Cast & creator
Eugenie Besserer
Best known for Scarface, Little Orphant Annie, The Jazz Singer
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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90
1910–1984 · acting roles
7.2
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (90)
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Scarface
Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
1932
Little Orphant Annie
Mrs. Goode
1918
The Jazz Singer
Sara Rabinowitz
1927
Who Shall Take My Life?
Mrs. Munroe
1917
Flesh and the Devil
Leo's Mother
1926
Thunderbolt
Mrs. Moran
1929
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
1943
Kiki
Landlady (uncredited)
1926
To the Last Man
Granny Spelvin
1933
Monte Cristo
Mercedes
1912
When a Man Loves
The Landlady (uncredited)
1927Greater Wealth
Mrs. John Sharon
1913
The Coast of Folly
Nanny
1925
Speedway
Mrs. MacDonald
1929
Kindred of the Dust
Mrs. McKaye
1922
The Light in the Clearing
Roving Kate
1921The Ingratitude of Liz Taylor
1915
The Brand of Lopez
Señora Castillo
1920
Drums of Love
Duchess de Alvia
1928
Good Women
Mrs. Emmeline Shelby
1921
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Aunt Em
1910
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Rosalie / Prison Matron
1930
The City of Purple Dreams
1918
A Lady of Chance
Mrs. Crandall
1928
A Fool and His Money
Mother
1925
Wandering Girls
Mrs. Marston
1927
Confessions of a Queen
Elanora
1925
Mother, I Need You
1918
The Hands of Nara
Mrs. Claveloux
1922
The Garden of Allah
Lady Rens
1916
The Night of Love
Gypsy
1927
6 Hours to Live
The Marquisa
1932
A Royal Romance
Mother
1930
In Gay Madrid
Doña Generosa
1930
The Eyes of Julia Deep
Mrs. Lowe
1918June Madness
Mrs. Whitmore
1922
The Gift Supreme
Martha Vinton
1920
Mister Antonio
Mrs. Jorny
1929
Thou Shalt Not Covet
My Wife
1916
For the Soul of Rafael
Dona Luisa
1920
When the Night Call Came
Nell Delaney
1914
The Price She Paid
Mrs. Elton Gower
1924
The Fire Brigade
Mrs.O'Neil
1926
45 Minutes from Broadway
Mrs. David Dean
1920
Madame X
Rose, Floriot's Servant
1929
What Happened To Rosa
Madame O'Donnelly
1920
The Circular Staircase
Aunt Ray
1915
Almonds and Raisins
1984
The Sin of Martha Queed
Alicia Queed
1921
The Still Alarm
1918
The Circle
Lady Catherine 'Kitty' Cheney
1925The Blacksmith's Love
Mary Brewer Saunders
1911
The Curse of Eve
The Mother
1917
The Road Through the Dark
Aunt Julie
1918
The Breaking Point
Mrs. Janeway
1921
A Hoosier Romance
The Squire's Wife
1918
Beware of Strangers
Mary DeLacy
1917
Lilac Time
Madame Berthelot
1928
The Rosary
Widow Kathleen Wilson
1922
Captain Salvation
Mrs. Buxom
1927
The Strangers' Banquet
Mrs. McPherson
1922
A Just Punishment
Mrs. Preston - Bob's Wife
1914The Carpet from Bagdad
Mrs. Chedsoye
1915
Turning the Tables
Mrs. Feverill
1919
Enemies of Children
Mrs. Slavin
1923
The Greatest Question
Mrs. Hilton
1919
The Yellow Lily
Archduchess
1928
The Poetic Justice of Omar Khan
Neva Hyde
1915
Illusion
Mrs. Jacob Schmittlap
1929
The Sea Flower
Kealani
1918
The Scoffer
Boorman's Wife
1920
Slightly Used
Aunt Lydia
1927
Anna Christie
Marthy
1923
The Rendezvous
Nini
1923
Seven Faces
Madame Vallon
1929
The Fighting Shepherdess
Jezebel
1920
Molly O'
Antonia Bacigalupi
1921
The Skyrocket
Wardrobe Mistress
1926
Scarlet Days
Mrs. Nell Winters aka Rosie Nell
1919
Her Reputation
Madame Cervanez
1923
Seeds of Vengeance
Judith Cree
1920The Still Alarm
Elinor Fordham
1911
The Way of a Woman's Heart
Rose March aka Rosalind Ayre
1915
The Lonely Road
Martha True
Bright Lights
Patsy's Mother
1925
Friendly Enemies
1925Wandering Footsteps
Elizabeth Stuyvesant Whitney
1926
Twisted Trails
Martha, Housekeeper
1916Fickle Women
Mrs. Price
1920
Indian Summer
Virginia
1913