Acting
Eugenie Besserer
EN, XX cinema · 90 credits
Born
24 December 1868
Died
28 May 1934 (aged 65)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Lonely Road
as Martha True
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
To the Last Man
as Granny Spelvin
6 Hours to Live
as The Marquisa
Scarface
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
In Gay Madrid
as Doña Generosa
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Rosalie / Prison Matron
A Royal Romance
as Mother
Madame X
as Rose, Floriot's Servant
Mister Antonio
as Mrs. Jorny
Speedway
as Mrs. MacDonald
Illusion
as Mrs. Jacob Schmittlap
Thunderbolt
as Mrs. Moran
Seven Faces
as Madame Vallon
A Lady of Chance
as Mrs. Crandall
The Yellow Lily
as Archduchess
Lilac Time
as Madame Berthelot
Drums of Love
as Duchess de Alvia
The Jazz Singer
as Sara Rabinowitz
Captain Salvation
as Mrs. Buxom
Slightly Used
as Aunt Lydia
When a Man Loves
as The Landlady (uncredited)
The Night of Love
as Gypsy
Wandering Girls
as Mrs. Marston
Flesh and the Devil
as Leo's Mother
The Skyrocket
as Wardrobe Mistress
The Fire Brigade
as Mrs.O'Neil
Kiki
as Landlady (uncredited)
Wandering Footsteps
1926
Wandering Footsteps
as Elizabeth Stuyvesant Whitney
The Coast of Folly
as Nanny
The Circle
as Lady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney
Confessions of a Queen
as Elanora
A Fool and His Money
as Mother
Bright Lights
as Patsy's Mother
The Price She Paid
as Mrs. Elton Gower
Anna Christie
as Marthy
Her Reputation
as Madame Cervanez
Enemies of Children
as Mrs. Slavin
The Rendezvous
as Nini
Kindred of the Dust
as Mrs. McKaye
The Strangers' Banquet
as Mrs. McPherson
The Rosary
as Widow Kathleen Wilson
June Madness
1922
June Madness
as Mrs. Whitmore
The Hands of Nara
as Mrs. Claveloux
The Sin of Martha Queed
as Alicia Queed
Molly O'
as Antonia Bacigalupi
The Breaking Point
as Mrs. Janeway
The Light in the Clearing
as Roving Kate
Good Women
as Mrs. Emmeline Shelby
45 Minutes from Broadway
as Mrs. David Dean
The Fighting Shepherdess
as Jezebel
What Happened To Rosa
as Madame O'Donnelly
The Gift Supreme
as Martha Vinton
For the Soul of Rafael
as Dona Luisa
The Scoffer
as Boorman's Wife
Fickle Women
1920
Fickle Women
as Mrs. Price
Seeds of Vengeance
as Judith Cree
The Brand of Lopez
as Señora Castillo
Scarlet Days
as Mrs. Nell Winters aka Rosie Nell
Turning the Tables
as Mrs. Feverill
The Greatest Question
as Mrs. Hilton
The Road Through the Dark
as Aunt Julie
The Eyes of Julia Deep
as Mrs. Lowe
Little Orphant Annie
as Mrs. Goode
The Sea Flower
as Kealani
A Hoosier Romance
as The Squire's Wife
Who Shall Take My Life?
as Mrs. Munroe
Beware of Strangers
as Mary DeLacy
The Curse of Eve
as The Mother
Twisted Trails
as Martha, Housekeeper
Thou Shalt Not Covet
as My Wife
The Garden of Allah
as Lady Rens
The Way of a Woman's Heart
as Rose March aka Rosalind Ayre
The Poetic Justice of Omar Khan
as Neva Hyde
The Circular Staircase
as Aunt Ray
A Just Punishment
as Mrs. Preston - Bob's Wife
When the Night Call Came
as Nell Delaney
Greater Wealth
1913
Greater Wealth
as Mrs. John Sharon
Indian Summer
as Virginia
Monte Cristo
as Mercedes
The Blacksmith's Love
1911
The Blacksmith's Love
as Mary Brewer Saunders
The Still Alarm
1911
The Still Alarm
as Elinor Fordham
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
as Aunt Em