About
Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton, September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) became one of the most recognizable faces of early American cinema. After her family moved to Los Angeles, she was sent to Biograph Studios, where legendary director D.W. Griffith noticed her talent and cast her in several films, including Intolerance (1916). During the silent era, she gained popularity for her lively, wholesome screen presence and worked with major stars such as Douglas Fairbanks. Her career soared in the 1920s, and she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1922, marking her as one of Hollywood’s most promising young actresses. Love made a successful transition to sound films—something many silent stars struggled with. Her performance as Hank Mahoney in The Broadway Melody (1929) earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, cementing her place in film history. In the 1930s, she moved to the...
Known for
ITV Play of the WeekSeries • 1955
On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceMovie • 1969
The HungerMovie • 1983
VampyresMovie • 1974
Lady Chatterley's LoverMovie • 1981
RagtimeMovie • 1981
The Barefoot ContessaMovie • 1954
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMovie • 1916
RedsMovie • 1981
No Highway in the SkyMovie • 1951
Children of the DamnedMovie • 1964
The RitzMovie • 1976
Sunday Bloody SundayMovie • 1971
Gulliver's TravelsMovie • 1977
The Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneMovie • 1961
The Broadway MelodyMovie • 1929
The Lost WorldMovie • 1925
Nowhere to GoMovie • 1958
IsadoraMovie • 1968
Battle Beneath the EarthMovie • 1967
CatlowMovie • 1971
The Magic BoxMovie • 1952
The Mystery of the Leaping FishMovie • 1916