Bessie Love
Birthday: 1898-09-10
Deathday: 1986-08-20
Birthplace: Midland, Texas, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
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 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.
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 1930 | 32 | The Broadway Melody (1929) | Leading Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
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Credits
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1983-04-29 | The Hunger | Lillybelle |
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1981-12-25 | Reds | Mrs. Partlow |
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1981-11-20 | Ragtime | Old Lady - T.O.C. |
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1981-06-29 | Lady Chatterley's Lover | Flora |
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1978-11-06 | Edward & Mrs. Simpson | Lady Cunard |
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1977-05-06 | Gulliver's Travels | (voice) |
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1976-08-12 | The Ritz | Maurine |
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1974-07-06 | Vampyres | American Lady |
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1974-05-24 | Mousey | Mrs. Richardson |
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1971-10-01 | Catlow | Mrs. Frost |
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1971-07-01 | Sunday Bloody Sunday | Answering Service Lady |
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1969-12-18 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Baccarat Player (uncredited) |
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1968-09-14 | Isadora | Mrs. Duncan |
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1967-12-18 | I'll Never Forget What's'isname | American tourist (uncredited) |
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1967-10-01 | Battle Beneath the Earth | Matron |
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1966-02-22 | Promise Her Anything | Pet Shop Customer |
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1965-12-05 | The Wild Affair | Marjorie's Mother |
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1965-06-16 | The Pistol | Martha Burroughs |
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1964-01-10 | Children of the Damned | Mrs. Robbin |
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1961-12-28 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Bunny |
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1960-03-08 | Too Young to Love | Mrs. Busch |
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1958-12-02 | Nowhere to Go | Harriet P. Jefferson |
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1958-08-04 | Next to No Time | Becky Wiener |
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1957-11-06 | The Story of Esther Costello | Art Gallery Customer |
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1955-10-02 | Touch and Go | Mrs Baxter |
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1954-09-29 | The Barefoot Contessa | Mrs. Eubanks |
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1954-02-02 | The Weak and the Wicked | Prisoner |
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1952-01-01 | The Magic Box | Bride's Mother in Wedding Group |
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1951-06-28 | No Highway in the Sky | Plane Passenger (uncredited) |
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1945-10-01 | Journey Together | Mrs. Mary McWilliams |
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1941-09-06 | Atlantic Ferry | Begonia Baggot |
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1931-10-24 | Morals for Women | Helen Hutson |
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1930-11-23 | See America Thirst | Ellen |
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1930-08-22 | Good News | Babe |
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1930-08-10 | Conspiracy | Margaret Holt |
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1930-01-30 | They Learned About Women | Mary |
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1930-01-10 | Chasing Rainbows | Carlie Seymour |
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1929-08-30 | The Girl in the Show | Hattie Hartley |
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1929-06-15 | The Idle Rich | Helen Thayer |
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1929-02-08 | The Broadway Melody | Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney |
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1928-09-09 | Anybody Here Seen Kelly? | Mitzi Lavelle |
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1928-07-15 | Sally of the Scandals | Sally Rand |
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1928-07-14 | The Swell Head | |
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1928-03-14 | The Matinee Idol | Ginger Bolivar |
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1927-10-26 | Dress Parade | Janet Cleghorne |
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1927-10-10 | A Harp in Hock | Nora Banks |
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1927-02-07 | Rubber Tires | Mary Ellen Stack |
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1927-01-01 | The American | Jane Wilton |
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1926-12-12 | Going Crooked | Marie |
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1926-10-11 | Young April | Victoria |
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1926-06-20 | Lovey Mary | Lovey Mary |
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1926-02-08 | The Song and Dance Man | Leola Lane |
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1925-10-24 | The King On Main Street | Mary Young |
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1925-10-12 | New Brooms | |
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1925-09-28 | A Son of His Father | Nora Shea |
