Bessie Love

Actor

Born: September 9, 1898
Died: April 26, 1986 (age 87)
From: 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,…

Filmography (127)

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
Self (archive footage)
Gareth Hughes
Gareth Hughes (2000)
Self (archive footage)
Alice Guy-Blaché (1997)
Self
The Hunger (1983)
Lillybelle
Reds (1981)
Mrs. Partlow
Ragtime (1981)
Old Lady - T.O.C.
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
Flora
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Lady Cunard
Gulliver's Travels (1977)
(voice)
The Ritz (1976)
Maurine
Vampyres (1974)
American Lady
Mousey (1974)
Mrs. Richardson
Catlow (1971)
Mrs. Frost
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Answering Service Lady
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Baccarat Player (uncredited)
Isadora (1968)
Mrs. Duncan
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
American tourist (uncredited)
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
Matron
Promise Her Anything (1966)
Pet Shop Customer
The Wild Affair (1965)
Marjorie's Mother
The Pistol
The Pistol (1965)
Martha Burroughs
I Think They Call Him John (1964)
Narrator (voice)
Children of the Damned (1964)
Mrs. Robbin
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
Bunny
Too Young to Love (1960)
Mrs. Busch
Nowhere to Go (1958)
Harriet P. Jefferson
Next to No Time (1958)
Becky Wiener
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
Art Gallery Customer
Touch and Go (1955)
Mrs Baxter
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Mrs. Eubanks