Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress. By some counts considered the most prolific actress in the history of Hollywood, she was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in over 700 movies in her 41 year career.
Born in Sherman, Texas, Flowers's film debut came when she appeared in Hollywood (1923). She made three films that year, and then began wo… Read more
Known for Rear Window 1954 Vertigo 1958 North by Northwest 1959 Gone with the Wind 1939 ★ 6.3 Bedtime Story 1964
(uncredited) ★ 5.9 The Carpetbaggers 1964
Wedding Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Good Neighbor Sam 1964
Mrs. Burke (uncredited) ★ 6.7 The Prize 1963
Lady In Audience (uncredited) ★ 7.1 The Thrill of It All 1963
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Move Over, Darling 1963
Seymour's Wife (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Who's Minding the Store? 1963
Shopper at Gourmet Department (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Sweet Bird of Youth 1962
Spectator at Rally (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Two Weeks in Another Town 1962
Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited) ★ 6.8 The Notorious Landlady 1962
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) ★ 5.7 40 Pounds of Trouble 1962
Casino Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.5 The Manchurian Candidate 1962
Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited) ★ 5.6 Zotz! 1962
Party Guest (uncredited) Series ★ 7.9 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962
Mrs. Pradanos ★ 7.3 Pocketful of Miracles 1961
Pedestrian Entering Club (uncredited) ★ 8 Judgment at Nuremberg 1961
Concert Attendee (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Babes in Toyland 1961
Villager (uncredited) ★ 6.5 The Absent-Minded Professor 1961
Wedding Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Blue Hawaii 1961
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 6 All in a Night's Work 1961
Customer (uncredited) ★ 6.5 The Honeymoon Machine 1961
Bar Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Return to Peyton Place 1961
Woman at Town Meeting (uncredited) Series ★ 6.8 Mister Ed 1961
★ 6.6 Seven Thieves 1960
Lady at Casino Party (uncredited) ★ 5.3 The Facts of Life 1960
Lady at Airport (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960
Lady in Elevator (uncredited) ★ 5.8 The Lost World 1960
Guest at Zoological Institute Forum (uncredited) ★ 6.5 G.I. Blues 1960
Cafe Europa patron (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Home from the Hill 1960
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Where the Boys Are 1960
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 8 North by Northwest 1959
Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Wild and the Innocent 1959
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6 Beloved Infidel 1959
Woman at Screening (uncredited) ★ 7.4 Imitation of Life 1959
Geraldine Moore (uncredited) ★ 8.1 Some Like It Hot 1959
Party Guest (uncredited) Series ★ 8 The Untouchables 1959
Party Guest at Randall Estate (uncredited) ★ 8.1 Vertigo 1958
Diner at Ernie's (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Houseboat 1958
Wedding Guest ★ 6.8 Teacher's Pet 1958
Bongo Club Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.6 A Night to Remember 1958
Steerage Passenger (uncredited) ★ 5.2 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958
Town Meeting Spectator ★ 6.5 The Buccaneer 1958
Party Guest ★ 7 The Fly 1958
Audience Member (uncredited) ★ 6 I Married a Monster from Outer Space 1958
Wedding Guest (uncredited) ★ 7 Funny Face 1957
Fashion Show Spectator ★ 8.2 Witness for the Prosecution 1957
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6.5 My Man Godfrey 1957
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.6 Sweet Smell of Success 1957
Patron at 21 (uncredited) ★ 6.8 The Tarnished Angels 1957
Newspaper Office Clerk (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Designing Woman 1957
Fashion Show Guest (uncredited) Series ★ 6.9 Leave It to Beaver 1957
Train Station Commuter #3 ★ 4.1 The She-Creature 1956
Party Guest ★ 6.9 Nightfall 1956
Woman at Fashion Show (uncredited) ★ 7 Written on the Wind 1956
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Eddy Duchin Story 1956
Party Guest at Central Park Casino (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Around the World in 80 Days 1956
Extra (uncredited) ★ 6 Anything Goes 1956
Ship Passenger (uncredited) ★ 7.6 Giant 1956
Guest at Jeff Rink's Banquet (uncredited) ★ 5.4 The Opposite Sex 1956
Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 5.6 Serenade 1956
Opera Attendee (uncredited) ★ 7.3 To Catch a Thief 1955
Masquerade Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Strategic Air Command 1955
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Guys and Dolls 1955
Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops 1955
Dancer in Restaurant scene (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Illegal 1955
Diner at Bar of Justice Restaurant (uncredited) ★ 5.8 Battle Cry 1955
Woman Seated at Table for Three (uncredited) ★ 6.2 I'll Cry Tomorrow 1955
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 6 Chicago Syndicate 1955
