Biography
Doris Evelyn Nelson was an American silent film actress and dancer. When she was a child her family moved to Los Angeles, California where she started dancing in the Bull's Eye Follies. Her brief film career began with a 1920 comedy short called "Springtime" where she played against Oliver Hardy. She appears in 20 film productions. A passionate affair with married actor Wallace Reid tragically ended in January 1923 when he died of a drug overdose. On June 16, 1923 Evelyn Nelson committed suicide by turning on the gas in her apartment.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Desert Rider
Character: Carolyn Grey
MOVIE • 1923
The Forbidden Trail
Character: Isobel Lorraine
MOVIE • 1923
Peaceful Peters
Character: Mary Langdon
MOVIE • 1922
The Crow's Nest
Character: Patricia Benton
MOVIE • 1922
The Desert Bridegroom
Character:
MOVIE • 1922
The Desert's Crucible
Character:
MOVIE • 1922
Two-Fisted Jefferson
Character: Mollie Miller
MOVIE • 1922
The Double O
Character: Frances Powell
MOVIE • 1921
The Recoil
Character:
MOVIE • 1921
A Motion to Adjourn
Character: Louise Warner
MOVIE • 1921
Hills of Hate
Character: Ann La Vere
MOVIE • 1921
The Broken Spur
Character: 'Angel' Lambert
MOVIE • 1921
Dead or Alive
Character: Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
MOVIE • 1921
Cyclone Bliss
Character: Helen Turner
MOVIE • 1921
His Jonah Day
Character: The Girl
MOVIE • 1920
The Backyard
Character: Urchin Girl
MOVIE • 1920
A Pajama Marriage
Character:
MOVIE • 1920
The Trouble Hunter
Character: The Salvation Army lassie
MOVIE • 1920
The Decorator
Character:
MOVIE • 1920
Springtime
Character: The Commissioner's Daughter
MOVIE • 1920