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Bessie Eyton

Bessie Eyton

Bessie starred in at least 200 melodrama, action westerns and crime films. In the 1910 she was visiting the Selig Film studios with a party of friends, when a director saw and liked her red hair because he said it would photograph a beautiful black, so he offered her a minor role, she had no formal training on stage, as did many early film actors, she was talented and soon rose to be one of Selig's most popular stars.

Personal information

Birthday

1890-07-05

Birth Place

Santa Barbara, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Alone in the Jungle

Alone in the Jungle

1913

6.0

Movie
Beware of Strangers

Beware of Strangers

1917

0.0

Movie
Blackbeard

Blackbeard

1911

0.0

Movie
Cheap Kisses

Cheap Kisses

1924

0.0

Movie
Chip of the Flying U

Chip of the Flying U

1914

0.0

Movie
Etienne of the Glad Heart

Etienne of the Glad Heart

1914

0.0

Movie
Greater Wealth

Greater Wealth

1913

0.0

Movie
His Fighting Blood

His Fighting Blood

1915

0.0

Movie
In Defiance of the Law

In Defiance of the Law

1914

0.0

Movie
In the Days of the Thundering Herd

In the Days of the Thundering Herd

1914

0.0

Movie
In the Long Ago

In the Long Ago

1913

0.0

Movie
Kid Pink and the Maharajah

Kid Pink and the Maharajah

1914

0.0

Movie
Kit Carson's Wooing

Kit Carson's Wooing

1911

0.0

Movie
Lassoing a Lion

Lassoing a Lion

1915

0.0

Movie
Shotgun Jones

Shotgun Jones

1914

0.0

Movie
The Crisis

The Crisis

1916

5.3

Movie
The Fork in the Road

The Fork in the Road

1915

0.0

Movie
The Girl of Gold

The Girl of Gold

1925

0.0

Movie
The Great Experiment

The Great Experiment

1915

0.0

Movie
The Heart of Texas Ryan

The Heart of Texas Ryan

1917

4.0

Movie
The Law North of 65

The Law North of 65

1917

0.0

Movie
The Mate of the Alden Bessie

The Mate of the Alden Bessie

1912

4.0

Movie
The Primitive Way

The Primitive Way

1915

0.0

Movie
The Red Blood of Courage

The Red Blood of Courage

1915

0.0

Movie
The Smuggler's Sister

The Smuggler's Sister

1914

0.0

Movie
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1914

6.2

Movie
The Two Natures Within Him

The Two Natures Within Him

1915

0.0

Movie
The White Mouse

The White Mouse

1914

0.0

Movie
The Wilderness Mail

The Wilderness Mail

1914

0.0

Movie
Twisted Trails

Twisted Trails

1916

5.0

Movie
When the West Was Young

When the West Was Young

1914

0.0

Movie
Who Shall Take My Life?

Who Shall Take My Life?

1917

0.0

Movie