Gambler (uncredited) ★ 7 The Seven Year Itch 1955
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Series ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955
Club Patron (uncredited) ★ 8 Dial M for Murder 1954
Woman Exiting Ship (uncredited) ★ 8.3 Rear Window 1954
Songwriter's Party Guest with Poodle (uncredited) ★ 7.2 White Christmas 1954
Club Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Désirée 1954
Attendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball ★ 6.2 Phffft 1954
Nightclub Patron / Woman at Airport (uncredited) ★ 7.1 A Star Is Born 1954
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited) ★ 5.9 The Long Wait 1954
Woman in Gambling House (uncredited) ★ 7.2 The Caine Mutiny 1954
Nightclub patron (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Living It Up 1954
Patron at Wonderland Ballroom (uncredited) ★ 7 The Country Girl 1954
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Executive Suite 1954
Woman at Bar (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Scared Stiff 1953
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.8 The Robe 1953
Spectator at Caligula's court (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Caddy 1953
Guest at country club (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Call Me Madam 1953
Lady Seated Behind Duchess (uncredited) ★ 6.4 The Bigamist 1953
Bus passenger ★ 6 The Story of Three Loves 1953
Woman in hotel bar ★ 6.4 Dangerous Crossing 1953
Ship's Passenger (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Torch Song 1953
Woman at Rehearsal (uncredited) ★ 5.6 The Maze 1953
★ 7.2 The Band Wagon 1953
Train Passenger (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Angel Face 1953
Shirley - Barrett's Secretary (uncredited) ★ 7 Calamity Jane 1953
Officer's Wife in Reception Line (uncredited) ★ 6.2 A Blueprint for Murder 1953
Maggie's Friend at Club (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Niagara 1953
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) ★ 8.1 Singin' in the Rain 1952
Audience Member (uncredited) ★ 7.3 The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Phone Call from a Stranger 1952
★ 7.2 Sudden Fear 1952
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.4 The Greatest Show on Earth 1952
Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Don't Bother to Knock 1952
Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Deadline - U.S.A. 1952
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.3 The Narrow Margin 1952
Restaurant Diner (uncredited) Series ★ 7.2 The Abbott and Costello Show 1952
Restaurant Patron ★ 7.5 The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
Lady Outside Jewelry Store ★ 6.6 The Mating Season 1951
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Show Boat 1951
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Royal Wedding 1951
Backstage Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Operation Pacific 1951
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 7 An American in Paris 1951
Ballet Dancer (uncredited) ★ 6.1 On the Riviera 1951
Lady Watching TV at Nightclub Bar (uncredited) ★ 6.8 The Prowler 1951
Spectator at Coroner's Inquest (uncredited) ★ 5.9 The Great Caruso 1951
Front Row Audience Member at 'Lucia di Lammermoor' (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Payment on Demand 1951
Restaurant Birthday Party Attendee ★ 7.3 A Place in the Sun 1951
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) ★ 7.1 People Will Talk 1951
Concertgoer (uncredited) ★ 6.8 His Kind of Woman 1951
Lodge Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Edge of Doom 1950
Flower Shop Customer (uncredited) ★ 6 Born to Be Bad 1950
Mrs. Worthington ★ 7 The Damned Don't Cry 1950
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Shakedown 1950
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 8.1 All About Eve 1950
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.9 No Man of Her Own 1950
Country Club Patron (uncredited) ★ 5.1 Walk Softly, Stranger 1950
New Year's Celebrant (uncredited) ★ 5.3 A Life of Her Own 1950
Cocktail Lounge Patron (uncredited) ★ 5.6 The Second Woman 1950
Fiesta Guest ★ 7 Father of the Bride 1950
Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Champagne for Caesar 1950
Backstage Woman at Hollywood Bowl ★ 7.6 In a Lonely Place 1950
Restaurant Patron at Paul's ★ 6.6 The File on Thelma Jordon 1949
Dinner Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Neptune's Daughter 1949
Woman at Swim Suit Show (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Mighty Joe Young 1949
Nightclub patron (uncredited) ★ 6.1 The Accused 1949
Court Deputy (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Beyond the Forest 1949
Secretary ★ 6.8 My Friend Irma 1949
Gypsy Tea Room Diner (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Alias Nick Beal 1949
Woman at Press Conference ★ 6 It's a Great Feeling 1949
Studio Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.2 The Velvet Touch 1948
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.7 One Touch of Venus 1948
Department Store Shopper ★ 7.3 The Big Clock 1948
Woman in Conference Room (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Every Girl Should Be Married 1948
