mrs. Richardson
5.1
Catlow
1971
1971 · Mrs. Frost
6.5
Un dimanche comme les autres
1971
1971 · Answering Service Lady
6.6
Au service secret de Sa Majesté
1969
1969 · Baccarat Player (uncredited)
6.2
Isadora
1968
1968 · Mrs. Duncan
5.4
Qu'arrivera-t-il après ?
1967
1967 · American tourist (uncredited)
4.8
Battle Beneath the Earth
1967
1967 · Matron
4.1
Promise Her Anything
1966
1966 · Pet Shop Customer
5.3
The Wild Affair
1965
1965 · Marjorie's Mother
The Pistol
7.0
The Pistol
1965
1965 · Martha Burroughs
Story Parade
8.0
Story Parade
1964
1964 · Mrs. Arquette
6.1
Les Enfants des damnés
1964
1964 · Mrs. Robbin
6.5
The Sentimental Agent
1963
1963 · Mamie
7.2
Man of the World
1962
1962 · Mrs Van Kempson
6.5
The Andromeda Breakthrough
1962
1962 · Mrs. Neilson
6.9
Le visage du plaisir
1961
1961 · Bunny
7.1
Too Young to Love
1960
1960 · Mrs. Busch
International Detective
7.5
International Detective
1959
1959 · Marta Steibel
6.6
Le Criminel aux abois
1958
1958 · Harriet P. Jefferson
7.7
Next to No Time
1958
1958 · Becky Wiener
7.0
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
1957 · Art Gallery Customer
6.6
Touch and Go
1955
1955 · Mrs Baxter
4.0
ITV Play of the Week
1955
1955 · Mrs Strong
6.7
La Comtesse aux pieds nus
1954
1954 · Mrs. Eubanks
6.5
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
1954 · Prisoner
6.5
La Boîte magique
1952
1952 · Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
7.0
Le Voyage fantastique
1951
1951 · Plane Passenger (uncredited)
6.6
La Grande Aventure
1945
1945 · Mrs. Mary McWilliams
6.6
Atlantic Ferry
1941
1941 · Begonia Baggot
4.1
Morals for Women
1931
1931 · Helen Hutson
7.0
See America Thirst
1930
1930 · Ellen
6.3
Good News
1930
1930 · Babe
4.9
Conspiracy
1930
1930 · Margaret Holt
4.8
They Learned About Women
1930
1930 · Mary
6.0
Chasing Rainbows
1930
1930 · Carlie Seymour
6.0
The Girl in the Show
1929
1929 · Hattie Hartley
6.6
The Idle Rich
1929
1929 · Helen Thayer
5.1
Broadway Melody
1929
1929 · Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
8.0
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928
1928 · Mitzi Lavelle
10.0
Sally of the Scandals
1928
1928 · Sally Rand
6.6
Bessie à Broadway
1928
1928 · Ginger Bolivar
7.2
Dress Parade
1927
1927 · Janet Cleghorne
7.0
A Harp in Hock
1927
1927 · Nora Banks
6.3
Rubber Tires
1927
1927 · Mary Ellen Stack
7.0
The American
1927
1927 · Jane Wilton
10.0
Going Crooked
1926
1926 · Marie
7.7
Young April
1926
1926 · Victoria
8.0
Lovey Mary
1926
1926 · Lovey Mary
The Song and Dance Man
7.0
The Song and Dance Man
1926
1926 · Leola Lane
7.3
The King On Main Street
1925
1925 · Mary Young
9.0
A Son of His Father
1925
1925 · Nora Shea
10.0
Soul-Fire
1925
1925 · Teita
6.7
Le monde perdu
1925
1925 · Paula White
Tongues of Flame
7.0
Tongues of Flame
1924
1924 · Lahleet
8.0
Sundown
1924
1924 · Ellen Crawley
10.0
Dynamite Smith
1924
1924 · Violet
10.0
The Silent Watcher
1924
1924 · Mary, his wife
10.0
Those Who Dance
1924
1924 · Veda Anargas
9.0
The Woman on the Jury
1924
1924 · Grace Pierce
10.0
Torment
1924
1924 · Marie
9.0
Gentle Julia
1923
1923 · Julia
10.0
Slave of Desire
1923
1923 · Pauline Gaudin
7.0
St. Elmo
1923
1923 · Edna Earle
8.0
The Eternal Three
1923
1923 · Hilda Gray
7.0
Human Wreckage
1923
1923 · Mary Finnegan
8.0
Mary of the Movies
1923
1923 · Herself (uncredited)
8.0
The Purple Dawn
1923
1923 · Mui Far
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
1923
1923 · Bernice
7.0
The Ghost Patrol
1923
1923 · Effie Kugler
Three Who Paid
9.0
Three Who Paid
1923
1923 · John Caspar / Virginia Cartwright
7.0
Deserted at the Altar
1922
1922 · Anna Moore (The Country Girl)
5.3
The Village Blacksmith
1922
1922 · Rosemary Martin
Bulldog Courage
8.0
Bulldog Courage
1922
1922 · Gloria Phillips
9.0
Forget Me Not
1922
1922 · Ann, The Girl
10.0
The Vermilion Pencil
1922
1922 · Hyacinth
5.8
The Sea Lion
1921
1921 · Blossom Nelson
8.0
The Swamp
1921
1921 · Mary
10.0
The Honor of Rameriz
1921
1921 · The Geologist's Wife
10.0
Penny of Top Hill Trail
1921
1921 · Penny
10.0
The Midlanders
1920
1920 · Aurelie Lindstrom
7.0
Bonnie May
1920
1920 · Bonnie May
9.0
Pegeen
1920
1920 · Pegeen O'Neill
9.0
A Fighting Colleen
1919
1919 · Alannah Malone
9.0
Over the Garden Wall
1919
1919 · Peggy Gordon
9.0
Cupid Forecloses
1919
1919 · Geraldine Farleigh
10.0
The Little Boss
1919
1919 · Peggy Winston (The Little Boss)
A Yankee Princess
9.0
A Yankee Princess
1919
1919 · Patsy O'Reilly
10.0
The Wishing Ring Man
1919
1919 · Joy Havenith
10.0
The Enchanted Barn
1919
1919 · Shirley Hollister
The Dawn of Understanding
1918
1918 · Sue Prescott
A Little Sister of Everybody
1918
1918 · Celeste Janvier
How Could You, Caroline?
1918
1918 · Caroline Rogers
The Great Adventure
1918
1918 · Rags
Polly Ann
1917
1917 · Polly Ann
Wee Lady Betty
1917
1917 · Wee Lady Betty
5.0
The Sawdust Ring
1917
1917 · Janet Magie
Cheerful Givers
1917
1917 · Judy
A Daughter of the Poor
1917
1917 · Rose Eastman
Nina, the Flower Girl
1917
1917 · Nina
The Heiress at Coffee Dan's
The Heiress at Coffee Dan's
1916
1916 · Waffles
7.5
A Sister of Six
1916
1916 · Prudence
7.1
Intolérance
1916
1916 · The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
Hell-to-Pay Austin
Hell-to-Pay Austin
1916
1916 · Briar Rose Dawson
Stranded
Stranded
1916
1916 · The Girl
5.9
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916
1916 · The Little Fish Blower
5.8
Reggie Mixes In
1916
1916 · Agnes
6.2
Les parias de la vie
1916
1916 · Amy
5.5
The Aryan
1916
1916 · Mary Jane Garth
The Flying Torpedo
1916
1916 · Hulda
Acquitted
Acquitted
1916
1916 · Helen Carter