Evelyn Nesbit

Evelyn Nesbit

Known for

Acting

Born

December 24, 1884

Birthplace

Natrona, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

January 17, 1967 (aged 82)

Biography

Evelyn Nesbit (born Florence Evelyn Nesbit; December 25, 1884 or 1885 - January 17, 1967) was an American artists' model, chorus girl, and actress. In the early part of the 20th century, Nesbit's figure and face appeared frequently in mass circulation newspapers and magazine advertisements, on souvenir items, and in calendars, making her a celebrity.

Best known work

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
My Little Sister
My Little Sister
1919
Her Mistake
Her Mistake
1918
The Hidden Woman
The Hidden Woman
1922
Redemption
Redemption
1917
A Fallen Idol
A Fallen Idol
1919
I Want to Forget
I Want to Forget
1918
Threads of Destiny
Threads of Destiny
1914
A Lucky Leap
A Lucky Leap
1916
The Woman Who Gave
The Woman Who Gave
1918

Filmography

  1. 1955

    The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

    Story, Technical Advisor

  2. 1939

    Yesterday’s Newsreel

    as Self

  3. 1932

    Broadway Gossip No.2

  4. 1930

    Evelyn Nesbit: Live at Bilgray's Garden

    as Performer

  5. 1922

    The Hidden Woman

    as Ann Wesley

  6. 1919

    Thou Shalt Not

    as ruth

  7. 1919

    Woman, Woman!

    as Alice Lindsay

  8. 1919

    My Little Sister

    as The Elder Sister

  9. 1919

    A Fallen Idol

    as Princess Laone

  10. 1918

    I Want to Forget

    as Varda Deering

  11. 1918

    The Woman Who Gave

    as Colette

  12. 1918

    Her Mistake

    as Rose Hale

  13. 1917

    Redemption

    as Alice Loring (as Evelyn Nesbit-Thaw)

  14. 1916

    A Lucky Leap

    as Bess' Mother

  15. 1914

    Threads of Destiny

    as Miriam Gruenstein

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