Pierre's Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Sleep, My Love 1948
Miss Miller ★ 6.1 My Dear Secretary 1948
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6 Arch of Triumph 1948
Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Noose Hangs High 1948
Fainting Psychiatrist's Patient (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Romance on the High Seas 1948
Ship Passenger (uncredited) ★ 6.4 A Double Life 1947
Theater Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Song of the Thin Man 1947
Jessica Thayar ★ 6.7 The Unsuspected 1947
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7 Humoresque 1947
Party Guest / Concert Attendee (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Magic Town 1947
Mayor's Secretary (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Ivy 1947
Set Rehearsal (uncredited) ★ 6.6 I Walk Alone 1947
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Nora Prentiss 1947
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.1 The Farmer's Daughter 1947
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.8 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947
Illustrator (uncredited) ★ 6.4 A Stolen Life 1946
Department Store Shopper (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Deception 1946
Wedding Guest Ringing Glass (uncredited) ★ 6.2 The Chase 1946
Woman sitting at bar at Florida Club ★ 5.8 Till the Clouds Roll By 1946
Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited) ★ 7.5 Gilda 1946
Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited) ★ 7.7 Notorious 1946
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Dead Reckoning 1946
Nightclub Guest (uncredited) ★ 7 The Dark Mirror 1946
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.3 My Reputation 1946
Guest at Van Ormans' New Year's Eve Party / Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.6 The Big Sleep 1946
Woman with Bumped Man ★ 6.7 The Blue Dahlia 1946
Coctail Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Undercurrent 1946
Julia Donnegan (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Razor's Edge 1946
Country Club Party Guest ★ 6.3 The Locket 1946
Wedding Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.6 The Harvey Girls 1946
Specialty Performer (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Conflict 1945
Guest at Rainbow Lodge (uncredited) ★ 6.5 The Woman in Green 1945
Bar Patron (seen in mirror) (uncredited) ★ 7.6 Mildred Pierce 1945
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 5.1 Zombies on Broadway 1945
Nightclub Patron ★ 6.6 Wonder Man 1945
Pelican Club Extra / Opera Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Mr. Skeffington 1944
Mrs. Thatcher ★ 7.1 Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
Woman at Train Station (uncredited) ★ 6.8 It Happened Tomorrow 1944
Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.5 The Lodger 1944
Woman in Audience ★ 6 The Lady and the Monster 1944
Customer at Arizona Palms Club ★ 8.1 Double Indemnity 1944
Norton's Secretary (uncredited) ★ 7.6 Laura 1944
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 7 Phantom Lady 1944
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) ★ 7.4 The Woman in the Window 1944
Bar Patron (uncredited) ★ 5.6 The Mummy's Ghost 1944
Townswoman (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Hollywood Canteen 1944
Hostess (uncredited) ★ 5.8 In Society 1944
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 5.9 The Mad Ghoul 1943
Woman in Audience (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Constant Nymph 1943
Party Guest ★ 7.1 Flesh and Fantasy 1943
Circus Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Heaven Can Wait 1943
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Old Acquaintance 1943
Club Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Watch on the Rhine 1943
Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942
Bridge Player (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Larceny, Inc. 1942
Pedestrian On Sidewalk (uncredited) ★ 7.4 Now, Voyager 1942
Concert Audience Member (uncredited) ★ 5.5 The Mad Doctor of Market Street 1942
Ship Passenger ★ 5.8 The Big Street 1942
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.7 The Glass Key 1942
Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.1 The Major and the Minor 1942
Ball Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.9 I Married a Witch 1942
Matron of Honor (uncredited) ★ 7 The Palm Beach Story 1942
Gerry's Maid of Honor/Nightclub Extra (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Penny Serenade 1941
Mother (uncredited) ★ 7.2 It Started with Eve 1941
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.6 That Uncertain Feeling 1941
Woman in Ladies' Room (uncredited) ★ 7.6 The Devil and Miss Jones 1941
Saleslady (uncredited) ★ 6.2 That Night in Rio 1941
Nightclub Extra (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Ziegfeld Girl 1941
Palm Beach Casino Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Blood and Sand 1941
Dinner Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.3 The Lady Eve 1941
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Meet John Doe 1941
Mattie (uncredited) ★ 6.9 I Wake Up Screaming 1941
Lady Handel's party guest (uncredited) ★ 6 Tom, Dick and Harry 1941
