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.
Known For
Top 21 Movies
Cyclone Bliss
1921
The Double O
1921
The Forbidden Trail
1923
His Jonah Day
1920
Don't Park Here
1919
Springtime
1920
The Backyard
1920
The Crow's Nest
1922
The Decorator
1920
Peaceful Peters
1922
The Broken Spur
1921
A Motion to Adjourn
1921
Desert Rider
1923
Two-Fisted Jefferson
1922
Hills of Hate
1921
The Trouble Hunter
1920
The Desert Bridegroom
1922
Dead or Alive
1921
The Recoil
1921
The Desert's Crucible
1922