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 & TV Shows

1. The Decorator (1920)
2. Desert Rider (1923) — Carolyn Grey
3. Don't Park Here (1919) — The Girl
4. The Forbidden Trail (1923) — Isobel Lorraine
5. His Jonah Day (1920) — The Girl
6. The Backyard (1920) — Urchin Girl
7. Hills of Hate (1921) — Ann La Vere
8. The Double O (1921) — Frances Powell
9. Peaceful Peters (1922) — Mary Langdon
10. The Crow's Nest (1922) — Patricia Benton
11. The Desert Bridegroom (1922) — Matilda Ann Carter
12. The Desert's Crucible (1922)
13. Two-Fisted Jefferson (1922) — Mollie Miller
14. The Recoil (1921) — Frances Powell
15. A Motion to Adjourn (1921) — Louise Warner
16. The Broken Spur (1921) — 'Angel' Lambert
17. Dead or Alive (1921) — Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
18. The Trouble Hunter (1920) — The Salvation Army lassie
19. A Pajama Marriage (1920)
20. Springtime (1920) — The Commissioner's Daughter
21. Cyclone Bliss (1921) — Helen Turner