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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Cyclone Bliss
as Helen Turner
1921
Don't Park Here
as The Girl
1919
The Forbidden Trail
as Isobel Lorraine
1923
His Jonah Day
as The Girl
1920
The Decorator
1920
Desert Rider
as Carolyn Grey
1923
The Backyard
as Urchin Girl
1920
The Double O
as Frances Powell
1921
Hills of Hate
as Ann La Vere
1921
Peaceful Peters
as Mary Langdon
1922
The Crow's Nest
as Patricia Benton
1922
The Desert Bridegroom
as Matilda Ann Carter
1922
The Desert's Crucible
1922
Two-Fisted Jefferson
as Mollie Miller
1922
The Recoil
as Frances Powell
1921
A Motion to Adjourn
as Louise Warner
1921
The Broken Spur
as 'Angel' Lambert
1921
Dead or Alive
as Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
1921
The Trouble Hunter
as The Salvation Army lassie
1920
A Pajama Marriage
1920