Bess Flowers
- Recitazione
- 23 novembre 1898 · Sherman, Texas, USA
- 28 luglio 1984
Biografia
Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress. By some counts considered the most prolific actress in the history of Hollywood, she was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in over 700 movies in her 41 year career. Born in Sherman, Texas, Flowers's film debut came when she appeared in Hollywood (1923). She made three films that year, and then began working extensively. Many of her appearances are uncredited, as she generally played non-speaking roles. By the 1930s, Flowers was in constant demand. Her appearances ranged from Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford thrillers to comedic roles alongside of Charley Chase, the Three Stooges, Leon Errol, Edgar Kennedy, and Laurel and Hardy. She appeared in the following five films which won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night, You Can't Take it with You, All About Eve, The Greatest Show on Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. In each of these movies, Flowers was uncredited. Including these five movies, she had appeared in twenty-three Best Picture nominees in total, making her the record holder for most appearances in films nominated for the award. Her last movie was Good Neighbor Sam in 1964. Flowers's acting career was not confined to feature films. She was also seen in many episodic American TV series, such as I Love Lucy, notably in episodes, "Lucy Is Enceinte" (1952), "Ethel's Birthday" (1955), and "Lucy's Night in Town" (1957), where she is usually seen as a theatre patron. Outside her acting career, in 1945, Bess Flowers helped to found the Screen Extras Guild (active: 1946-1992, then merged with SAG), where she served as one of its first vice-presidents and recording secretaries. From Wikipedia.
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Filmografia
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Two · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Scusa, me lo presti tuo marito? · Mrs. Burke (uncredited)
- I due seduttori · (uncredited)
- For Those Who Think Young · Jane (uncredited)
- L'uomo che non sapeva amare · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Intrigo a Stoccolma · Lady In Audience (uncredited)
- Fammi posto tesoro · Seymour's Wife (uncredited)
- Dove vai sono guai! · Shopper at Gourmet Department (uncredited)
- Giorni caldi a Palm Springs · Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
- Per soldi o per amore · Surprised Diner at The Flame Room (uncredited)
- Quel certo non so che · Party Guest (uncredited)
- 20 chili di guai!... e una tonnellata di gioia · Casino Patron (uncredited)
- Và e uccidi · Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
- Zotz! · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Going My Way · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- L'ora di Hitchcock · Mrs. Pradanos
- Due settimane in un'altra città · Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited)
- Incident in an Alley · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Five Finger Exercise · Woman on Beach (uncredited)
- Don't Knock the Twist · Fashion Editor (uncredited)
- L'affittacamere · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- La dolce ala della giovinezza · Spectator at Rally (uncredited)
- Twist Around The Clock · Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
- Angeli con la pistola · Pedestrian Entering Club (uncredited)
- Vincitori e vinti · Concert Attendee (uncredited)
- Babes in Toyland · Villager (uncredited)
- Blue Hawaii · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Per favore non toccate le palline · Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Teenage Millionaire · Aunt Theodora's Guest (uncredited)
- Ritorno a Peyton Place · Woman at Town Meeting (uncredited)
- Vento caldo - Parrish · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Una notte movimentata · Customer (uncredited)
- Va nuda per il mondo · Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Un professore fra le nuvole · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Mister Ed, il mulo parlante
- La spiaggia del desiderio · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Cafè Europa · Cafe Europa patron (uncredited)
- The Facts of Life · Lady at Airport (uncredited)
- I giovani cannibali · Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- Coronado 9
- Estasi · (uncredited)
- Mondo perduto · Guest at Zoological Institute Forum (uncredited)
- Svegliami quando è finito · Lady in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
- The Chevy Mystery Show · Woman at Airline Counter (uncredited)
- Because They're Young · Schoolteacher (uncredited)
- Non mangiate le margherite · Lady in Elevator (uncredited)
- I sette ladri · Lady at Casino Party (uncredited)
- A casa dopo l'uragano · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Adorabile infedele · Woman at Screening (uncredited)
- Gli intoccabili · Party Guest at Randall Estate (uncredited)
- NBC Sunday Showcase · Casino Patron
- Cominciò con un bacio · Party Guest (uncredited)
- A Private's Affair · Surgeon General's Wife
- Intrigo internazionale · Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
- Juke Box Rhythm · Patron at Crystal Palace Restaurant
- Innamorati in blue jeans · Chaperon at Dance (uncredited)
- Il selvaggio e l'innocente · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Lo specchio della vita · Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
- A qualcuno piace caldo · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Missili in giardino · Town Meeting Spectator
- I bucanieri · Party Guest
- Il frutto del peccato · Woman at Parents Night (uncredited)
- Un marito per Cinzia · Wedding Guest
- Martedì grasso · French Quarter Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Man with a Camera · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Ho sposato un mostro venuto dallo Spazio · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Il capitano dei mari del sud · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- L'esperimento del dottor K. · Audience Member (uncredited)
- Titanic, latitudine 41 nord · Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
- La donna che visse due volte · Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
- Furia d'amare · Party Guest (uncredited)
- 10 in amore · Bongo Club Patron (uncredited)
- Il principe del circo · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Mia moglie... che donna! · Beauty Contest Chaperone (uncredited)
- Testimone d'accusa · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Il trapezio della vita · Newspaper Office Clerk (uncredited)
- L'impareggiabile Godfrey · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Il carissimo Billy · Train Station Commuter #3
- The Real McCoys
- Quando l'amore è romanzo · Woman at boat dock (uncredited)