
Bess Flowers
生日: 1898-11-23- 1984-07-28
出生地: Sherman, Texas, USA
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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
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My Man Godfrey, 1936
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, 1936
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戏剧
浪漫

The Awful Truth, 1937
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浪漫

You Can't Take It with You, 1938
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Holiday, 1938
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浪漫
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The Roaring Twenties, 1939
侦探
戏剧
惊悚

Ninotchka, 1939
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浪漫

Meet John Doe, 1941
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The Lady Eve, 1941
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Heaven Can Wait, 1943
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浪漫
奇幻
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Double Indemnity, 1944
侦探
惊悚

Laura, 1944
戏剧
神秘

The Woman in the Window, 1944
惊悚
侦探
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Mildred Pierce, 1945
侦探
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Notorious, 1946
惊悚
浪漫
神秘

The Big Sleep, 1946
神秘
侦探
浪漫
惊悚
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Gilda, 1946
浪漫
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All About Eve, 1950
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The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951
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An American in Paris, 1951
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A Place in the Sun, 1951
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Singin' in the Rain, 1952
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The Greatest Show on Earth, 1952
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The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
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The Robe, 1953
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953
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Rear Window, 1954
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Dial M for Murder, 1954
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White Christmas, 1954
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A Star Is Born, 1954
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The Caine Mutiny, 1954
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To Catch a Thief, 1955
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浪漫
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Guys and Dolls, 1955
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Around the World in Eighty Days, 1956
冒险
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奇幻
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Giant, 1956
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西部

Written on the Wind, 1956
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Witness for the Prosecution, 1957
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神秘
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Funny Face, 1957
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Sweet Smell of Success, 1957
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Vertigo, 1958
神秘
浪漫
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A Night to Remember, 1958
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动作
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The Fly, 1958
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恐怖
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North by Northwest, 1959
神秘
惊悚
冒险

Imitation of Life, 1959
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Judgment at Nuremberg, 1961
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The Manchurian Candidate, 1962
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