Bess Flowers
Known for Acting · 758 credits
- Born
- 1898-11-23
- Died
- 1984-07-28
- Place of birth
- Sherman, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mrs. Pradanos
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Train Station Commuter #3
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Club Patron (uncredited) / Meeting Guest (uncredited) / Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Mister Ed
1961
TV Shows (13)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mrs. Pradanos
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Train Station Commuter #3
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Club Patron (uncredited) / Meeting Guest (uncredited) / Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Mister Ed
1961
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Restaurant Patron
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Coronado 9
1960
Man with a Camera
1958
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Woman at Airline Counter (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mrs. Vandermoot
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959
as Casino Patron
Movies (745)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Rear Window
1954
as Songwriter's Party Guest with Poodle (uncredited)
Vertigo
1958
as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
North by Northwest
1959
as Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Giant
1956
as Guest at Jeff Rink's Banquet
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Robe
1953
as Spectator at Caligula's court (uncredited)
Laura
1944
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)
All About Eve
1950
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
1946
as Woman with Bumped Man
Double Indemnity
1944
as Norton's Secretary (uncredited)
Houseboat
1958
as Wedding Guest
Dial M for Murder
1954
as Woman Exiting Ship (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Gilda
1946
as Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)
The Fly
1958
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Masquerade Party Guest (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
as Lady Outside Jewelry Store
Notorious
1946
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946
as Julia Donnegan (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Agnes (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Spectator (uncredited)
Funny Face
1957
as Fashion Show Spectator
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Stenographer
Finishing School
1934
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Grand Hotel
1932
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Camille
1936
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Battle Cry
1955
as Woman Seated at Table for Three (uncredited)
Show Boat
1951
as Racetrack spectator (uncredited)
Dead Reckoning
1946
as Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Royal Wedding
1951
as Backstage guest (uncredited)
Les Misérables
1935
as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Ninotchka
1939
as Gossip (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Nightclub patron (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
1958
as Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
Now, Voyager
1942
as Concert Audience Member (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
1951
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Executive Suite
1954
as Woman at Bar (uncredited)
The Carpetbaggers
1964
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1959
as Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Blue Hawaii
1961
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Angel Face
1953
as Shirley - Barrett's Secretary (uncredited)
Anything Goes
1936
as Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
1941
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Grand Slam
1933
as Bridge Party Guest
The Thin Man
1934
as Nick's Party Guest (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Pedestrian Entering Club (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves
1953
as Woman in hotel bar
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Mrs. Thatcher
An American in Paris
1951
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Diner at Bar of Justice Restaurant (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
1955
as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
Topper
1937
as Patron at Rainbow Club (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Nightclub Patron
Show People
1928
as (uncredited)
Married Bachelor
1941
as Sales Clerk at Lacey's Dept. Store (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Nightclub patron (uncredited)
The Razor's Edge
1946
as Country Club Party Guest
Interrupted Melody
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Curly Top
1935
as Guest at Charity Bazaar
In a Lonely Place
1950
as Restaurant Patron at Paul's
Calamity Jane
1953
as Officer's Wife in Reception Line (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950
as Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
City Park
1934
as Stevens' Secretary
Conflict
1945
as Guest at Rainbow Lodge (uncredited)
The Flame
1947
as Woman in Hotel Lobby
Blood Money
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Looters
1955
as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941
as Mattie (uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
as Mrs. Burke (uncredited)
First Lady
1937
as Party guest (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
Where the Boys Are
1960
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Peterson's Secretary (uncredited)
Dodsworth
1936
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Torch Song
1953
as Woman at Rehearsal (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Mrs. Merriweather (uncredited)
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Nun
The Maze
1953
My Man Godfrey
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Audience Extra (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Box Social Guest
The Narrow Margin
1952
as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
1950
as Caravan Club patron (uncredited)
Sorority House
1939
as Shirley (uncredited)
Sudden Fear
1952
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Written on the Wind
1956
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Twice Blessed
1945
as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1958
as Party Guest
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)
Holy Matrimony
1943
as Mourner (uncredited)
Dreamboat
1952
as Woman Exiting Hotel (uncredited)
The Prize
1963
as Lady In Audience (uncredited)
White Christmas
1954
as Club Patron (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window
1944
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Texas Carnival
1951
as Woman in Lobby (uncredited)
Dear Brat
1951
as Laura Millikan, reporter (uncredited)
Private Number
1936
as Courtroom Spectator
The Lodger
1944
as Woman in Audience
In Society
1944
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Chinatown Nights
1929
as Woman on Stairway
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Smart Woman
1948
as Starlit Roof patron
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Illustrator (uncredited)
42nd Street
1933
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mister Big
1943
as Theatrical Party Member (uncredited)
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942
as Matron of Honor (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Nightclub patron
About Bess Flowers
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… With 758 credits spanning from 1923 to 2024, Bess Flowers has appeared in 745 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bess Flowers Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
- Rear Window (1954) — as Songwriter's Party Guest with Poodle (uncredited)
- Vertigo (1958) — as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Audience Member (uncredited)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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