Eve Southern was born on August 23, 1898 in Ranger, Texas, USA as Elva L. McDowell. She was an actress, known for Morocco (1930), The Gaucho (1927) and Fighting Caravans (1931). She was married to Robert F. Shepherd. She died on November 29, 1972 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Sultry brunette silent screen leading lady, born Elva McDowell. She was discovered for films by D.W. Griffith who cast her as an extra in Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916). After the end of her acting career, she worked as a retoucher in the photography department of a Hollywood studio.
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She retired from films soon after suffering a broken back as the result of a car accident.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The King Steps Out
1936
Gypsy Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Stage Frights
1935
Short
The Ghost Walks
1934
Beatrice
Law of the Sea
1931
Estelle - Her Cousin
Fighting Caravans
1931
Faith
Morocco
1930
Madame Caesar
Lilies of the Field
1930
Pink
Whispering Winds
1929
Eve Benton
The Voice Within
1929
The Haunted House
1928
Sleepwalking Girl
The Naughty Duchess
1928
Hortense
Clothes Make the Woman
1928
Princess Anastasia
Stormy Waters
1928
Lola
The Gaucho
1927
The Girl of the Shrine
Wild Geese
1927
Judith Gare
With Love and Hisses
1927
Short
Captain Bustle's 2nd Girlfriend (uncredited)
Resurrection
1927
Princess Sonia Korchagin
A Woman of the Sea
1926
Magdalen
Morals for Men
1925
Mrs. Strickland
The Chorus Lady
1924
Miss Simpson
The Dangerous Blonde
1924
Yvette
Burning Words
1923
Nan Bishp
Trimmed in Scarlet
1923
Fifi Barclay
Souls for Sale
1923
Miss Velma Slade
Nice People
1922
Eileen Baxter-Jones
The Girl in His Room
1922
Elinor Larrimore
The Golden Gallows
1922
Cleo Twayne
After the Show
1921
Naomi Stokes
The Rage of Paris
1921
Mignonne Le Place
Greater Than Love
1921
Clairice
Broadway Love
1918
Drina
A Modern Sherlock
1917
Short
Conscience
1917
Alice Marsh
His Saving Grace
1917
Short
Officer Jerry
1917
Short
Her Donkey Love
1917
Short
A Matrimonial Accident
1917
Short
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Whispering Winds
1929
performer: "Whenever I Think of You", "Listen to the Rain"
$11 Million