Cast

Bess Flowers

Acting

Cast

Bess Flowers

Known for

Acting

Born

1898-11-23

From

Sherman, Texas, USA

Died

1984-07-28

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress. By some counts considered the most prolific actress in the history of Hollywood, she was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in over 700 movies in her 41 year career. Born in Sherman, Texas, Flowers's film debut came in 1923, when she appeared in Hollywood. She made three films that year, and then began working extensively. Many of her appearances are uncredited, as she generally played non-speaking roles. By the 1930s, Flowers was in constant demand. Her appearances ranged from Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford thrillers to comedic roles alongside of Charley Chase, the Three Stooges, Leon Errol, Edgar Kennedy, and Laurel and Hardy. She appeared in the following five films which won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night, You Can't Take it with You, All About Eve, The Greatest Show on Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. In each of these movies, Flowers was uncredited. Including these five movies, she had appeared in twenty-three Best Picture nominees in total, making her the record holder for most appearances in films nominated for the award. Her last movie was Good Neighbor Sam in 1964. Flowers's acting career was not confined to feature films. She was also seen in many episodic American TV series, such as I Love Lucy, notably in episodes, "Lucy Is Enceinte" (1952), "Ethel's Birthday" (1955), and "Lucy's Night in Town" (1957), where she is usually seen as a theatre patron. Outside her acting career, in 1945, Bess Flowers helped to found the Screen Extras Guild (active: 1946-1992, then merged with SAG), where she served as one of its first vice-presidents and recording secretaries.

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Biography

Gone with the Wind

Rear Window

Vertigo

Witness for the Prosecution

Singin' in the Rain

North by Northwest

Home from the Hill

Giant

Around the World in 80 Days

To Catch a Thief

All About Eve

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Double Indemnity

Dial M for Murder

White Christmas

It Happened One Night

The Big Sleep

Notorious

Judgment at Nuremberg

Show People

The Manchurian Candidate

Susan Lenox

Thunder Birds

Funny Face

Laura

The Fly

Gilda

The Flame

Niagara

Ninotchka

The Robe

Shopworn

Mr. Skeffington

Mildred Pierce

Magic Town

Calamity Jane

An American in Paris

Guys and Dolls

The Caine Mutiny

Pocketful of Miracles

A Night to Remember

Written on the Wind

Zenobia

Possessed

The Greatest Show on Earth

Désirée

In a Lonely Place

Grand Hotel

You Can't Take It with You

Sweet Smell of Success

Father of the Bride

The Thin Man

Society Mugs

A Star Is Born

Hello, Sister!

Till the Clouds Roll By

Imitation of Life

The Story of Three Loves

Dirigible

The Bad and the Beautiful

In Caliente

Blue Hawaii

The Absent-Minded Professor

Family Honeymoon

If You Could Only Cook

The Awful Truth

Remember the Day

Houseboat

A Place in the Sun

Good Neighbor Sam

Hideout

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

I Married a Witch

Where the Boys Are

Babes in Toyland

Flesh and Fantasy