
Cast
Acting
Cast
Known for
Acting
Born
1898-09-09
From
Midland, Texas, USA
Died
1986-04-26
Also known as Juanita Horton
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 Hollywoodâs most promising young actresses. Love made a successful transition to sound filmsâsomething 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 longestâworking performers of her generation. She died on April 26, 1986, in London at age 87.

as Baccarat Player (uncredited)

as Answering Service Lady

as The Girl

as Mrs. Eubanks

as Teita

as Lillybelle

as Flora

as Julia

as American Lady

as Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney

as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)

as The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)

as Edna Earle

as Pet Shop Customer

as Mrs. Partlow

as Bunny

as Self (archive footage)

as (voice)

as American tourist (uncredited)

as Geraldine Farleigh

as Old Lady - T.O.C.

as Marie

as Mrs. Frost

as Mrs. Robbin

as Janet Cleghorne

as Amy

as Paula White

as Plane Passenger (uncredited)

as Mrs. Duncan

as Bride's Mother in Wedding Group

as Ellen

as Maurine

as Lady Cunard

as Effie Kugler

as Polly Ann

as Ginger Bolivar

as Helen Thayer

as Pegeen O'Neill

as Pauline Gaudin

as Rose Eastman

as Prisoner

as Veda Anargas

as Nora Shea

as Self

as Ann, The Girl

as Harriet P. Jefferson

as Mary Young

as Self (archive footage)

as Art Gallery Customer

as Mrs. Richardson

as Victoria

as Mrs. Busch

as Marjorie's Mother

as Mrs. Mary McWilliams

as Begonia Baggot

as Mitzi Lavelle

as Herself (uncredited)

as Self

as Self


as Shirley Hollister

as Mrs Baxter

as Celeste Janvier

as Babe

as Alannah Malone

as Rosemary Martin

as Self

as Helen Hutson

as Mui Far

as Mary

as Gloria Phillips

as Margaret Holt

as Self

as Martha Burroughs

as Matron

as Carlie Seymour

as Becky Wiener

as Leola Lane

as Hulda

as Mary Ellen Stack

as Ellen Crawley

as Wee Lady Betty

as Mary Jane Garth

as Blossom Nelson

as Mary, his wife

as Prudence


as The Little Fish Blower

as Waffles

as Anna Moore (The Country Girl)

as Bonnie May

as Herself

as Narrator (voice)

as Hyacinth

as Mary Finnegan

as Hattie Hartley

as Hilda Gray

as John Caspar / Virginia Cartwright

as Agnes

as The Geologist's Wife

as Jane Wilton

as Marie

as Bernice

as Aurelie Lindstrom

as Peggy Winston (The Little Boss)

as Judy

as Grace Pierce


as Lovey Mary

as Self

as Helen Carter

as Nina

as Nora Banks

as Patsy O'Reilly


as Violet

as Peggy Gordon

as Lahleet

as Rags

as Briar Rose Dawson

as Caroline Rogers

as Mary

as Sue Prescott

as Sally Rand

as Janet Magie

as Penny

as Joy Havenith