Bess Flowers
Actor/Actriz
735
Películas
11
Series
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Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress. By some counts considered the most prolific actress in the history of Hollywood, she was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in over 700 movies in her 41 year career.
Born in Sherman, Texas, Flowers's film debut came in 1923, when she appeared in Hollywood. She made three films that year, and then began working extensively. Many of her appearances are uncredited, as she generally played non-speaking roles.
By the 1930s, Flowers was in constant demand. Her appearances ranged from Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford thrillers to comedic roles alongside of Charley Chase, the Three Stooges, Leon Errol, Edgar Kennedy, and Laurel and Hardy.
She appeared in the following five films which won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night, You Can't Take it with You, All About Eve, The Greatest Show on Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. In each of these movies, Flowers was uncredited. Including these five movies, she had appeared in twenty-three Best Picture nominees in total, making her the record holder for most appearances in films nominated for the award. Her last movie was Good Neighbor Sam in 1964.
Flowers's acting career was not confined to feature films. She was also seen in many episodic American TV series, such as I Love Lucy, notably in episodes, "Lucy Is Enceinte" (1952), "Ethel's Birthday" (1955), and "Lucy's Night in Town" (1957), where she is usually seen as a theatre patron.
Outside her acting career, in 1945, Bess Flowers helped to found the Screen Extras Guild (active: 1946-1992, then merged with SAG), where she served as one of its first vice-presidents and recording secretaries.
Como Actor/Actriz
La hora de Alfred Hitchcock
Mrs. Pradanos
Leave It to Beaver
Train Station Commuter #3
The Red Skelton Show
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Lo que el viento se llevó
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
Alfred Hitchcock Presenta
Club Patron (uncredited)
Mister Ed
The Abbott and Costello Show
Restaurant Patron
La Ventana Indiscreta
Songwriter's Party Guest with Poodle (uncredited)
Screen Director's Playhouse
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Testigo de cargo
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Vértigo
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
Gigante
Guest at Jeff Rink's Banquet
Cantando bajo la lluvia
Audience Member (uncredited)
Intriga internacional
Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Coronado 9
Man with a Camera
Party Guest (uncredited)
Los caballeros las prefieren rubias
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
El manto sagrado
Spectator at Caligula's court (uncredited)
Pacto de sangre
Norton's Secretary (uncredited)
Gilda
Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)
Laura
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
La mosca
Audience Member (uncredited)
Para atrapar al ladrón
Masquerade Party Guest (uncredited)
El hogar flotante
Wedding Guest
La dama de las camelias
Party Guest (uncredited)
Con M de muerte
Woman Exiting Ship (uncredited)
Dead Reckoning
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
La vuelta al mundo en 80 días
Extra (uncredited)
La Cenicienta de París
Fashion Show Spectator