Biography
Doris Evelyn Nelson was an American silent film actress and dancer. When she was a child her family moved to Los Angeles, California where she started dancing in the Bull's Eye Follies. Her brief film career began with a 1920 comedy short called "Springtime" where she played against Oliver Hardy. She appears in 20 film productions. A passionate affair with married actor Wallace Reid tragically ended in January 1923 when he died of a drug overdose. On June 16, 1923 Evelyn Nelson committed suicide by turning on the gas in her apartment.
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Filmography
all 10
Movies 10
self 1
Self (Ray's Sister)
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion (1998)
Movie
Carolyn Grey
Desert Rider (1923)
Movie
Isobel Lorraine
The Forbidden Trail (1923)
Movie
Frances Powell
The Double O (1921)
Movie
Ann La Vere
Hills of Hate (1921)
Movie
Cyclone Bliss (1921)
Movie
The Girl
His Jonah Day (1920)
Movie
Urchin Girl
The Backyard (1920)
Movie
The Decorator (1920)
Movie
The Girl
Don't Park Here (1920)
Movie
Ratings
Average 3.6
Based on 217 movie and tv ratings over time
1920
1920
1921
1923
1998
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1899-11-13
Deathday1923-06-16 (23 years old)
Birth PlaceArizona, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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