Evelyn Nelson
View on IMDb ↗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
The Desert Bridegroom
The Recoil
Springtime
Peaceful Peters
A Motion to Adjourn
The Trouble Hunter
The Crow's Nest
The Broken SpurFilmography (21)
- 1923
The Forbidden TrailIsobel Lorraine - 1923
Desert RiderCarolyn Grey - 1922
The Desert BridegroomMatilda Ann Carter - 1922
Peaceful PetersMary Langdon - 1922The Desert's Crucible
- 1922
The Crow's NestPatricia Benton - 1922
Two-Fisted JeffersonMollie Miller - 1921
The RecoilFrances Powell - 1921
A Motion to AdjournLouise Warner - 1921The Double OFrances Powell
- 1921
The Broken Spur'Angel' Lambert - 1921
Dead or AliveBeulah Stone, Tom's Sister - 1921
Hills of HateAnn La Vere - 1921
Cyclone BlissHelen Turner - 1920
SpringtimeThe Commissioner's Daughter - 1920
The Trouble HunterThe Salvation Army lassie - 1920A Pajama Marriage
- 1920
The BackyardUrchin Girl - 1920
His Jonah DayThe Girl - 1920
The Decorator - 1919
Don't Park HereThe Girl