Biography
Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898 – April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned eight decades—from silent film to sound film, including theatre, radio, and television—and her performance in The Broadway Melody (1929) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Filmography
All 127
Movies 123
Self 11
TV Shows 4
Narrator 1
Self (archive footage)
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
Movie
Self
Alice Guy-Blaché (1997)
Movie
Lillybelle
The Hunger (1983)
Movie
Mrs. Partlow
Reds (1981)
Movie
5
Old Lady - T.O.C.
Ragtime (1981)
Movie
7.5
Flora
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
Movie
Hollywood (1980)
TV Show
Lady Cunard
Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)
TV Show
Lady Cunard
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Movie
Maurine
The Ritz (1976)
Movie
Mrs. Richardson
Mousey (1974)
Movie
American Lady
Vampyres (1974)
Movie
Answering Service Lady
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Movie
Mrs. Duncan
Isadora (1968)
Movie
6
Matron
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
Movie
Pet Shop Customer
Promise Her Anything (1966)
Movie
Marjorie's Mother
The Wild Affair (1965)
Movie
Narrator
I Think They Call Him John (1964)
Movie
Mrs. Robbin
Children of the Damned (1964)
Movie
5
The Sentimental Agent (1963)
TV Show
Bunny
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
Movie
Mrs. Busch
Too Young to Love (1960)
Movie
Marta Steibel / Mrs. Morgan
International Detective (1959)
TV Show
Harriet P. Jefferson
Nowhere to Go (1958)
Movie
Becky Wiener
Next to No Time (1958)
Movie
Art Gallery Customer
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
Movie
Mrs Baxter
Touch and Go (1955)
Movie
6
Mrs. Eubanks
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Movie
Prisoner
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
Movie
Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
The Magic Box (1952)
Movie
6
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
No Highway (1951)
Movie
Mrs. Mary McWilliams
Journey Together (1945)
Movie
Self
London Scrapbook (1942)
Movie
Begonia Baggot
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
Movie
Helen Huston
Morals for Women (1931)
Movie
Self
Round About Hollywood (1931)
Movie
Ellen
See America Thirst (1930)
Movie
Babe ODay
Good News (1930)
Movie
Margaret Holt
Conspiracy (1930)
Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18 (1930)
Movie
Mary
They Learned About Women (1930)
Movie
Carlie Seymour
Chasing Rainbows (1930)
Movie
Self
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Movie
6
Hattie Hartley
The Girl in the Show (1929)
Movie
Helen Thayer
The Idle Rich (1929)
Movie
Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
The Broadway Melody (1929)
Movie
1
Mitzi Lavelle
Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)
Movie
Sally Rand
Sally of the Scandals (1928)
Movie
Actress
The Swell Head (1928)
Movie
Ginger Bolivar
The Matinee Idol (1928)
Movie
Janet Cleghorne
Dress Parade (1927)
Movie
Nora Banks
A Harp in Hock (1927)
Movie
Self
Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927)
Movie
Mary Ellen Stack
Rubber Tires (1927)
Movie
Jane Wilton
The American (1927)
Movie
Marie
Going Crooked (1926)
Movie
Victoria
Young April (1926)
Movie
Lovey Mary
Lovey Mary (1926)
Movie
Leola Lane
The Song and Dance Man (1926)
Movie
Mary Young
The King On Main Street (1925)
Movie
Geraldine Marsh
New Brooms (1925)
Movie
Nora Shea
A Son of His Father (1925)
Movie
Teita
Soul-Fire (1925)
Movie
Paula White
The Lost World (1925)
