Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1899-11-13
Day of Death
1923-06-16
Place of Birth
Chloride, Arizona, USA
Evelyn Nelson
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.
Filmography (21)
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Carolyn Grey
Desert Rider
1923
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Isobel Lorraine
The Forbidden Trail
1923
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Mary Langdon
Peaceful Peters
1922
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Patricia Benton
The Crow's Nest
1922
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Matilda Ann Carter
The Desert Bridegroom
1922
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Unknown
The Desert's Crucible
1922
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Mollie Miller
Two-Fisted Jefferson
1922
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Frances Powell
The Double O
1921
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Frances Powell
The Recoil
1921
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Louise Warner
A Motion to Adjourn
1921
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Ann La Vere
Hills of Hate
1921
⭐ 8.0
Role:
'Angel' Lambert
The Broken Spur
1921
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
Dead or Alive
1921
⭐ 0
Role:
Helen Turner
Cyclone Bliss
1921
⭐ 7.0
Role:
The Girl
