Evelyn Nelson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 13, 1899
- Died
- June 16, 1923 (aged 23)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
The Forbidden Trail
Movie · as Isobel Lorraine
Desert Rider
Movie · as Carolyn Grey
Peaceful Peters
Movie · as Mary Langdon
The Crow's Nest
Movie · as Patricia Benton
The Desert Bridegroom
Movie · as Matilda Ann Carter
The Desert's Crucible
Movie
Two-Fisted Jefferson
Movie · as Mollie Miller
Cyclone Bliss
Movie · as Helen Turner
Hills of Hate
Movie · as Ann La Vere
The Double O
Movie · as Frances Powell
The Recoil
Movie · as Frances Powell
A Motion to Adjourn
Movie · as Louise Warner
The Broken Spur
Movie · as 'Angel' Lambert
Dead or Alive
Movie · as Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
The Decorator
Movie
His Jonah Day
Movie · as The Girl
The Backyard
Movie · as Urchin Girl
The Trouble Hunter
Movie · as The Salvation Army lassie
A Pajama Marriage
Movie
Springtime
Movie · as The Commissioner's Daughter
Don't Park Here
Movie · as The Girl