Movie
Lahleet
Tongues of Flame (1924)
Movie
Ellen Crawley
Sundown (1924)
Movie
Violet
Dynamite Smith (1924)
Movie
Mary, his wife
The Silent Watcher (1924)
Movie
Veda Anargas
Those Who Dance (1924)
Movie
Grace Pierce
The Woman on the Jury (1924)
Movie
Marie
Torment (1924)
Movie
Julia
Gentle Julia (1923)
Movie
Pauline Gaudin
Slave of Desire (1923)
Movie
Edna Earle
St. Elmo (1923)
Movie
Hilda Gray
The Eternal Three (1923)
Movie
Mary Finnegan
Human Wreckage (1923)
Movie
Herself (uncredited)
Mary of the Movies (1923)
Movie
Mui Far
The Purple Dawn (1923)
Movie
Herself - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
Souls for Sale (1923)
Movie
Bernice
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous (1923)
Movie
Effie Kugler
The Ghost Patrol (1923)
Movie
John Caspar / Virginia Cartwright
Three Who Paid (1923)
Movie
Anna Moore (The Country Girl)
Deserted at the Altar (1922)
Movie
Self
Night Life in Hollywood (1922)
Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922)
Movie
Rosemary Martin
The Village Blacksmith (1922)
Movie
Gloria Phillips
Bulldog Courage (1922)
Movie
Ann, The Girl
Forget Me Not (1922)
Movie
Hyacinth
The Vermilion Pencil (1922)
Movie
Bessie
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922 (1922)
Movie
Blossom Nelson
The Sea Lion (1921)
Movie
Mary
The Swamp (1921)
Movie
Actress
The Spirit of the Lake (1921)
Movie
The Geologist's Wife
The Honor of Rameriz (1921)
Movie
Penny
Penny of Top Hill Trail (1921)
Movie
Aurelie Lindstrom
The Midlanders (1920)
Movie
Bonnie May
Bonnie May (1920)
Movie
Pegeen O'Neill
Pegeen (1920)
Movie
Alannah Malone
A Fighting Colleen (1919)
Movie
Peggy Gordon
Over the Garden Wall (1919)
Movie
Geraldine Farleigh
Cupid Forecloses (1919)
Movie
Peggy Winston (The Little Boss)
The Little Boss (1919)
Movie
Patsy O'Reilly
A Yankee Princess (1919)
Movie
Joy Havenith
The Wishing Ring Man (1919)
Movie
Carolyn May Cameron
Carolyn of the Corners (1919)
Movie
Shirley Hollister
The Enchanted Barn (1919)
Movie
Sue Prescott
The Dawn of Understanding (1918)
Movie
Celeste Janvier
A Little Sister of Everybody (1918)
Movie
Caroline Rogers
How Could You, Caroline? (1918)
Movie
Rags
The Great Adventure (1918)
Movie
Polly Ann
Polly Ann (1917)
Movie
Wee Lady Betty
Wee Lady Betty (1917)
Movie
Janet Magie
The Sawdust Ring (1917)
Movie
Judy
Cheerful Givers (1917)
Movie
Rose Eastman
A Daughter of the Poor (1917)
Movie
Nina
Nina, the Flower Girl (1917)
Movie
Waffles
The Heiress at Coffee Dan's (1916)
Movie
Prudence
A Sister of Six (1916)
Movie
The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
Movie
6
Briar Rose Dawson
Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916)
Movie
The Girl
Stranded (1916)
Movie
The Little Fish Blower
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
Movie
Agnes Shannon
Reggie Mixes In (1916)
Movie
The Girl / Sarah May
The Good Bad Man (1916)
Movie
Mary Jane Garth
The Aryan (1916)
Movie
Hulda
The Flying Torpedo (1916)
Movie
Helen Carter
Acquitted (1916)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.32
Based on 150 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1898-09-10
Deathday1986-04-26 (87 years old)
Place of birthMidland, United States of America
ReligionChristian Science
Height
RelationshipsWilliam Hawks (1929-01-01 - 1936-01-01)
SpouseWilliam Hawks
ChildrenPatricia Hawks
FatherJohn Cross Horton
MotherEmma Jane Savage
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Also known asJuanita Horton
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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