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Evelyn Nelson

Evelyn Nelson
  • Name: Evelyn Nelson
  • Birthday: 1899-11-13
  • Place of birth: Chloride, Arizona, USA
  • Popularity: 0.538
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.

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Title Release date
Desert Rider   as  Carolyn Grey 1923-06-10
The Forbidden Trail   as  Isobel Lorraine 1923-02-01
The Double O   as  Frances Powell 1921-11-29
Hills of Hate   as  Ann La Vere 1921-07-01
Cyclone Bliss 1921-01-20
His Jonah Day   as  The Girl 1920-11-26
The Backyard   as  Urchin Girl 1920-11-01
The Decorator 1920-09-03
Don't Park Here   as  The Girl 1920-05-19