The Twenty-Six Best Picture Nominees Featuring Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers (1898-1984) may have appeared in more classic Hollywood films than any other actor. However, she did it without a single screen credit after 1926 because she spent most of her 40-year career as an extra. But since she showed up on time and with her own costume, she became a favorite of directors like Frank Capra and Alfred Hitchcock. They might have also made sure to hire Ms. Flowers as a party guest or passerby since she was a good-luck charm for a prestige pic, as is attested by the following list of Oscar-nominated movies in which she appears. All hail Good Queen Bess, the Empress of the Extras!