Evelyn Nelson
Acting • Born 1899-11-13 – Died 1923-06-16
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.
Filmography
21 credits
Cyclone Bliss
Movie • 1921
Helen Turner
Don't Park Here
Movie • 1919
The Girl
The Forbidden Trail
Movie • 1923
Isobel Lorraine
The Decorator
Movie • 1920
His Jonah Day
Movie • 1920
The Girl
Desert Rider
Movie • 1923
Carolyn Grey
The Backyard
Movie • 1920
Urchin Girl
Hills of Hate
Movie • 1921
Ann La Vere
The Double O
Movie • 1921
Frances Powell
Peaceful Peters
Movie • 1922
Mary Langdon
The Crow's Nest
Movie • 1922
Patricia Benton
The Desert Bridegroom
Movie • 1922
Matilda Ann Carter
The Desert's Crucible
Movie • 1922
Two-Fisted Jefferson
Movie • 1922
Mollie Miller
The Recoil
Movie • 1921
Frances Powell
A Motion to Adjourn
Movie • 1921
Louise Warner
The Broken Spur
Movie • 1921
'Angel' Lambert
Dead or Alive
Movie • 1921
Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
The Trouble Hunter
Movie • 1920
The Salvation Army lassie
A Pajama Marriage
Movie • 1920
Springtime
Movie • 1920
The Commissioner's Daughter