Curiosidades

She appeared in five Best Picture Academy Award winners: Aconteceu Naquela Noite (1934), Do Mundo Nada se Leva (1938), A Malvada (1950), O Maior Espetáculo da Terra (1952) and A Volta ao Mundo em 80 Dias (1956). In addition to those five films, she also appeared in 20 others which were nominated for Best Picture: Uma Hora Contigo (1932), Adversidade (1936), Fogo de Outono (1936), O Galante Mr. Deeds (1936), Cupido é Moleque Teimoso (1937), 100 Homens e uma Menina (1937), Na Velha Chicago (1938), Duas Vidas (1939), Ninotchka (1939), O Diabo Disse Não (1943), Horas de Tormenta (1943), Pacto de Sangue (1944), Alma em Suplício (1945), O Fio da Navalha (1946), O Papai da Noiva (1950), Um Lugar ao Sol (1951), O Manto Sagrado (1953), Assim Caminha a Humanidade (1956), Testemunha de Acusação (1957) and Julgamento em Nuremberg (1961).

She is believed to have been the most prolific actress in Hollywood, having appeared in over 800 films, including 25 Best Picture nominees, of which 5 were Best Picture winners. Her career lasted 41 years, and she was affectionately known as the 'Queen of the Hollywood Extras'.

Flowers is on record as saying Frank Capra, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and Gregory La Cava are the directors she admires most.

Her only child, a daughter Patricia E. Tate, died on August 1, 1972 at age 48.

Did TV commercials for Chevrolet.

Gave birth to her only child at age 25, a daughter Patricia E. Tate on January 29, 1924. Child's father is her first husband, Cullen Tate.

Was a favorite of director James Cruze, who used her in most of his films after "Hollywood" in 1923. She was also a favorite of Frank Capra's.

Her first husband, Cullen Tate, was Cecil B. DeMille's assistant director. After their divorce, she married William S. Holman, a studio manager at Columbia Studios.

She lived her last twenty years until 1984 in the Motion Picture & Television Country House in Woodland Hills, California.

Played over 600 bit parts between 1923 and 1964.

Was honored with a fan club.

She was a charter member when the Screen Extras Guild was formed and served on the Board of Directors.

According to a news article from 1926, Flowers was First National Pictures' resident hand double. Her hands were frequently used in closeups for other, better-known actresses.