Evelyn Nelson

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.

Movies with Evelyn Nelson

• The Decorator 1920 · ★ 6.3
• Desert Rider 1923 · ★ 6.0
• Don't Park Here 1919 · ★ 7.0
• The Forbidden Trail 1923 · ★ 6.5
• His Jonah Day 1920 · ★ 7.0
• The Backyard 1920 · ★ 7.5
• Hills of Hate 1921 · ★ 7.0
• The Double O 1921 · ★ 8.0
• Peaceful Peters 1922 · ★ 9.0
• The Crow's Nest 1922 · ★ 8.0
• The Desert Bridegroom 1922 · ★ 10.0
• The Desert's Crucible 1922 · ★ 9.0
• Two-Fisted Jefferson 1922 · ★ 7.0
• The Recoil 1921 · ★ 10.0
• A Motion to Adjourn 1921 · ★ 9.0
• The Broken Spur 1921 · ★ 8.0
• Dead or Alive 1921 · ★ 8.0
• The Trouble Hunter 1920 · ★ 9.0
• A Pajama Marriage 1920 · ★ 9.0
• Springtime 1920 · ★ 10.0
• Cyclone Bliss 1921