Eugenie Besserer was born in Watertown, New York on Christmas Day of 1868. She was largely a silent film actress who made her debut in 1910's silent version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910).
She was 42 at the time. For the most part Eugenie was a character actress, much in demand for filling in roles.
Because of her willingness to take just about any role, Eugenie was able to be a part of films such as Enemies of Children (1923), The Millionaire Policeman (1926), The Jazz Singer (1927) (the first "talkie"), and A Royal Romance (1930).
Her final film was 1933's To the Last Man (1933).
Eugenie died of natural causes on May 28, 1934 in Los Angeles, California. IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson
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