Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Bessie Love
1898-09-09
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Midland, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography
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Gareth Hughes
2000 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Alice Guy-Blaché
1997 · Movie
as Self
The Hunger
1983 · Movie
as Lillybelle
Reds
1981 · Movie
as Mrs. Partlow
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981 · Movie
as Flora
Ragtime
1981 · Movie
as Old Lady - T.O.C.
Hollywood
1980 · TV Show
as Self
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · Movie
as Lady Cunard
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · TV Show
as Lady Cunard
Gulliver's Travels
1977 · Movie
as (voice)
The Ritz
1976 · Movie
as Maurine
Mousey
1974 · Movie
as Mrs. Richardson
Vampyres
1974 · Movie
as American Lady
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Movie
as Answering Service Lady
Catlow
1971 · Movie
as Mrs. Frost
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969 · Movie
as Baccarat Player (uncredited)
Isadora
1968 · Movie
as Mrs. Duncan
Battle Beneath the Earth
1967 · Movie
as Matron
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967 · Movie
as American tourist (uncredited)
Promise Her Anything
1966 · Movie
as Pet Shop Customer
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The Pistol
1965 · Movie
as Martha Burroughs
The Wild Affair
1965 · Movie
as Marjorie's Mother
I Think They Call Him John
1964 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Children of the Damned
1964 · Movie
as Mrs. Robbin
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Story Parade
1964 · TV Show
as Mrs. Arquette
The Sentimental Agent
1963 · TV Show
as Mamie
Man of the World
1962 · TV Show
as Mrs Van Kempson
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961 · Movie
as Bunny
Too Young to Love
1960 · Movie
as Mrs. Busch
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International Detective
1959 · TV Show
as Marta Steibel, Mrs. Morgan
Nowhere to Go
1958 · Movie
as Harriet P. Jefferson
Next to No Time
1958 · Movie
as Becky Wiener
The Story of Esther Costello
1957 · Movie
as Art Gallery Customer
Touch and Go
1955 · Movie
as Mrs Baxter
ITV Play of the Week
1955 · TV Show
as Mrs Strong
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Movie
as Prisoner
The Barefoot Contessa
1954 · Movie
as Mrs. Eubanks
The Magic Box
1952 · Movie
as Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
No Highway in the Sky
1951 · Movie
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Journey Together
1945 · Movie
as Mrs. Mary McWilliams
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London Scrapbook
1942 · Movie
as Herself
Atlantic Ferry
1941 · Movie
as Begonia Baggot
Morals for Women
1931 · Movie
as Helen Hutson
Round About Hollywood
1931 · Movie
as Self
Conspiracy
1930 · Movie
as Margaret Holt
Chasing Rainbows
1930 · Movie
as Carlie Seymour
Good News
1930 · Movie
as Babe
They Learned About Women
1930 · Movie
as Mary
See America Thirst
1930 · Movie
as Ellen
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929 · Movie
as Self
The Broadway Melody
1929 · Movie
as Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
The Idle Rich
1929 · Movie
as Helen Thayer
The Girl in the Show
1929 · Movie
as Hattie Hartley
The Matinee Idol
1928 · Movie
as Ginger Bolivar
The Swell Head
1928 · Movie
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · Movie
as Mitzi Lavelle
Sally of the Scandals
1928 · Movie
as Sally Rand
Rubber Tires
1927 · Movie
as Mary Ellen Stack
Dress Parade
1927 · Movie
as Janet Cleghorne
The American
1927 · Movie
as Jane Wilton
A Harp in Hock
1927 · Movie
as Nora Banks
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The Song and Dance Man
1926 · Movie
as Leola Lane
Young April
1926 · Movie
as Victoria
