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 United Kingdom, where she continued acting in film, theatre, radio, and later television. Her career ultimately spanned from 1915 to 1983, making her one of the longest‑working performers of her generation. She died on April 26, 1986, in London at age 87.
127 movies · 7 shows
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018·7.3
Gareth Hughes
2000·0.0
Alice Guy-Blaché
1997·0.0
The Hunger
1983·6.7
Reds
1981·6.9
Ragtime
1981·7.0
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981·5.4
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978·10.0
Gulliver's Travels
1977·5.6
The Ritz
1976·6.0
Vampyres
1974·6.0
Mousey
1974·5.2
Catlow
1971·5.1
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971·6.6
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969·6.6
Isadora
1968·6.2
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967·5.4
Battle Beneath the Earth
1967·4.8
Promise Her Anything
1966·4.1
The Wild Affair
1965·5.3
The Pistol
1965·7.0
I Think They Call Him John
1964·6.8
Children of the Damned
1964·6.1
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961·6.9
Too Young to Love
1960·7.1
Nowhere to Go
1958·6.6
Next to No Time
1958·7.7
The Story of Esther Costello
1957·7.0
Touch and Go
1955·6.6
The Barefoot Contessa
1954·6.7
The Weak and the Wicked
1954·6.5
The Magic Box
1952·6.5
No Highway in the Sky
1951·7.0
Journey Together
1945·6.6
London Scrapbook
1942·6.5
Atlantic Ferry
1941·6.6
Morals for Women
1931·4.1
Round About Hollywood
1931·6.0
See America Thirst
1930·7.0
Good News
1930·6.3
Conspiracy
1930·4.9
They Learned About Women
1930·4.8
Chasing Rainbows
1930·6.0
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929·5.9
The Girl in the Show
1929·6.0
The Idle Rich
1929·6.6
The Broadway Melody
1929·5.1
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928·8.0
Sally of the Scandals
1928·10.0
The Swell Head
1928·0.0
The Matinee Idol
1928·6.6
Dress Parade
1927·7.2
A Harp in Hock
1927·7.0
Rubber Tires
1927·6.3
The American
1927·7.0
Going Crooked
1926·10.0
Young April
1926·7.7
Lovey Mary
1926·8.0
The Song and Dance Man
1926·7.0
The King On Main Street
1925·7.3
New Brooms
1925·7.0
A Son of His Father
1925·9.0
Soul-Fire
1925·10.0
The Lost World
1925·6.7
Tongues of Flame
1924·7.0
Sundown
1924·8.0
Dynamite Smith
1924·10.0
The Silent Watcher
1924·10.0
Those Who Dance
1924·10.0
The Woman on the Jury
1924·9.0
Torment
1924·10.0
Gentle Julia
1923·9.0
Slave of Desire
1923·10.0
St. Elmo
1923·7.0
The Eternal Three
1923·8.0
Human Wreckage
1923·7.0
Mary of the Movies
1923·8.0
The Purple Dawn
1923·8.0
Souls for Sale
1923·6.3
The Strange Adventures of Prince Courageous
1923·0.0
The Ghost Patrol
1923·7.0
Three Who Paid
1923·9.0
Deserted at the Altar
1922·7.0
Night Life in Hollywood
1922·7.0
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
1922·0.0
The Village Blacksmith
1922·5.3
Bulldog Courage
1922·8.0
Forget Me Not
1922·9.0
The Vermilion Pencil
1922·10.0
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
1922·0.0
The Sea Lion
1921·5.8
The Swamp
1921·8.0
The Spirit of the Lake
1921·8.0
The Honor of Rameriz
1921·10.0
Penny of Top Hill Trail
1921·10.0
The Midlanders
1920·10.0
Bonnie May
1920·7.0
Pegeen
1920·9.0
A Fighting Colleen
1919·9.0
Over the Garden Wall
1919·9.0
Cupid Forecloses
1919·9.0
The Little Boss
1919·10.0
A Yankee Princess
1919·9.0
The Wishing Ring Man
1919·10.0
Carolyn of the Corners
1919·0.0
The Enchanted Barn
1919·10.0
The Dawn of Understanding
1918·0.0
A Little Sister of Everybody
1918·0.0
How Could You, Caroline?
1918·0.0
The Great Adventure
1918·0.0
Polly Ann
1917·0.0
Wee Lady Betty
1917·0.0
The Sawdust Ring
1917·5.0
Cheerful Givers
1917·0.0
A Daughter of the Poor
1917·0.0
Nina, the Flower Girl
1917·0.0
The Heiress at Coffee Dan's
1916·0.0
A Sister of Six
1916·7.5
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916·7.1
Hell-to-Pay Austin
1916·0.0
Stranded
1916·0.0
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916·5.9
Reggie Mixes In
1916·5.8
The Good Bad-Man
1916·6.2
The Aryan
1916·5.5
The Flying Torpedo
1916·0.0
Acquitted
1916·0.0