Evelyn Nelson
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 titles)
6.0MovieDesert Rider
Carolyn Grey · 1923
6.5MovieThe Forbidden Trail
Isobel Lorraine · 1923
9.0MoviePeaceful Peters
Mary Langdon · 1922
8.0MovieThe Crow's Nest
Patricia Benton · 1922
10.0MovieThe Desert Bridegroom
Matilda Ann Carter · 1922
9.0MovieThe Desert's Crucible
1922
7.0MovieTwo-Fisted Jefferson
Mollie Miller · 1922
8.0MovieThe Double O
Frances Powell · 1921
10.0MovieThe Recoil
Frances Powell · 1921
9.0MovieA Motion to Adjourn
Louise Warner · 1921
7.0MovieHills of Hate
Ann La Vere · 1921
8.0MovieThe Broken Spur
'Angel' Lambert · 1921
8.0MovieDead or Alive
Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister · 1921
MovieCyclone Bliss
Helen Turner · 1921
7.0MovieHis Jonah Day
The Girl · 1920
7.5MovieThe Backyard
Urchin Girl · 1920
A Pajama Marriage
1920
9.0MovieThe Trouble Hunter
The Salvation Army lassie · 1920
6.3MovieThe Decorator
1920
10.0MovieSpringtime
The Commissioner's Daughter · 1920
7.0MovieDon't Park Here
The Girl · 1919