Evelyn Nelson
Acting
Born: 1899-11-13 in Chloride, Arizona, USA
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.
Known For
Cyclone Bliss
Helen Turner
Dead or Alive
Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
The Forbidden Trail
Isobel Lorraine
Two-Fisted Jefferson
Mollie Miller
The Broken Spur
'Angel' Lambert
The Crow's Nest
Patricia Benton
Hills of Hate
Ann La Vere
The Desert Bridegroom
Matilda Ann Carter
Desert Rider
Carolyn Grey
A Pajama Marriage
Peaceful Peters
Mary Langdon
The Desert's Crucible
The Backyard
Urchin Girl
A Motion to Adjourn
Louise Warner
The Decorator
The Double O
Frances Powell
Springtime
The Commissioner's Daughter
His Jonah Day
The Girl
The Recoil
Frances Powell
Don't Park Here
The Girl
The Trouble Hunter
The Salvation Army lassie