Bessie Love
- Naissance
- 9 septembre 1898
- Décès
- 26 avril 1986
- Origine
- 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).
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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.
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Interprétation 42
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Les Prédateurs1983
Reds1981
Ragtime1981
L'Amant de lady Chatterley1981
À l’étudeLe Merveilleux Voyage de Gulliver1977
À l’étudeThe Ritz1976
Vampyres1974
À l’étudeCatlow1971
À l’étudeUn dimanche comme les autres1971
Au service secret de Sa Majesté1969
Isadora1968
À l’étudeBattle Beneath the Earth1967
À l’étudePromise Her Anything1966
À l’étudeLes Enfants des damnés1964
À l’étudeLe visage du plaisir1961
À l’étudeToo Young to Love1960
À l’étudeNowhere to Go1958
À l’étudeTouch and Go1955
À l’étudeLa Comtesse aux pieds nus1954
À l’étudeLa Boîte magique1952
À l’étudeLe Voyage fantastique1951
À l’étudeAtlantic Ferry1941
À l’étudeMorals for Women1931
À l’étudeSee America Thirst1930
À l’étudeGood News1930
À l’étudeThe Idle Rich1929
À l’étudeBroadway Melody1929
À l’étudeBessie à Broadway1928
À l’étudeThe King On Main Street1925
À l’étudeA Son of His Father1925
À l’étudeLe monde perdu1925
À l’étudeMary of the Movies1923
À l’étudeSouls for Sale1923
À l’étudeThe Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous1923
À l’étudeBonnie May1920
À l’étudeHow Could You, Caroline?1918
À l’étudeA Daughter of the Poor1917
Intolérance1916
À l’étudeLes parias de la vie1916
À l’étudeThe Flying Torpedo1916- AcquittedÀ l’étudeAcquitted1916