Actor
Bessie Love
1898 – 1986
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 9 September 1898, Midland, Texas, USA
- Died
- 26 April 1986
Bessie Love was an American actress who began in silent films under D.W. Griffith and became a popular star of the 1920s. She made a successful move to sound with The Broadway Melody, earning an Oscar nomination. She later settled in Britain and kept working in film, stage and television for decades.
Where to start
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)In the library
Early role in D.W. Griffith's epic, part of her start in films under the director.
The Lost World (1925)In the library
Silent adventure with groundbreaking dinosaur effects, made at the height of her silent-era fame.
The Broadway Melody (1929)Full guide
Early sound musical that proved her talkie success and brought her an Oscar nomination.
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)Log in to add it to the library
All-star early sound revue that showed her place among MGM's stars of the transition.
Reds (1981)Full guide
Late-career appearance in a major Hollywood production, showing her remarkably long career.
Their films in the library
Awards
- 1929 (2nd Academy Awards): Academy Award nomination, Best Actress, for The Broadway Melody
The full list · 127
- 1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
- 1916The Mystery of the Leaping FishLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Little Fish Blower
- 1916The Good Bad-ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Amy
- 1916Reggie Mixes InLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Agnes
- 1916The AryanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary Jane Garth
- 1916A Sister of SixLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Prudence
- 1916The Flying TorpedoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hulda
- 1916StrandedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Girl
- 1916The Heiress at Coffee Dan'sLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Waffles
- 1916Hell-to-Pay AustinLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Briar Rose Dawson
- 1916AcquittedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Helen Carter
- 1917The Sawdust RingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Janet Magie
- 1917Cheerful GiversLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Judy
- 1917A Daughter of the PoorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Rose Eastman
- 1917Polly AnnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Polly Ann
- 1917Wee Lady BettyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Wee Lady Betty
- 1917Nina, the Flower GirlLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nina
- 1918The Great AdventureLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Rags
- 1918How Could You, Caroline?Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Caroline Rogers
- 1918The Dawn of UnderstandingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sue Prescott
- 1918A Little Sister of EverybodyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Celeste Janvier
- 1919The Wishing Ring ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Joy Havenith
- 1919The Enchanted BarnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Shirley Hollister
- 1919A Yankee PrincessLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Patsy O'Reilly
- 1919The Little BossLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Peggy Winston (The Little Boss)
- 1919Cupid ForeclosesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Geraldine Farleigh
- 1919Over the Garden WallLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Peggy Gordon
- 1919A Fighting ColleenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Alannah Malone
- 1919Carolyn of the CornersLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1920The MidlandersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Aurelie Lindstrom
- 1920Bonnie MayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bonnie May
- 1920PegeenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Pegeen O'Neill
- 1921The Sea LionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Blossom Nelson
- 1921The Honor of RamerizLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Geologist's Wife
- 1921Penny of Top Hill TrailLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Penny
- 1921The SwampLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary
- 1921The Spirit of the LakeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1922The Village BlacksmithLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Rosemary Martin
- 1922Night Life in HollywoodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1922Bulldog CourageLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Gloria Phillips
- 1922Forget Me NotLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ann, The Girl
- 1922Deserted at the AltarLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Anna Moore (The Country Girl)
- 1922The Vermilion PencilLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hyacinth
- 1922Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1922The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1923Souls for SaleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
- 1923The Eternal ThreeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hilda Gray
- 1923Human WreckageLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary Finnegan
- 1923Three Who PaidLog in to add it to the libraryActor as John Caspar / Virginia Cartwright
- 1923The Purple DawnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mui Far
- 1923Mary of the MoviesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Herself (uncredited)
- 1923St. ElmoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Edna Earle
- 1923The Ghost PatrolLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Effie Kugler
- 1923Slave of DesireLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Pauline Gaudin
- 1923Gentle JuliaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Julia
- 1923The Strange Adventures of Prince CourageousLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bernice
- 1924Those Who DanceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Veda Anargas
- 1924Dynamite SmithLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Violet
- 1924The Silent WatcherLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary, his wife
- 1924TormentLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marie
- 1924The Woman on the JuryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Grace Pierce
- 1924SundownLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ellen Crawley
- 1924Tongues of FlameLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lahleet
- 1925The Lost WorldLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Paula White
- 1925The King On Main StreetLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary Young
- 1925Soul-FireLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Teita
- 1925New BroomsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1925A Son of His FatherLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nora Shea
- 1926Young AprilLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Victoria
- 1926Going CrookedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marie
- 1926The Song and Dance ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Leola Lane
- 1926Lovey MaryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lovey Mary
- 1927Rubber TiresLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary Ellen Stack
- 1927Dress ParadeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Janet Cleghorne
- 1927The AmericanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jane Wilton
- 1927A Harp in HockLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nora Banks
- 1928The Matinee IdolLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ginger Bolivar
- 1928Anybody Here Seen Kelly?Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Mitzi Lavelle
- 1928Sally of the ScandalsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sally Rand
- 1928The Swell HeadLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1929The Broadway MelodyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
- 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1929The Idle RichLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Helen Thayer
- 1929The Girl in the ShowLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hattie Hartley
- 1930ConspiracyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Margaret Holt
- 1930They Learned About WomenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mary
- 1930Good NewsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Babe
- 1930Chasing RainbowsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Carlie Seymour
- 1930See America ThirstLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ellen
- 1931Morals for WomenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Helen Hutson
- 1931Round About HollywoodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1941Atlantic FerryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Begonia Baggot
- 1942London ScrapbookLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Herself
- 1945Journey TogetherLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Mary McWilliams
- 1951No Highway in the SkyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
- 1952The Magic BoxLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
- 1954The Barefoot ContessaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Eubanks
- 1954The Weak and the WickedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Prisoner
- 1955Touch and GoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs Baxter
- 1957The Story of Esther CostelloLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Art Gallery Customer
- 1958Nowhere to GoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Harriet P. Jefferson
- 1958Next to No TimeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Becky Wiener
- 1960Too Young to LoveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Busch
- 1961The Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bunny
- 1964Children of the DamnedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Robbin
- 1964I Think They Call Him JohnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator (voice)
- 1965The Wild AffairLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marjorie's Mother
- 1965The PistolLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Martha Burroughs
- 1966Promise Her AnythingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Pet Shop Customer
- 1967Battle Beneath the EarthLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Matron
- 1967I'll Never Forget What's'isnameLog in to add it to the libraryActor as American tourist (uncredited)
- 1968IsadoraLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Duncan
- 1969On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Baccarat Player (uncredited)
- 1971Sunday Bloody SundayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Answering Service Lady
- 1971CatlowLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Frost
- 1974VampyresLog in to add it to the libraryActor as American Lady
- 1974MouseyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Richardson
- 1976The RitzLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Maurine
- 1977Gulliver's TravelsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as (voice)
- 1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lady Cunard
- 1981RedsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mrs. Partlow
- 1981RagtimeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Old Lady - T.O.C.
- 1981Lady Chatterley's LoverLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Flora
- 1983The HungerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lillybelle
- 1997Alice Guy-BlachéLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2000Gareth HughesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.