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1925-05-30 | Soul-Fire | Teita |
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1925-02-02 | The Lost World | Paula White |
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1924-12-15 | Tongues of Flame | Lahleet |
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1924-11-30 | Sundown | Ellen Crawley |
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1924-10-12 | Dynamite Smith | Violet |
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1924-10-05 | The Silent Watcher | Mary, his wife |
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1924-04-27 | Those Who Dance | Veda Anargas |
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1924-04-20 | The Woman on the Jury | Grace Pierce |
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1924-02-25 | Torment | Marie |
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1923-12-24 | Gentle Julia | Julia |
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1923-10-04 | Slave of Desire | Pauline Gaudin |
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1923-09-30 | St. Elmo | Edna Earle |
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1923-09-22 | The Eternal Three | Hilda Gray |
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1923-06-17 | Human Wreckage | Mary Finnegan |
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1923-05-10 | The Purple Dawn | Mui Far |
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1923-04-07 | The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous | Bernice |
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1923-01-21 | The Ghost Patrol | Effie Kugler |
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1923-01-07 | Three Who Paid | John Caspar / Virginia Cartwright |
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1922-12-01 | Deserted at the Altar | Anna Moore (The Country Girl) |
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1922-11-01 | The Village Blacksmith | Rosemary Martin |
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1922-08-01 | Bulldog Courage | Gloria Phillips |
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1922-07-23 | Forget Me Not | Ann, The Girl |
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1922-03-19 | The Vermilion Pencil | Hyacinth |
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1921-12-04 | The Sea Lion | Blossom Nelson |
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1921-10-30 | The Swamp | Mary |
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1921-10-30 | The Spirit of the Lake | |
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1921-10-16 | The Honor of Rameriz | The Geologist's Wife |
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1921-06-01 | Penny of Top Hill Trail | Penny |
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1920-12-01 | The Midlanders | Aurelie Lindstrom |
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1920-06-10 | Bonnie May | Bonnie May |
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1920-01-01 | Pegeen | Pegeen O'Neill |
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1919-11-22 | A Fighting Colleen | Alannah Malone |
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1919-09-21 | Over the Garden Wall | Peggy Gordon |
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1919-07-12 | Cupid Forecloses | Geraldine Farleigh |
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1919-06-02 | The Little Boss | Peggy Winston (The Little Boss) |
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1919-04-21 | A Yankee Princess | Patsy O'Reilly |
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1919-03-10 | The Wishing Ring Man | Joy Havenith |
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1919-03-09 | Carolyn of the Corners | |
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1919-01-27 | The Enchanted Barn | Shirley Hollister |
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1918-12-02 | The Dawn of Understanding | Sue Prescott |
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1918-06-30 | A Little Sister of Everybody | Celeste Janvier |
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1918-05-05 | How Could You, Caroline? | Caroline Rogers |
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1918-03-10 | The Great Adventure | Rags |
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1917-09-09 | Polly Ann | Polly Ann |
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1917-08-17 | Wee Lady Betty | Wee Lady Betty |
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1917-07-15 | The Sawdust Ring | Janet Magie |
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1917-04-21 | Cheerful Givers | Judy |
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1917-03-17 | A Daughter of the Poor | Rose Eastman |
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1917-01-21 | Nina, the Flower Girl | Nina |
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1916-12-23 | The Heiress at Coffee Dan's | Waffles |
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1916-10-29 | A Sister of Six | Prudence |
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1916-09-04 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | The Bride of Cana (Judean Story) |
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1916-08-20 | Hell-to-Pay Austin | Briar Rose Dawson |
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1916-07-23 | Stranded | The Girl |
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1916-06-11 | The Mystery of the Leaping Fish | The Little Fish Blower |
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1916-06-10 | Reggie Mixes In | Agnes |
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1916-04-21 | The Good Bad-Man | Amy |
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1916-04-09 | The Aryan | Mary Jane Garth |
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1916-03-12 | The Flying Torpedo | Hulda |
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1916-02-06 | Acquitted | Helen Carter |