Bessie starred in at least 200 melodrama, action westerns and crime films. In the 1910 she was visiting the Selig Film studios with a party of friends, when a director saw and liked her red hair because he said it would photograph a beautiful black, so he offered her a minor role, she had no formal training on stage, as did many early film actors, she was talented and soon rose to be one of Selig's most popular stars.

Birthday: 1890-07-05 (134 years)
Place of Birth: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Deathday: 1965-01-22
Known For: Acting

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