Bess Flowers

Known for ActingBorn 1898-11-23Died 1984-07-28Sherman, Texas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 in 1923, when she appeared in Hollywood. 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.Read more

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Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

Ride The High Iron

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Three for Bedroom C

The Costume Designer

Laugh Your Blues Away

For Beauty's Sake

I Want a Divorce

Whispering Smith Speaks

City Park

My Lips Betray

The Ghost Talks

Blondes by Choice

Mannequin

Lone Hand Saunders

The Age of Desire

Hi, Beautiful

Tonight We Sing

Two Sinners

Neighborhood House

Honeymoon Bridge

Redheads on Parade

I'll Fix It

The Ladies' Man

Laddie

Hollywood

The Silent Partner

Sally and Saint Anne

Rear Window

Witness for the Prosecution

Frisco Lil

Vertigo

How to Behave

Singin' in the Rain

Judgment at Nuremberg

All About Eve

North by Northwest

Dial M for Murder

Cruisin' Down the River

Double Indemnity

Sunny Side of the Street

Hazard

Undercover Maisie

The Searching Wind

Over My Dead Body

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Golden Hoofs

Pound Foolish