Eugenie Besserer
Acting
Born December 24, 1868, Watertown, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
- 1984Almonds and Raisins
- 1933To the Last Man — Granny Spelvin
- 19326 Hours to Live — The Marquisa
- 1932Scarface — Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
- 1930A Royal Romance — Mother
- 1930Du Barry, Woman of Passion — Rosalie / Prison Matron
- 1930In Gay Madrid — Doña Generosa
- 1929Illusion — Mrs. Jacob Schmittlap
- 1929Madame X — Rose, Floriot's Servant
- 1929Mister Antonio — Mrs. Jorny
- 1929Seven Faces — Madame Vallon
- 1929Speedway — Mrs. MacDonald
- 1929Thunderbolt — Mrs. Moran
- 1928A Lady of Chance — Mrs. Crandall
- 1928Drums of Love — Duchess de Alvia
- 1928Lilac Time — Madame Berthelot
- 1928The Yellow Lily — Archduchess
- 1927Captain Salvation — Mrs. Buxom
- 1927Slightly Used — Aunt Lydia
- 1927The Jazz Singer — Sara Rabinowitz
- 1927The Night of Love — Gypsy
- 1927Wandering Girls — Mrs. Marston
- 1927When a Man Loves — The Landlady (uncredited)
- 1926Flesh and the Devil — Leo's Mother
- 1926Kiki — Landlady (uncredited)
- 1926The Fire Brigade — Mrs.O'Neil
- 1926The Skyrocket — Wardrobe Mistress
- 1926Wandering Footsteps — Elizabeth Stuyvesant Whitney
- 1925A Fool and His Money — Mother
- 1925Bright Lights — Patsy's Mother
- 1925Confessions of a Queen — Elanora
- 1925Friendly Enemies
- 1925The Circle — Lady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney
- 1925The Coast of Folly — Nanny
- 1924The Price She Paid — Mrs. Elton Gower
- 1923Anna Christie — Marthy
- 1923Enemies of Children — Mrs. Slavin
- 1923Her Reputation — Madame Cervanez
- 1923The Rendezvous — Nini
- 1922June Madness — Mrs. Whitmore
- 1922Kindred of the Dust — Mrs. McKaye
- 1922The Hands of Nara — Mrs. Claveloux
- 1922The Rosary — Widow Kathleen Wilson
- 1922The Strangers' Banquet — Mrs. McPherson
- 1921Good Women — Mrs. Emmeline Shelby
- 1921Molly O' — Antonia Bacigalupi
- 1921The Breaking Point — Mrs. Janeway
- 1921The Light in the Clearing — Roving Kate
- 1921The Sin of Martha Queed — Alicia Queed
- 192045 Minutes from Broadway — Mrs. David Dean
- 1920Fickle Women — Mrs. Price
- 1920For the Soul of Rafael — Dona Luisa
- 1920Seeds of Vengeance — Judith Cree
- 1920The Brand of Lopez — Señora Castillo
- 1920The Fighting Shepherdess — Jezebel
- 1920The Gift Supreme — Martha Vinton
- 1920The Scoffer — Boorman's Wife
- 1920What Happened To Rosa — Madame O'Donnelly
- 1919Scarlet Days — Mrs. Nell Winters aka Rosie Nell
- 1919The Greatest Question — Mrs. Hilton
- 1919Turning the Tables — Mrs. Feverill
- 1918A Hoosier Romance — The Squire's Wife
- 1918Little Orphant Annie — Mrs. Goode
- 1918Mother, I Need You
- 1918The City of Purple Dreams
- 1918The Eyes of Julia Deep — Mrs. Lowe
- 1918The Road Through the Dark — Aunt Julie
- 1918The Sea Flower — Kealani
- 1918The Still Alarm
- 1917Beware of Strangers — Mary DeLacy
- 1917The Curse of Eve — The Mother
- 1917Who Shall Take My Life? — Mrs. Munroe
- 1916The Garden of Allah — Lady Rens
- 1916Thou Shalt Not Covet — My Wife
- 1916Twisted Trails — Martha, Housekeeper
- 1915The Carpet from Bagdad — Mrs. Chedsoye
- 1915The Circular Staircase — Aunt Ray
- 1915The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor
- 1915The Poetic Justice of Omar Khan — Neva Hyde
- 1915The Way of a Woman's Heart — Rose March aka Rosalind Ayre
- 1914A Just Punishment — Mrs. Preston - Bob's Wife
- 1914When the Night Call Came — Nell Delaney
- 1913Greater Wealth — Mrs. John Sharon
- 1913Indian Summer — Virginia
- 1912Monte Cristo — Mercedes
- 1911The Blacksmith's Love — Mary Brewer Saunders
- 1911The Still Alarm — Elinor Fordham
- 1910The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Aunt Em
- The Lonely Road — Martha True
Appearances as themselves (1)
- 1943The Voice That Thrilled the World — Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)