Acting · Chloride, Arizona, USA · Born November 13, 1899
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.
MovieDesert Rider
1923
as Carolyn Grey
MovieThe Forbidden Trail
1923
as Isobel Lorraine
MoviePeaceful Peters
1922
as Mary Langdon
MovieThe Crow's Nest
1922
as Patricia Benton
MovieThe Desert Bridegroom
1922
as Matilda Ann Carter
MovieThe Desert's Crucible
1922
MovieTwo-Fisted Jefferson
1922
as Mollie Miller
MovieThe Double O
1921
as Frances Powell
MovieThe Recoil
1921
as Frances Powell
MovieA Motion to Adjourn
1921
as Louise Warner
MovieHills of Hate
1921
as Ann La Vere
MovieThe Broken Spur
1921
as 'Angel' Lambert
MovieDead or Alive
1921
as Beulah Stone, Tom's Sister
MovieCyclone Bliss
1921
as Helen Turner
MovieHis Jonah Day
1920
as The Girl
MovieThe Backyard
1920
as Urchin Girl
A Pajama Marriage
1920
MovieThe Trouble Hunter
1920
as The Salvation Army lassie
MovieThe Decorator
1920
MovieSpringtime
1920
as The Commissioner's Daughter
MovieDon't Park Here
1919
as The Girl
