Acting
Evelyn Nelson
Also Known As: Dorris Evelyn Nelson
Birth Date
November 13, 1899
Death Date
June 16, 1923
(passed away at 23)
Place of Birth
Chloride, Arizona, USA
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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.
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Cyclone Bliss
Helen Turner
1921
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Two-Fisted Jefferson
Mollie Miller
1922
star7.0
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Hills of Hate
Ann La Vere
1921
star9.0
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A Pajama Marriage
1920
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The Desert Bridegroom
Matilda Ann Carter
1922
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The Desert's Crucible
1922
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The Backyard
Urchin Girl
1920
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Dead or Alive
Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
1921
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The Forbidden Trail
Isobel Lorraine
1923
star6.3
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The Decorator
1920
star6.0
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Desert Rider
Carolyn Grey
1923
star8.0
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The Broken Spur
'Angel' Lambert
1921
star9.0
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A Motion to Adjourn
Louise Warner
1921
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His Jonah Day
The Girl
1920
star8.0
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The Double O
Frances Powell
1921
star9.0
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The Trouble Hunter
The Salvation Army lassie
1920
star8.0
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The Crow's Nest
Patricia Benton
1922
star10.0
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Springtime
The Commissioner's Daughter
1920
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Don't Park Here
The Girl
1919
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The Recoil
Frances Powell
1921