Bessie Barriscale

Acting

Bessie Barriscale

Born
Died
(aged 80)
Birthplace
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Credits
40 titles

Biography

From Wikipedia

Bessie Barriscale (September 30, 1884 – June 30, 1965) was an American silent film and stage actress, and a major star for producer Thomas Ince in the late 1910s.

She was born Elizabeth Barry Scale, in Hoboken, New Jersey to Irish immigrants from County Cork. Her cousins were actresses Edith and Mabel Taliaferro. In the first decade of the 20th century Barriscale worked in the legitimate theatre on Broadway and on the road as movies were not popular for stage actors yet. She began her film career in 1913, and worked intensively for New York Motion Picture Company and Triangle Film Corporation (among other studios) until she announced her retirement in the early 1930s.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 40

YearTitleRole
1934 Beloved Film Mrs. Walkins
1933 Above the Clouds Film Mother
1933 Secrets Film Susan Carlton
1928 Show Folks Film Kitty Mayo
1921 The Breaking Point Film Ruth Marshall
1920 The Broken Gate Film Aurora Lane
1920 Life's Twist Film Muriel Chester / Tina Pierce
1920 The Notorious Mrs. Sands Film Mary Ware
1920 A Woman Who Understood Film Madge Graham
1920 The Luck of Geraldine Laird Film Geraldine Laird
1919 Beckoning Roads Film Marquita Shay
1919 Kitty Kelly, M.D. Film Dr. Kitty Kelly
1919 Her Purchase Price Film Sheka
1919 The Woman Michael Married Film Mira Sacky
1919 Josselyn's Wife Film Ellen Latimer Josselyn
1919 Hearts Asleep Film Nancy
1919 A Trick of Fate Film Anna Gerard / Mary Lee
1919 All of a Sudden Norma Film Norma Brisbane
1918 Two-Gun Betty Film Betty Craig
1918 The Heart of Rachael Film Rachael
1918 The White Lie Film Dorothy Kingsley
1918 Maid o' the Storm Film Ariel
1918 Patriotism Film Robin Cameron
1918 Rose o' Paradise Film Virginia Singleton
1918 Madam Who Film Jeanne Beaufort
1917 Wooden Shoes Film Pampy
1917 Borrowed Plumage Film Nora
1917 The Hater of Men Film Janice Salsbury
1916 A Corner in Colleens Film Shamrock
1916 Plain Jane Film Jane, 'The Orphint'
1916 Home Film Bessie Wheaton
1916 Bullets and Brown Eyes Film Countess Olga
1916 Honor's Altar Film Winnie Mallory
1916 The Green Swamp Film Margery Allison
1915 The Reward Film Jane Wallace
1915 The Cup of Life Film Helen Fiske
1915 The Devil Film Isabella Zanden
1914 The Rose of the Rancho Film Juanita Castro
1914 Ready Money Film Grace Tyler
1914 The Making of Bobby Burnit Film Agnes Elliston

Crew credits 3

YearTitleJob
1920 The Notorious Mrs. Sands Film Producer
1919 Her Purchase Price Film Producer
1919 Hearts Asleep Film Producer
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