Evelyn Nelson
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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
Credits
Cyclone Bliss (1921)
as Helen Turner
The Desert's Crucible (1922)
Actor
Dead or Alive (1921)
as Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
The Broken Spur (1921)
as 'Angel' Lambert
The Trouble Hunter (1920)
as The Salvation Army lassie
The Decorator (1920)
Actor
Hills of Hate (1921)
as Ann La Vere
The Forbidden Trail (1923)
as Isobel Lorraine
The Double O (1921)
as Frances Powell
The Crow's Nest (1922)
as Patricia Benton
A Motion to Adjourn (1921)
as Louise Warner
A Pajama Marriage (1920)
Actor
Desert Rider (1923)
as Carolyn Grey
His Jonah Day (1920)
as The Girl
Don't Park Here (1919)
as The Girl
Peaceful Peters (1922)
as Mary Langdon
Two-Fisted Jefferson (1922)
as Mollie Miller
The Backyard (1920)
as Urchin Girl
The Recoil (1921)
as Frances Powell
Springtime (1920)
as The Commissioner's Daughter
The Desert Bridegroom (1922)
as Matilda Ann Carter