Evelyn Nelson
Acting
1899-11-13 · Chloride, Arizona, USA
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)
movieDesert Rider
as Carolyn Grey · 1923 · 6.0
movieThe Forbidden Trail
as Isobel Lorraine · 1923 · 6.5
moviePeaceful Peters
as Mary Langdon · 1922 · 9.0
movieThe Crow's Nest
as Patricia Benton · 1922 · 8.0
movieThe Desert Bridegroom
as Matilda Ann Carter · 1922 · 10.0
movieThe Desert's Crucible
as · 1922 · 9.0
movieTwo-Fisted Jefferson
as Mollie Miller · 1922 · 7.0
movieThe Double O
as Frances Powell · 1921 · 8.0
movieThe Recoil
as Frances Powell · 1921 · 10.0
movieA Motion to Adjourn
as Louise Warner · 1921 · 9.0
movieHills of Hate
as Ann La Vere · 1921 · 7.0
movieThe Broken Spur
as 'Angel' Lambert · 1921 · 8.0
movieDead or Alive
as Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister · 1921 · 8.0
movieCyclone Bliss
as Helen Turner · 1921 · 0.0
movieHis Jonah Day
as The Girl · 1920 · 7.0
movieThe Backyard
as Urchin Girl · 1920 · 7.5
movieA Pajama Marriage
as · 1920 · 9.0
movieThe Trouble Hunter
as The Salvation Army lassie · 1920 · 9.0
movieThe Decorator
as · 1920 · 6.3
movieSpringtime
as The Commissioner's Daughter · 1920 · 10.0
movieDon't Park Here
as The Girl · 1919 · 7.0