Biography
Bessie starred in at least 200 melodrama, action westerns and crime films. In the 1910 she was visiting the Selig Film studios with a party of friends, when a director saw and liked her red hair because he said it would photograph a beautiful black, so he offered her a minor role, she had no formal training on stage, as did many early film actors, she was talented and soon rose to be one of Selig's most popular stars.
Known For
The Mate of the Alden Bes...
The Captain's Daughter
The Spoilers
Helen Chester
When the West Was Young
Nellie Halton
The Heart of Texas Ryan
Texas Ryan
Greater Wealth
Mrs. Ed Young
The White Mouse
Jean Silver
Etienne of the Glad Heart
Marie Le Groux
Kid Pink and the Maharaja...
The Great Experiment
Ritta
Beware of Strangers
Madeleine, Mentor's Daughter