Bess Flowers

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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. 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Sherman, Texas, USA

Birthday: November 23, 1898

Deathday: July 28, 1984

Adult: No

Gender: Female

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Known For:

North by Northwest
Pocketful of Miracles
To Catch a Thief
Vertigo
Dial M for Murder
Rear Window
Houseboat
Judgment at Nuremberg
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Theodora Goes Wild
Penny Serenade
Show People
The Mating Season
Blondie in Society
Blondie Goes to College
Blondie in the Dough
The Prize
Don't Knock the Twist
Disaster
A Double Life
You Came Along
The Thrill of It All
Laddie
Dodsworth
Three Loves Has Nancy
The Heavenly Body
It Started with Eve
Babes in Toyland
A Private's Affair
Twist Around The Clock
Sweet Bird of Youth
The Phantom of Crestwood
Conflict
Scared Stiff
Funny Face
White Christmas
The Woman in Green
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Forever, Darling
The File on Thelma Jordon
The Velvet Touch
The Gorgeous Hussy
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Edge of Doom
Curly Top
Heartbeat
Private Number
The Robe
Song of the Thin Man
Honeymoon Bridge
Witness for the Prosecution
Mr. Skeffington
The She-Creature
Teacher's Pet
Born to Be Bad
Neptune's Daughter
One Touch of Venus
Winter Meeting
A Stolen Life
Wintertime
That Uncertain Feeling
The Devil and Miss Jones
Strategic Air Command
Les Misérables
Pittsburgh
The Caddy
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Honolulu
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
The Unsuspected
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Twilight for the Gods
Call Me Madam
Seven Thieves
Accused of Murder
The Facts of Life
Show Boat
Mighty Joe Young
The Absent-Minded Professor
To the Ends of the Earth
Her Kind of Man
Royal Wedding
Blue Hawaii
No Escape
Termites of 1938
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Trapped by Boston Blackie
You'll Find Out
Hail the Conquering Hero
We Faw Down
Larceny, Inc.
Hideout
Hands Across the Border
She Devil
No Questions Asked
Loose in London
The Bigamist
Move Over, Darling
Merry Andrew
Boom Town
Sunny
Remember the Day
The Mad Ghoul
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Stop, You're Killing Me
Look for the Silver Lining
Tonight We Sing
This Could Be the Night
In Old Chicago
Three Bad Sisters
The Notorious Lone Wolf
All in a Night's Work
Tropic Zone
Two Weeks in Another Town
Bedtime Story
The Lost World
I Was a Shoplifter
King of Burlesque
Bondage
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
The Wild and the Innocent
A Night to Remember
Lady with Red Hair
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Great Jewel Robber
Deception
Intrigue
Craig's Wife
My Gal Sal
Women in Prison
A Gentleman at Heart
How to Behave
First Lady
Tassels in the Air
Sally and Saint Anne
Houseboat
The Helen Morgan Story
Ghost Chasers
Incident in an Alley
Kid Galahad
The Richest Girl in the World
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Smart Woman
Ladies of Washington
Bedside
The Personality Kid
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Mutts to You
The Story of Three Loves
Incendiary Blonde
Forever Female
Career Girl
Hard to Handle
Murder Among Friends
The Ghost Talks
Meet the Baron
Grand Slam
The Ladies' Man
Piccadilly Jim
Bundle of Joy
Danger Street
The Saturday Night Kid
Holy Matrimony
Black Sheep
The Shadow
Pretty Baby
Mardi Gras
Dear Brat
Made on Broadway
A Plumbing We Will Go
An Ache in Every Stake
Road to Paradise
Nobody's Baby
Journal of a Crime
Wallflower
Go Naked in the World
It Started with a Kiss
The Expert
Society Lawyer
Latin Lovers
Let's Do It Again
It's a Pleasure
Juke Box Rhythm
Marry the Girl
Sergeant Madden
Mannequin
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Stage Struck
You Were Meant for Me
In Caliente
The Unknown Man
Success at Any Price
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
A Doggone Mixup
It Happened Tomorrow
Spring Is Here
Slightly French
The Missing Corpse
Neighborhood House
Polo Joe
Mr. Reckless
The Searching Wind
A Song for Miss Julie
Adventure in Washington
An Innocent Affair
Humoresque
The Chase
The Lodger
Arise, My Love
Silks and Saddles
Let's Dance
That Night in Rio
Here Come the Waves
The Law and the Lady
Three Girls About Town
Zenobia
The Notorious Landlady
Anything Goes
'Til We Meet Again
Dangerous Mission
To Please a Lady
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Family Honeymoon
The Big Clock
Trocadero
The Lady and the Monster
The Half-Naked Truth
