Person

Eugenie Besserer

Acting · 1868–1934 · Watertown, New York, USA

Eugenie Besserer was an American actress who appeared in supporting roles, typically portraying a mother or grandmother, in films of the Silent and early talkies eras.

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  Scarface

  Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)

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  Monte Cristo

  Mercedes

• Greater Wealth

  Mrs. John Sharon

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  Speedway

  Mrs. MacDonald

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  Wandering Girls

  Mrs. Marston

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  The Jazz Singer

  Sara Rabinowitz

• June Madness

  Mrs. Whitmore

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  Kiki

  Landlady (uncredited)

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  Good Women

  Mrs. Emmeline Shelby

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  Thunderbolt

  Mrs. Moran

• 1984Almonds and Raisins
• 1943The Voice That Thrilled the WorldSelf (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
• 1933To the Last ManGranny Spelvin
• 19326 Hours to LiveThe Marquisa
• 1932ScarfaceCitizens Committee Member (uncredited)
• 1930Du Barry, Woman of PassionRosalie / Prison Matron
• 1930In Gay MadridDoña Generosa
• 1930A Royal RomanceMother
• 1929Seven FacesMadame Vallon
• 1929Mister AntonioMrs. Jorny
• 1929SpeedwayMrs. MacDonald
• 1929IllusionMrs. Jacob Schmittlap
• 1929Madame XRose, Floriot's Servant
• 1929ThunderboltMrs. Moran
• 1928A Lady of ChanceMrs. Crandall
• 1928Lilac TimeMadame Berthelot
• 1928The Yellow LilyArchduchess
• 1928Drums of LoveDuchess de Alvia
• 1927The Jazz SingerSara Rabinowitz
• 1927Slightly UsedAunt Lydia
• 1927When a Man LovesThe Landlady (uncredited)
• 1927Captain SalvationMrs. Buxom
• 1927The Night of LoveGypsy
• 1927Wandering GirlsMrs. Marston
• 1926Flesh and the DevilLeo's Mother
• 1926The Fire BrigadeMrs.O'Neil
• 1926Wandering FootstepsElizabeth Stuyvesant Whitney
• 1926KikiLandlady (uncredited)
• 1926The SkyrocketWardrobe Mistress
• 1925Bright LightsPatsy's Mother
• 1925The CircleLady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney
• 1925The Coast of FollyNanny
• 1925Friendly Enemies
• 1925Confessions of a QueenElanora
• 1925A Fool and His MoneyMother
• 1924The Price She PaidMrs. Elton Gower
• 1923Enemies of ChildrenMrs. Slavin
• 1923Anna ChristieMarthy
• 1923The RendezvousNini
• 1923Her ReputationMadame Cervanez
• 1922The Strangers' BanquetMrs. McPherson
• 1922June MadnessMrs. Whitmore
• 1922The Hands of NaraMrs. Claveloux
• 1922Kindred of the DustMrs. McKaye
• 1922The RosaryWidow Kathleen Wilson
• 1921The Light in the ClearingRoving Kate
• 1921Molly O'Antonia Bacigalupi
• 1921The Sin of Martha QueedAlicia Queed
• 1921Good WomenMrs. Emmeline Shelby
• 1921The Breaking PointMrs. Janeway
• 1920What Happened To RosaMadame O'Donnelly
• 1920The ScofferBoorman's Wife
• 192045 Minutes from BroadwayMrs. David Dean
• 1920Seeds of VengeanceJudith Cree
• 1920Fickle WomenMrs. Price
• 1920For the Soul of RafaelDona Luisa
• 1920The Brand of LopezSeñora Castillo
• 1920The Gift SupremeMartha Vinton
• 1920The Fighting ShepherdessJezebel
• 1919The Greatest QuestionMrs. Hilton
• 1919Scarlet DaysMrs. Nell Winters aka Rosie Nell
• 1919Turning the TablesMrs. Feverill
• 1918Little Orphant AnnieMrs. Goode
• 1918The Sea FlowerKealani
• 1918The Road Through the DarkAunt Julie
• 1918Mother, I Need You
• 1918A Hoosier RomanceThe Squire's Wife
• 1918The Eyes of Julia DeepMrs. Lowe
• 1918The Still Alarm
• 1918The City of Purple Dreams
• 1917Who Shall Take My Life?Mrs. Munroe
• 1917The Curse of EveThe Mother
• 1917Beware of StrangersMary DeLacy
• 1916The Garden of AllahLady Rens
• 1916Twisted TrailsMartha, Housekeeper
• 1916Thou Shalt Not CovetMy Wife
• 1915The Circular StaircaseAunt Ray
• 1915The Way of a Woman's HeartRose March aka Rosalind Ayre
• 1915The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor
• 1915The Carpet from BagdadMrs. Chedsoye
• 1915The Poetic Justice of Omar KhanNeva Hyde
• 1914A Just PunishmentMrs. Preston - Bob's Wife
• 1914When the Night Call CameNell Delaney
• 1913Indian SummerVirginia
• 1913Greater WealthMrs. John Sharon
• 1912Monte CristoMercedes
• 1911The Blacksmith's LoveMary Brewer Saunders
• 1911The Still AlarmElinor Fordham
• 1910The Wonderful Wizard of OzAunt Em
• —The Lonely RoadMartha True