Eugenie Besserer

Eugenie Besserer

Known for
Acting
Born
December 24, 1868
Died
May 28, 1934 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Watertown, New York, USA

Biography

Eugenie Besserer was an American actress who appeared in supporting roles, typically portraying a mother or grandmother, in films of the Silent and early talkies eras.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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The Lonely Road poster

The Lonely Road

Movie · as Martha True

1984
Almonds and Raisins poster

Almonds and Raisins

Movie

1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World poster

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Movie · as Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)

1933
To the Last Man poster

To the Last Man

Movie · as Granny Spelvin

1932
6 Hours to Live poster

6 Hours to Live

Movie · as The Marquisa

1932
Scarface poster

Scarface

Movie · as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)

1930
In Gay Madrid poster

In Gay Madrid

Movie · as Doña Generosa

1930
Du Barry, Woman of Passion poster

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Movie · as Rosalie / Prison Matron

1930
A Royal Romance poster

A Royal Romance

Movie · as Mother

1929
Madame X poster

Madame X

Movie · as Rose, Floriot's Servant

1929
Mister Antonio poster

Mister Antonio

Movie · as Mrs. Jorny

1929
Speedway poster

Speedway

Movie · as Mrs. MacDonald

1929
Illusion poster

Illusion

Movie · as Mrs. Jacob Schmittlap

1929
Thunderbolt poster

Thunderbolt

Movie · as Mrs. Moran

1929
Seven Faces poster

Seven Faces

Movie · as Madame Vallon

1928
A Lady of Chance poster

A Lady of Chance

Movie · as Mrs. Crandall

1928
The Yellow Lily poster

The Yellow Lily

Movie · as Archduchess

1928
Lilac Time poster

Lilac Time

Movie · as Madame Berthelot

1928
Drums of Love poster

Drums of Love

Movie · as Duchess de Alvia

1927
The Jazz Singer poster

The Jazz Singer

Movie · as Sara Rabinowitz

1927
Captain Salvation poster

Captain Salvation

Movie · as Mrs. Buxom

1927
Slightly Used poster

Slightly Used

Movie · as Aunt Lydia

1927
When a Man Loves poster

When a Man Loves

Movie · as The Landlady (uncredited)

1927
The Night of Love poster

The Night of Love

Movie · as Gypsy

1927
Wandering Girls poster

Wandering Girls

Movie · as Mrs. Marston

1926
Flesh and the Devil poster

Flesh and the Devil

Movie · as Leo's Mother

1926
The Skyrocket poster

The Skyrocket

Movie · as Wardrobe Mistress

1926
The Fire Brigade poster

The Fire Brigade

Movie · as Mrs.O'Neil

1926
Kiki poster

Kiki

Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

1926
Wandering Footsteps

Wandering Footsteps

Movie · as Elizabeth Stuyvesant Whitney

1925
Friendly Enemies poster

Friendly Enemies

Movie

1925
The Coast of Folly poster

The Coast of Folly

Movie · as Nanny

1925
The Circle poster

The Circle

Movie · as Lady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney

1925
Confessions of a Queen poster

Confessions of a Queen

Movie · as Elanora

1925
A Fool and His Money poster

A Fool and His Money

Movie · as Mother

1925
Bright Lights poster

Bright Lights

Movie · as Patsy's Mother

1924
The Price She Paid poster

The Price She Paid

Movie · as Mrs. Elton Gower

1923
Anna Christie poster

Anna Christie

Movie · as Marthy

1923
Her Reputation poster

Her Reputation

Movie · as Madame Cervanez

1923
Enemies of Children poster

Enemies of Children

Movie · as Mrs. Slavin

1923
The Rendezvous poster

The Rendezvous

Movie · as Nini

1922
Kindred of the Dust poster

Kindred of the Dust

Movie · as Mrs. McKaye

1922
The Strangers' Banquet poster

The Strangers' Banquet

Movie · as Mrs. McPherson

1922
The Rosary poster

The Rosary

Movie · as Widow Kathleen Wilson

1922
June Madness

June Madness

Movie · as Mrs. Whitmore

1922
The Hands of Nara poster

The Hands of Nara

Movie · as Mrs. Claveloux

1921
The Sin of Martha Queed poster

The Sin of Martha Queed

Movie · as Alicia Queed

1921
Molly O' poster

Molly O'

