Bessie Barriscale

Bessie Barriscale

9/30/1884 – 6/30/1965Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

From Wikipedia Bessie Barriscale (September 30, 1884 – June 30, 1965) was an American silent film and stage actress, and a major star for producer Thomas Ince in the late 1910s. She was born Elizabeth Barry Scale, in Hoboken, New Jersey to Irish immigrants from County Cork. Her cousins were actresses Edith and Mabel Taliaferro. In the first decade of the 20th century Barriscale worked in the legitimate theatre on Broadway and on the road as movies were not popular for stage actors yet. She began her film career in 1913, and worked intensively for New York Motion Picture Company and Triangle Film Corporation (among other studios) until she announced her retirement in the early 1930s.

Filmography (40 titles)

Beloved9.0Movie

Beloved

Mrs. Walkins · 1934

Above the Clouds6.5Movie

Above the Clouds

Mother · 1933

Secrets5.2Movie

Secrets

Susan Carlton · 1933

Show Folks7.0Movie

Show Folks

Kitty Mayo · 1928

The Breaking Point9.0Movie

The Breaking Point

Ruth Marshall · 1921

The Broken Gate8.0Movie

The Broken Gate

Aurora Lane · 1920

Life's Twist9.0Movie

Life's Twist

Muriel Chester / Tina Pierce · 1920

The Notorious Mrs. Sands8.0Movie

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

Mary Ware · 1920

A Woman Who Understood3.0Movie

A Woman Who Understood

Madge Graham · 1920

The Luck of Geraldine Laird7.0Movie

The Luck of Geraldine Laird

Geraldine Laird · 1920

Beckoning Roads7.0Movie

Beckoning Roads

Marquita Shay · 1919

Kitty Kelly, M.D.8.0Movie

Kitty Kelly, M.D.

Dr. Kitty Kelly · 1919

Her Purchase Price9.0Movie

Her Purchase Price

Sheka · 1919

The Woman Michael Married9.0Movie

The Woman Michael Married

Mira Sacky · 1919

Josselyn's Wife7.0Movie

Josselyn's Wife

Ellen Latimer Josselyn · 1919

Hearts Asleep7.0Movie

Hearts Asleep

Nancy · 1919

A Trick of Fate8.0Movie

A Trick of Fate

Anna Gerard / Mary Lee · 1919

All of a Sudden Norma7.0Movie

All of a Sudden Norma

Norma Brisbane · 1919

Two-Gun Betty8.0Movie

Two-Gun Betty

Betty Craig · 1918

The Heart of Rachael8.0Movie

The Heart of Rachael

Rachael · 1918

The White Lie9.0Movie

The White Lie

Dorothy Kingsley · 1918

Maid o' the StormMovie

Maid o' the Storm

Ariel · 1918

Patriotism10.0Movie

Patriotism

Robin Cameron · 1918

Rose o' ParadiseMovie

Rose o' Paradise

Virginia Singleton · 1918

Madam WhoMovie

Madam Who

Jeanne Beaufort · 1918

Wooden ShoesMovie

Wooden Shoes

Pampy · 1917

Borrowed Plumage7.0Movie

Borrowed Plumage

Nora · 1917

The Hater of MenMovie

The Hater of Men

Janice Salsbury · 1917

A Corner in Colleens10.0Movie

A Corner in Colleens

Shamrock · 1916

Plain JaneMovie

Plain Jane

Jane, 'The Orphint' · 1916