Evelyn Nelson

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: Acting

Born: Chloride, Arizona, USA, 1899-11-13

Died: 1923-06-16

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1919	Don't Park Here	The Girl	40
2	1920	Springtime	The Commissioner's Daughter	0
3	1920	The Decorator		50
4	1920	The Trouble Hunter	The Salvation Army lassie	0
5	1920	A Pajama Marriage		0
6	1920	The Backyard	Urchin Girl	60
7	1920	His Jonah Day	The Girl	40
8	1921	Cyclone Bliss	Helen Turner	0
9	1921	Dead or Alive	Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister	0
10	1921	Hills of Hate	Ann La Vere	0
11	1921	The Broken Spur	'Angel' Lambert	0
12	1921	A Motion to Adjourn	Louise Warner	0
13	1921	The Recoil		0
14	1921	The Double O	Frances Powell	0
15	1922	Two-Fisted Jefferson	Mollie Miller	0
16	1922	The Desert's Crucible		0
17	1922	The Desert Bridegroom		0
18	1922	The Crow's Nest	Patricia Benton	0
19	1922	Peaceful Peters	Mary Langdon	0
20	1923	The Forbidden Trail	Isobel Lorraine	60
21	1923	Desert Rider	Carolyn Grey	55

Evelyn Nelson

Film

Television