Movie · as Antonia Bacigalupi

1921
The Breaking Point poster

The Breaking Point

Movie · as Mrs. Janeway

1921
The Light in the Clearing poster

The Light in the Clearing

Movie · as Roving Kate

1921
Good Women poster

Good Women

Movie · as Mrs. Emmeline Shelby

1920
45 Minutes from Broadway poster

45 Minutes from Broadway

Movie · as Mrs. David Dean

1920
The Fighting Shepherdess poster

The Fighting Shepherdess

Movie · as Jezebel

1920
What Happened To Rosa poster

What Happened To Rosa

Movie · as Madame O'Donnelly

1920
The Gift Supreme poster

The Gift Supreme

Movie · as Martha Vinton

1920
For the Soul of Rafael poster

For the Soul of Rafael

Movie · as Dona Luisa

1920
The Scoffer poster

The Scoffer

Movie · as Boorman's Wife

1920
Fickle Women

Fickle Women

Movie · as Mrs. Price

1920
Seeds of Vengeance poster

Seeds of Vengeance

Movie · as Judith Cree

1920
The Brand of Lopez poster

The Brand of Lopez

Movie · as Señora Castillo

1919
Scarlet Days poster

Scarlet Days

Movie · as Mrs. Nell Winters aka Rosie Nell

1919
Turning the Tables poster

Turning the Tables

Movie · as Mrs. Feverill

1919
The Greatest Question poster

The Greatest Question

Movie · as Mrs. Hilton

1918
The Road Through the Dark poster

The Road Through the Dark

Movie · as Aunt Julie

1918
Mother, I Need You poster

Mother, I Need You

Movie

1918
The Eyes of Julia Deep poster

The Eyes of Julia Deep

Movie · as Mrs. Lowe

1918
Little Orphant Annie poster

Little Orphant Annie

Movie · as Mrs. Goode

1918
The Sea Flower poster

The Sea Flower

Movie · as Kealani

1918
A Hoosier Romance poster

A Hoosier Romance

Movie · as The Squire's Wife

1918
The Still Alarm poster

The Still Alarm

Movie

1918
The City of Purple Dreams poster

The City of Purple Dreams

Movie

1917
Who Shall Take My Life? poster

Who Shall Take My Life?

Movie · as Mrs. Munroe

1917
Beware of Strangers poster

Beware of Strangers

Movie · as Mary DeLacy

1917
The Curse of Eve poster

The Curse of Eve

Movie · as The Mother

1916
Twisted Trails poster

Twisted Trails

Movie · as Martha, Housekeeper

1916
Thou Shalt Not Covet poster

Thou Shalt Not Covet

Movie · as My Wife

1916
The Garden of Allah poster

The Garden of Allah

Movie · as Lady Rens

1915
The Way of a Woman's Heart poster

The Way of a Woman's Heart

Movie · as Rose March aka Rosalind Ayre

1915
The Poetic Justice of Omar Khan poster

The Poetic Justice of Omar Khan

Movie · as Neva Hyde

1915
The Circular Staircase poster

The Circular Staircase

Movie · as Aunt Ray

1915
The Carpet from Bagdad

The Carpet from Bagdad

Movie · as Mrs. Chedsoye

1915
The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor

The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor

Movie

1914
A Just Punishment poster

A Just Punishment

Movie · as Mrs. Preston - Bob's Wife

1914
When the Night Call Came poster

When the Night Call Came

Movie · as Nell Delaney

1913
Greater Wealth

Greater Wealth

Movie · as Mrs. John Sharon

1913
Indian Summer poster

Indian Summer

Movie · as Virginia

1912
Monte Cristo poster

Monte Cristo

Movie · as Mercedes

1911
The Blacksmith's Love

The Blacksmith's Love

Movie · as Mary Brewer Saunders

1911
The Still Alarm

The Still Alarm

Movie · as Elinor Fordham

1910
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz poster

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Movie · as Aunt Em