Bessie Love
Actor/Actriz
115
Películas
5
Series
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.
Como Actor/Actriz
007: Al servicio secreto de Su Majestad
Baccarat Player (uncredited)
ITV Play of the Week
Mrs Strong
Man of the World
Mrs Van Kempson
Hollywood
Self
Reds
Mrs. Partlow
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Flora
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Lady Cunard
El ansia
Lillybelle
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
Las Hijas de Drácula
American Lady
The Sentimental Agent
Mamie
The Barefoot Contessa
Mrs. Eubanks
Ragtime
Old Lady - T.O.C.
Isadora
Mrs. Duncan
The Lost World
Paula White
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Bunny
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self (archive footage)
The Magic Box
Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
No Highway in the Sky
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
El germen de las bestias
Mrs. Robbin
The Broadway Melody
Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
Catlow
Mrs. Frost
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Answering Service Lady
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self
The Ritz
Maurine
They Learned About Women
Mary
Gulliver's Travels
(voice)
Mousey
Mrs. Richardson
Touch and Go
Mrs Baxter
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)