Evelyn Nelson

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.

Dorris Evelyn Nelson (Chloride, Arizona, 13 de novembre de 1899 - Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 16 de juny de 1923) va ser una ballarina i actriu de cinema mut nord-americana, la carrera de la qual va incloure 12 pel·lícules en 3 anys. Era germana de l'actriu Pauline "Dee Dee" Nelson. Es va suïcidar.