Up in Central Park
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Adventure
Magic Town
Till the Clouds Roll By
Twice Blessed
Singin' in the Rain
Delightfully Dangerous
I'll Get By
Every Girl Should Be Married
The Woman in Red
Double or Nothing
Topper Takes a Trip
Blondie Knows Best
Girls in Chains
The Damned Don't Cry
Désirée
Married Bachelor
Pin Up Girl
Meet the Missus
I Married a Woman
The Mad Miss Manton
She's Working Her Way Through College
Bloodhounds of Broadway
My Man Godfrey
Untamed
Speed
Five Finger Exercise
Dangerous Crossing
The Single Standard
The Buccaneer
Last of the Buccaneers
Operation Pacific
Sin's Pay Day
Frisco Lil
I Love You Again
Ivy
The Looters
Three Hearts for Julia
Sunny Side of the Street
Phffft
Hooray for Love
Ziegfeld Girl
The Life of the Party
Together Again
Nancy Goes to Rio
Stolen Holiday
The Constant Nymph
Whiplash
The Affairs of Cellini
I've Got Your Number
Danny Kaye Christmas Show
Dreamboat
Her Sister's Secret
Midnight
Finn and Hattie
Blood and Sand
Torch Song
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Accused
Louisa
Sleep, My Love
Week-End at the Waldorf
The Cheat
Double Indemnity
I Walk Alone
Teenage Millionaire
Parrish
Hazard
Sweet Smell of Success
Twin Triplets
Special Investigator
Ever Since Eve
Young Dr. Kildare
Change of Heart
The Curtain Falls
Shanghai
Give Me Your Heart
Wanted: Jane Turner
Sorority House
40 Pounds of Trouble
I'll Take Romance
Guys and Dolls
It's Love I'm After
The Defense Rests
Fugitives for a Night
Old Man Rhythm
Lullaby of Broadway
The View from Pompey's Head
Going Wild
The Maze
Laura
The Roaring Twenties
The Band Wagon
G.I. Blues
Phantom Lady
Two Sinners
A Star Is Born
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Broadway Melody of 1940
Thicker Than Water
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
On the Avenue
Shakedown
You Said a Mouthful
All About Eve
One in a Million
Mr. Ace
Beloved Infidel
Wake Me When It's Over
Wife, Husband and Friend
Love Affair
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
They Made Her a Spy
Rose of Washington Square
Fifth Avenue Girl
Paid to Dance
Man About Town
The Spellbinder
That's My Man
City Park
Day-time Wife
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
First Love
Nightfall
Dirigible
Eternally Yours
Ninotchka
Gilda
Home Town Story
Runaway Daughters
Parole, Inc.
Now, Voyager
Phone Call from a Stranger
South of the Border
The Tarnished Angels
Merry Wives of Reno
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
I Found Stella Parish
Best Foot Forward
It Happened One Night
Mr. Noisy
Society Mugs
Star of Midnight
Thunder Birds
The Manchurian Candidate
You Can't Buy Luck
After Office Hours
The Lady Objects
The Heckler
Holiday
Kid Millions
Girl in Danger
Three for Bedroom C
An American in Paris
Home from the Hill
Whispering Smith Speaks
Should a Girl Marry?
Ride The High Iron
Written on the Wind
The Fly
The Magnificent Dope
Hell's Island
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Daybreak
The Flame
No Marriage Ties
Women of Glamour
My Dear Secretary
I Am the Law
Smashing the Spy Ring
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Smart Blonde
Music for Millions
It's in the Bag!
Laugh Your Blues Away
Dixie Dugan
I Want a Divorce
Ten Cents a Dance
Arch of Triumph
The Bride Goes Wild
Nora Prentiss
Lady Be Good
Postal Inspector
Mildred Pierce
Lady in a Jam
Mary Ryan, Detective
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Grand Hotel
Dinner at Eight
Gone with the Wind
Man Wanted
It Happened in Flatbush
Thunder in the Night
The Awful Truth
Irene
City Streets
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Adventure in Manhattan
For Love or Money
Illegal
Coney Island
Notorious
Wild Boys of the Road
Johnny Apollo
The Woman in the Window
The Crime Doctor's Warning
The Lady or the Tiger?
On the Riviera
The Night Before the Divorce
Battle Cry
Pound Foolish
Angel Face
Notorious But Nice
Cross-Country Romance
Immortal Sergeant
Dead Reckoning
The St. Louis Kid
Hollywood Party
The Carpetbaggers
Beyond the Forest
Here Comes the Groom
Road Show
No Man of Her Own
Brooklyn Orchid
Hi Diddle Diddle
Wife vs. Secretary
The Big Timer
Tahiti Honey
Where the Boys Are
Sudden Fear
The Big Street
One Mile from Heaven
Tin Pan Alley
No Time for Comedy
Dance, Girl, Dance
Hotel for Women
It Had to Be You
Iron Man
They Drive by Night
It All Came True
The Prowler
Angels Over Broadway
Red, Hot and Blue
No, No, Nanette
Blood Money
The Boys from Syracuse
Girl in 313
City of Chance
Nothing Sacred
Chinatown Nights
Her Majesty, Love
Old Ironsides
Take a Letter, Darling
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Dark Mirror
