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Home/People/Bessie Barriscale
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Born
Sep 30, 1884Died: Jun 30, 1965
Lived 80 years
Place of Birth
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

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IMDb Profile

Bessie Barriscale

Acting

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.
Beloved poster

Beloved

as Mrs. Walkins
1934
Above the Clouds poster

Above the Clouds

as Mother
1933
Secrets poster

Secrets

as Susan Carlton
1933
Show Folks poster

Show Folks

as Kitty Mayo
1928
The Breaking Point poster

The Breaking Point

as Ruth Marshall
1921
The Broken Gate poster

The Broken Gate

as Aurora Lane
1920
Life's Twist poster

Life's Twist

as Muriel Chester / Tina Pierce
1920
The Notorious Mrs. Sands poster

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

as Mary Ware
1920
A Woman Who Understood poster

A Woman Who Understood

as Madge Graham
1920
The Luck of Geraldine Laird poster

The Luck of Geraldine Laird

as Geraldine Laird
1920
Beckoning Roads poster

Beckoning Roads

as Marquita Shay
1919
Kitty Kelly, M.D. poster

Kitty Kelly, M.D.

as Dr. Kitty Kelly
1919
Her Purchase Price poster

Her Purchase Price

as Sheka
1919
The Woman Michael Married poster

The Woman Michael Married

as Mira Sacky
1919
Josselyn's Wife poster

Josselyn's Wife

as Ellen Latimer Josselyn
1919
Hearts Asleep poster

Hearts Asleep

as Nancy
1919
A Trick of Fate poster

A Trick of Fate

as Anna Gerard / Mary Lee
1919
All of a Sudden Norma poster

All of a Sudden Norma

as Norma Brisbane
1919
Two-Gun Betty poster

Two-Gun Betty

as Betty Craig
1918
The Heart of Rachael poster

The Heart of Rachael

as Rachael
1918