Bessie Love
Acting
Born September 9, 1898 · Midland, Texas, USA
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
ITV Play of the Week
Story Parade
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Man of the World
International Detective
Hollywood
The Hunger
The Sentimental Agent
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Reds
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Ragtime
Stranded
The Barefoot Contessa
Vampyres
Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Gentle Julia
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Gareth Hughes
The Lost World
Children of the Damned
The Broadway Melody
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Dress Parade
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Soul-Fire
No Highway in the Sky
Catlow
Torment
Pegeen
The Ritz
St. Elmo
The King On Main Street
The Story of Esther Costello
Cupid Forecloses
Isadora
Polly Ann
Night Life in Hollywood