The Fabulous Dorseys
The Farmer's Daughter
The Long Wait
Topper
What a Woman
Love Me Forever
When You're in Love
Above and Beyond
Ever in My Heart
Broadway Rhythm
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Footlight Varieties
Ladies' Man
Sing, Baby, Sing
Strange Affair
The Great Caruso
The Jazz Singer
Dixie
You're My Everything
The Perils of Pauline
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Affairs of Susan
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Pilgrimage
Blue Denim
Around the World in Eighty Days
Hold That Blonde!
Divorce Among Friends
Strangers May Kiss
Crime Doctor
Ginger
Attorney for the Defense
Peggy
The Costume Designer
One More Tomorrow
Three for the Show
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Three Sailors and a Girl
The Honeymoon Machine
Undercover Maisie
Idaho
Honky Tonk
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Son of the Gods
The Mummy's Ghost
The Girl Rush
Bachelor Apartment
Flesh and Fantasy
If I Had a Million
Meet Me After the Show
My Reputation
Payment on Demand
My Blue Heaven
Heaven Can Wait
Sky Liner
The Great Waltz
The Golden Arrow
Shopworn
Springtime in the Rockies
Zombies on Broadway
Walk Softly, Stranger
A Life of Her Own
Hot Rod
These Wilder Years
My Friend Irma
China Passage
Love Before Breakfast
Wonder Man
Anything Goes
The Second Woman
You Can't Take It with You
That Certain Age
Palm Springs Weekend
Alias Mary Dow
A Free Soul
The Greatest Show on Earth
Golden Hoofs
Designing Woman
Calamity Jane
A Day at the Races
Linda
Anthony Adverse
There's One Born Every Minute
Father of the Bride
The Lady Eve
Over My Dead Body
Pacific Blackout
Life Begins with Love
Don't Bother to Knock
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
The Big Sleep
Return to Peyton Place
A Place in the Sun
Who's Minding the Store?
Dangerous Blondes
Giant
Never Wave at a WAC
The Caine Mutiny
Meet John Doe
My Man Godfrey
New Morals for Old
Cruisin' Down the River
Shipmates Forever
I Wake Up Screaming
The Blue Dahlia
Deadline - U.S.A.
The Screen Director
Imitation of Life
The Human Jungle
Cigarette Girl
The Whole Town's Talking
Hollywood
Living It Up
If I Had My Way
The Buster Keaton Story
Day of Reckoning
The Greater Glory
Time Out for Trouble
One in a Million
The Mind Needer
The Big Game
Lightnin'
Chicago Syndicate
Zotz!
Alias Nick Beal
John Loves Mary
Champagne for Caesar
Tom, Dick and Harry
Let's Live a Little
The Public Pays
Crazy House
Rendezvous with Annie
Undercurrent
No Place for a Lady
Old Acquaintance
Mister Big
Fun on a Weekend
I Believed in You
Go Into Your Dance
The Opposite Sex
For Beauty's Sake
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
The Razor's Edge
Blonde Venus
A Feather in Her Hat
Blondes by Choice
The Glass Key
She Couldn't Take It
Something to Live For
So You Want to Be in Pictures
The Clown
Private Worlds
Private Buckaroo
Experiment Alcatraz
Hellzapoppin'
The Calling of Dan Matthews
If You Could Only Cook
Hollywood Canteen
Young Man with Ideas
The Major and the Minor
Strike Me Pink
Puddin' Head
Hit the Hay
In Society
The Narrow Margin
Over 21
The Noose Hangs High
Mr. Music
Two Sisters from Boston
I Married a Witch
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Small Town Girl
Serenade
The Lone Wolf in Paris
One Hour with You
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Once to Every Woman
A Blueprint for Murder
Ship Ahoy
The French Line
Too Much, Too Soon
Casanova's Big Night
Rich, Young and Pretty
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
The Shining Hour
Interrupted Melody
Musical Movieland
Monkey Business
Possessed
The Palm Beach Story
Romance on the High Seas
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Their Own Desire
A Night at the Opera
Men in Fright
Blondie Goes Latin
The Male Animal
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Blondie's Lucky Day
The Jolson Story
The Fabulous Joe
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Goin' to Town
Silver Queen
Good Neighbor Sam
People Will Talk
Meet the Stewarts
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Song Without End
The First Traveling Saleslady
The Kid from Brooklyn
Okay Toots!
Ain't Misbehavin'
It's a Great Feeling
For Those Who Think Young
Sprucin' Up
The Thin Man
Stand Up and Cheer!
My Lips Betray
The Silent Partner
Sadie McKee
Forgotten Faces
The Locket
Redheads on Parade
Lover Come Back
She Married Her Boss
I'll Fix It
His Kind of Woman
Let's Live Tonight
Finishing School
Make Way for Tomorrow
Murder Without Tears
Yours for the Asking
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
The Age of Desire