Portrait of Evelyn Selbie

Acting

Evelyn Selbie

Career

Active from 1912 to 1930, busiest in 1913 with 19 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eternal Love
Eternal Love
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Evelyn Selbie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Simple Narrative 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Historical Artifact 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

114
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
A Broadway Cowboy
A Broadway Cowboy

as Miss Howell

1940s

5 titles Β· average score 61
The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Birdie (uncredited)

Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Winners of the West
Winners of the West (1940)

as Jennie

You're Not So Tough
You're Not So Tough (1940)

as Bianca

Diamond Frontier
Diamond Frontier (1940)

as Julia Bloem

1930s

18 titles Β· average score 61
Tower of London
Tower of London (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Beggar Woman

Rough Riders' Round-up
Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mexican Fortune-Teller

Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Old Slattern (uncredited)

The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll (1936)
GoodWatch score 74

as Flower Woman (uncredited)

Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

as Immigrant Woman

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as The Fortune Teller in 'Trovatore' (uncredited) / Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Professional Soldier
Professional Soldier (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

as Fortune Teller

I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World (1934)

as Gypsy Fortune Teller

Night Flight
Night Flight (1933)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mother in Window (uncredited)

Faithless
Faithless (1932)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hungry Woman in Bread Line

Love Comes Along
Love Comes Along (1930)

as Bianca

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)
GoodWatch score 55

as Fai Lu

1920s

32 titles Β· average score 63
Eternal Love
Eternal Love (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as la mère de Pia

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

as Fai Lu

In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona (1928)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gypsy (Uncredited)

Wings
Wings (1927)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dressing Room Attendant (uncredited)

Rose of the Tenements
Rose of the Tenements (1926)

as Sara Kaminsky

Into Her Kingdom
Into Her Kingdom (1926)

as Stepan's Mother

Prisoners of the Storm
Prisoners of the Storm (1926)

as Lillian Nicholson

The Silver Treasure
The Silver Treasure (1926)

as Mother Teresa

Romance Ranch
Romance Ranch (1924)

as Tessa

Name the Man
Name the Man (1924)

as Lisa Collister

Silver Spurs
Silver Spurs (1922)

as Tehama

Without Benefit of Clergy
Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)

as Ameera's mother

1910s

58 titles
Sirens of the Sea
Sirens of the Sea (1917)

as Hadji

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1917)

as Sarah

Broncho Billy's Sentence
Broncho Billy's Sentence (1915)

as Minister's Wife

The Good-for-Nothing
The Good-for-Nothing (1914)

as Mrs. Sterling

Through Trackless Sands
Through Trackless Sands (1914)

as Mrs. John Bailey

Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls (1913)

as Evelyn Courtney

Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child (1913)

as Morgan's sick wife

The Rustler's Step-Daughter
The Rustler's Step-Daughter (1913)

as Gale - the Rustler's Step-Daughter

A Romance of the Hills
A Romance of the Hills (1913)

as Lucy's Mother

Children of the Forest
Children of the Forest (1913)

as Mahtomee

The Naming of the Rawhide Queen
The Naming of the Rawhide Queen (1913)

as Martha Glen

The Prospector
The Prospector (1912)

as Dunn's Daughter