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Eugenie Besserer

Actor

Eugenie Besserer

Born December 24, 1868 in Watertown, New York, USADied May 28, 193488 films

Eugenie Besserer was an American actress who appeared in supporting roles, typically portraying a mother or grandmother, in films of the Silent and early talkies eras.

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Scarface posterFirst watchScarface19327.4as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.View film

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The Jazz Singer poster6.1The Jazz Singer1927Flesh and the Devil poster7.2Flesh and the Devil1926The Wonderful Wizard of Oz poster5.4The Wonderful Wizard of Oz1910

Filmography

88 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Lonely RoadMartha True
  2. 1933To the Last ManGranny Spelvin
  3. 19326 Hours to LiveThe Marquisa
  4. 1932ScarfaceCitizens Committee Member (uncredited)
  5. 1930Du Barry, Woman of PassionRosalie / Prison Matron
  6. 1930In Gay MadridDoña Generosa
  7. 1930A Royal RomanceMother
  8. 1929Seven FacesMadame Vallon
  9. 1929Mister AntonioMrs. Jorny
  10. 1929SpeedwayMrs. MacDonald
  11. 1929IllusionMrs. Jacob Schmittlap
  12. 1929Madame XRose, Floriot's Servant
  13. 1929ThunderboltMrs. Moran
  14. 1928A Lady of ChanceMrs. Crandall
  15. 1928Lilac TimeMadame Berthelot
  16. 1928The Yellow LilyArchduchess
  17. 1928Drums of LoveDuchess de Alvia
  18. 1927The Jazz SingerSara Rabinowitz
  19. 1927Slightly UsedAunt Lydia
  20. 1927When a Man LovesThe Landlady (uncredited)
  21. 1927Captain SalvationMrs. Buxom
  22. 1927The Night of LoveGypsy
  23. 1927Wandering GirlsMrs. Marston
  24. 1926Flesh and the DevilLeo's Mother
  25. 1926The Fire BrigadeMrs.O'Neil
  26. 1926Wandering FootstepsElizabeth Stuyvesant Whitney
  27. 1926KikiLandlady (uncredited)
  28. 1926The SkyrocketWardrobe Mistress
  29. 1925Bright LightsPatsy's Mother
  30. 1925The CircleLady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney
  31. 1925The Coast of FollyNanny
  32. 1925Friendly Enemies
  33. 1925Confessions of a QueenElanora
  34. 1925A Fool and His MoneyMother
  35. 1924The Price She PaidMrs. Elton Gower
  36. 1923Enemies of ChildrenMrs. Slavin
  37. 1923Anna ChristieMarthy
  38. 1923The RendezvousNini
  39. 1923Her ReputationMadame Cervanez
  40. 1922The Strangers' BanquetMrs. McPherson
  41. 1922June MadnessMrs. Whitmore
  42. 1922The Hands of NaraMrs. Claveloux
  43. 1922Kindred of the DustMrs. McKaye
  44. 1922The RosaryWidow Kathleen Wilson
  45. 1921The Light in the ClearingRoving Kate
  46. 1921Molly O'Antonia Bacigalupi
  47. 1921The Sin of Martha QueedAlicia Queed
  48. 1921Good WomenMrs. Emmeline Shelby
  49. 1921The Breaking PointMrs. Janeway
  50. 1920What Happened To RosaMadame O'Donnelly
  51. 1920The ScofferBoorman's Wife
  52. 192045 Minutes from BroadwayMrs. David Dean
  53. 1920Seeds of VengeanceJudith Cree
  54. 1920Fickle WomenMrs. Price
  55. 1920For the Soul of RafaelDona Luisa
  56. 1920The Brand of LopezSeñora Castillo
  57. 1920The Gift SupremeMartha Vinton
  58. 1920The Fighting ShepherdessJezebel
  59. 1919The Greatest QuestionMrs. Hilton
  60. 1919Scarlet DaysMrs. Nell Winters aka Rosie Nell
  61. 1919Turning the TablesMrs. Feverill
  62. 1918Little Orphant AnnieMrs. Goode
  63. 1918The Sea FlowerKealani
  64. 1918The Road Through the DarkAunt Julie
  65. 1918Mother, I Need You
  66. 1918A Hoosier RomanceThe Squire's Wife
  67. 1918The Eyes of Julia DeepMrs. Lowe
  68. 1918The Still Alarm
  69. 1918The City of Purple Dreams
  70. 1917Who Shall Take My Life?Mrs. Munroe
  71. 1917The Curse of EveThe Mother
  72. 1917Beware of StrangersMary DeLacy
  73. 1916The Garden of AllahLady Rens
  74. 1916Twisted TrailsMartha, Housekeeper
  75. 1916Thou Shalt Not CovetMy Wife
  76. 1915The Circular StaircaseAunt Ray
  77. 1915The Way of a Woman's HeartRose March aka Rosalind Ayre
  78. 1915The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor
  79. 1915The Carpet from BagdadMrs. Chedsoye
  80. 1915The Poetic Justice of Omar KhanNeva Hyde
  81. 1914A Just PunishmentMrs. Preston - Bob's Wife
  82. 1914When the Night Call CameNell Delaney
  83. 1913Indian SummerVirginia
  84. 1913Greater WealthMrs. John Sharon
  85. 1912Monte CristoMercedes
  86. 1911The Blacksmith's LoveMary Brewer Saunders
  87. 1911The Still AlarmElinor Fordham
  88. 1910The Wonderful Wizard of OzAunt Em