
Bess Flowers
Datum narození: 1898-11-23- 1984-07-28
Místo narození: Sherman, Texas, USA
Životopis: 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.

A Night at the Opera, 1935
Komedie

My Man Godfrey, 1936
Komedie
Romantika

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, 1936
Komedie
Drama
Romantika

The Awful Truth, 1937
Komedie
Romantika

You Can't Take It with You, 1938
Komedie
Romantika

Holiday, 1938
Komedie
Romantika
Drama

The Roaring Twenties, 1939
Detektivní
Drama
Thriller

Ninotchka, 1939
Komedie
Romantika

Meet John Doe, 1941
Komedie
Drama

The Lady Eve, 1941
Komedie
Romantika

Heaven Can Wait, 1943
Komedie
Romantika
Fantasy
Drama

Double Indemnity, 1944
Detektivní
Thriller

Laura, 1944
Drama
Mysteriózní

The Woman in the Window, 1944
Thriller
Detektivní
Drama

Mildred Pierce, 1945
Detektivní
Drama

Notorious, 1946
Thriller
Romantika
Mysteriózní

The Big Sleep, 1946
Mysteriózní
Detektivní
Romantika
Thriller
Drama

Gilda, 1946
Romantika
Drama
Thriller

All About Eve, 1950
Drama

The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951
Sci-Fi
Thriller

An American in Paris, 1951
Romantika
Komedie

A Place in the Sun, 1951
Drama
Romantika
Detektivní

Singin' in the Rain, 1952
Komedie
Romantika

The Greatest Show on Earth, 1952
Drama
Romantika

The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
Drama
Romantika

The Robe, 1953
Drama
Historický

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953
Komedie
Romantika

Rear Window, 1954
Thriller
Mysteriózní

Dial M for Murder, 1954
Thriller
Detektivní

White Christmas, 1954
Komedie
Romantika

A Star Is Born, 1954
Drama
Romantika

The Caine Mutiny, 1954
Drama
Válečný

To Catch a Thief, 1955
Mysteriózní
Romantika
Thriller

Guys and Dolls, 1955
Komedie
Detektivní
Romantika

Around the World in Eighty Days, 1956
Dobrodružství
Komedie
Fantasy
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Giant, 1956
Drama
Western

Written on the Wind, 1956
Drama
Romantika

Witness for the Prosecution, 1957
Drama
Mysteriózní
Detektivní

Funny Face, 1957
Komedie
Romantika

Sweet Smell of Success, 1957
Drama

Vertigo, 1958
Mysteriózní
Romantika
Thriller

A Night to Remember, 1958
Drama
Akční
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The Fly, 1958
Drama
Horor
Sci-Fi

North by Northwest, 1959
Mysteriózní
Thriller
Dobrodružství

Imitation of Life, 1959
Drama
Romantika

Judgment at Nuremberg, 1961
Drama
Historický
Válečný

The Manchurian Candidate, 1962
Thriller
Drama