Going Crooked
1926 · Movie
as Marie
Lovey Mary
1926 · Movie
as Lovey Mary
The Lost World
1925 · Movie
as Paula White
The King On Main Street
1925 · Movie
as Mary Young
Soul-Fire
1925 · Movie
as Teita
New Brooms
1925 · Movie
A Son of His Father
1925 · Movie
as Nora Shea
Torment
1924 · Movie
as Marie
The Woman on the Jury
1924 · Movie
as Grace Pierce
Those Who Dance
1924 · Movie
as Veda Anargas
The Silent Watcher
1924 · Movie
as Mary, his wife
Dynamite Smith
1924 · Movie
as Violet
Sundown
1924 · Movie
as Ellen Crawley
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Tongues of Flame
1924 · Movie
as Lahleet
The Eternal Three
1923 · Movie
as Hilda Gray
Souls for Sale
1923 · Movie
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
Human Wreckage
1923 · Movie
as Mary Finnegan
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Three Who Paid
1923 · Movie
as John Caspar / Virginia Cartwright
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
1923 · Movie
as Bernice
The Purple Dawn
1923 · Movie
as Mui Far
Mary of the Movies
1923 · Movie
as Herself (uncredited)
St. Elmo
1923 · Movie
as Edna Earle
The Ghost Patrol
1923 · Movie
as Effie Kugler
Slave of Desire
1923 · Movie
as Pauline Gaudin
Gentle Julia
1923 · Movie
as Julia
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
1922 · Movie
as Self
The Village Blacksmith
1922 · Movie
as Rosemary Martin
Deserted at the Altar
1922 · Movie
as Anna Moore (The Country Girl)
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
1922 · Movie
as Self
The Vermilion Pencil
1922 · Movie
as Hyacinth
Forget Me Not
1922 · Movie
as Ann, The Girl
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Bulldog Courage
1922 · Movie
as Gloria Phillips
Night Life in Hollywood
1922 · Movie
as Self
The Sea Lion
1921 · Movie
as Blossom Nelson
Penny of Top Hill Trail
1921 · Movie
as Penny
The Swamp
1921 · Movie
as Mary
The Honor of Rameriz
1921 · Movie
as The Geologist's Wife
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The Spirit of the Lake
1921 · Movie
Pegeen
1920 · Movie
as Pegeen O'Neill
Bonnie May
1920 · Movie
as Bonnie May
The Midlanders
1920 · Movie
as Aurelie Lindstrom
Carolyn of the Corners
1919 · Movie
The Wishing Ring Man
1919 · Movie
as Joy Havenith
The Enchanted Barn
1919 · Movie
as Shirley Hollister
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A Yankee Princess
1919 · Movie
as Patsy O'Reilly
The Little Boss
1919 · Movie
as Peggy Winston (The Little Boss)
Cupid Forecloses
1919 · Movie
as Geraldine Farleigh
Over the Garden Wall
1919 · Movie
as Peggy Gordon
A Fighting Colleen
1919 · Movie
as Alannah Malone
The Great Adventure
1918 · Movie
as Rags
How Could You, Caroline?
1918 · Movie
as Caroline Rogers
A Little Sister of Everybody
1918 · Movie
as Celeste Janvier
The Dawn of Understanding
1918 · Movie
as Sue Prescott
Cheerful Givers
1917 · Movie
as Judy
A Daughter of the Poor
1917 · Movie
as Rose Eastman
Nina, the Flower Girl
1917 · Movie
as Nina
The Sawdust Ring
1917 · Movie
as Janet Magie
Wee Lady Betty
1917 · Movie
as Wee Lady Betty
Polly Ann
1917 · Movie
as Polly Ann
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Movie
as The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
The Good Bad-Man
1916 · Movie
as Amy
The Flying Torpedo
1916 · Movie
as Hulda
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916 · Movie
as The Little Fish Blower
Reggie Mixes In
1916 · Movie
as Agnes
The Aryan
1916 · Movie
as Mary Jane Garth
A Sister of Six
1916 · Movie
as Prudence
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Acquitted
1916 · Movie
as Helen Carter
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Stranded
1916 · Movie
as The Girl
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Hell-to-Pay Austin
1916 · Movie
as Briar Rose Dawson
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The Heiress at Coffee Dan's
1916 · Movie
as Waffles