Banquet Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.2 Hellzapoppin' 1941
Audience Extra (uncredited) ★ 7.1 The Man Who Came to Dinner 1941
Fan at Train Station (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941
Minor Role (uncredited) ★ 5.6 You'll Find Out 1940
Lady In Taxi (uncredited) ★ 7 Boom Town 1940
Worker in McMasters' Office (uncredited) ★ 7.1 A Plumbing We Will Go 1940
Mrs. Hadley (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Arise, My Love 1940
Dance Extra at Maxim's (uncredited) ★ 7.2 I Love You Again 1940
Woman in Lingerie Department (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Broadway Melody of 1940 1940
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Johnny Apollo 1940
Peterson's Secretary (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Dance, Girl, Dance 1940
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.9 They Drive by Night 1940
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 5.8 It All Came True 1940
Lady in Audience (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Angels Over Broadway 1940
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.4 Midnight 1939
Flammarions' Party Guest / Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.5 The Roaring Twenties 1939
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 7 Love Affair 1939
Ship Passenger (uncredited) ★ 7 Fifth Avenue Girl 1939
Mr. Pape's Date (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Eternally Yours 1939
Nightclub Extra (uncredited) ★ 7.5 Ninotchka 1939
Gossip (uncredited) ★ 7.9 Gone with the Wind 1939
Hospital Nurse (uncredited) ★ 6.7 In Old Chicago 1938
Woman with Colby (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Topper Takes a Trip 1938
Lady in Casino (uncredited) ★ 6.4 The Mad Miss Manton 1938
Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Holiday 1938
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.5 You Can't Take It with You 1938
Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom (uncredited) ★ 6.7 The Shining Hour 1938
Nurse (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Kid Galahad 1937
Ringsider - First Fight (uncredited) ★ 7.1 It's Love I'm After 1937
Theatre Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.2 The Awful Truth 1937
Viola Heath (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Nothing Sacred 1937
Nightclub Extra (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Topper 1937
Patron at Rainbow Club (uncredited) ★ 7.1 A Day at the Races 1937
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6.4 One Hundred Men and a Girl 1937
Party Guest at Mrs. Frost's ★ 5.9 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1937
Guest at Auction (uncredited) ★ 7.5 Make Way for Tomorrow 1937
Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Theodora Goes Wild 1936
Guest at Governor's Reception (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Dodsworth 1936
Ship Passenger (uncredited) ★ 7.5 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
(uncredited) ★ 6.7 Wife vs. Secretary 1936
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Anthony Adverse 1936
Nun ★ 7.6 My Man Godfrey 1936
Mrs. Merriweather (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936
Woman Sitting Behind Lincoln in Theatre Box (uncredited) ★ 7 Camille 1936
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Curly Top 1935
Guest at Charity Bazaar ★ 7.1 Les Misérables 1935
Trial Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6 The Woman in Red 1935
Spectator at Horse Show (uncredited) ★ 7.4 Thicker Than Water 1935
Nurse (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Star of Midnight 1935
Mary Smith (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Whole Town's Talking 1935
Miss Gower (uncredited) ★ 7.4 If You Could Only Cook 1935
Laura (uncredited) ★ 7.4 A Night at the Opera 1935
Ship Passenger (uncredited) ★ 5.6 Goin' to Town 1935
Nightclub Extra ★ 7.8 It Happened One Night 1934
Agnes (uncredited) ★ 7.5 The Thin Man 1934
Nick's Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7 Sadie McKee 1934
Café Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Dinner at Eight 1933
Lucy (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Wild Boys of the Road 1933
Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.9 42nd Street 1933
Chorus Girl (uncredited) ★ 7 Grand Hotel 1932
Hotel Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.5 If I Had a Million 1932
China Store Customer (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Blonde Venus 1932
(uncredited) ★ 6.4 One Hour with You 1932
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Susan Lenox 1931
Dinner Guest (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Iron Man 1931
Party Guest ★ 6.2 A Free Soul 1931
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Monkey Business 1931
Indian's Wife at Party ★ 7 Possessed 1931
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Monte Carlo 1930
Bridesmaid / Opera Chorus Singer (uncredited) ★ 5.1 Their Own Desire 1929
Miriam - Polo Player/Snooty Dinner Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Show People 1928
(uncredited) ★ 5.9 We Faw Down 1928
Mrs. Laurel ★ 6.7 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate 1923
Mannequin (uncredited) 
