Bessie Wynn

Bessie Wynn (June 1876 – July 8, 1968)[1][2] was an American stage and vaudeville actress and singer.

At 23 in 1899 she first appeared in the chorus of Papa's Wife starring Anna Held.

She continued on Broadway and ultimately appeared in two enormous hit plays The Wizard of Oz(1902) starring Anna Laughlin;, Babes in Toyland(1903-05) with William Norris and Mabel Barrison; and Wonderland in 1905.

[3] In 1907 she began appearing in Vaudeville and was a highly paid starrer for the Keith-Orpheum organization.

If she appeared for earlier film companies such as Edison, Lubin or Biograph she did so anonymously.