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Evelyn Ankers

1918–198561 credits since 1936

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ABOUT EVELYN

Evelyn Felisa Ankers (August 17, 1918 - August 29, 1985) was an American actress best known for playing roles in American horror films during the 1940s.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born17 August 1918

Died29 August 1985

BirthplaceValparaíso, Chile

Known forActing

On Cineora20 of 61 titles

Known for

The titles people know Evelyn from.

Movie

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942IMDb6.1

Movie

Son of Dracula

1943IMDb6.0

Movie

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942IMDb6.4

Movie

The Pearl of Death

1944IMDb7.1

Movie

Hold That Ghost

1941IMDb7.2

Movie

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944IMDb5.7

Movie

Weird Woman

1944IMDb6.2

Movie

The Frozen Ghost

1945IMDb5.8

Movie

Captive Wild Woman

1943IMDb5.4

Movie

The Mad Ghoul

1943IMDb5.7

Movie

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

1949IMDb5.9

Movie

Jungle Woman

1944IMDb4.6

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 20
Average IMDb: 6.3
Highest rated: CheyenneIMDb 8.0
Working since: 1936

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

61 credits

The 1990s

3 titles

Not on Cineora

Dracula in the Movies

1992

as (archive footage)

Not on Cineora

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Claire Caldwell (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Not on Cineora

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Elsa (archive footage)

The 1960s

1 title

No Greater Love

Not on Cineora

No Greater Love

1960

as Helen Lund

The 1950s

9 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Series

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955–1957IMDb7.1

1 episode

Not on Cineora

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

as Miss Loving · 1 episode

Series

Cheyenne

1955–1962IMDb8.0

as Robbie James · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Dark Stranger

1955

as Ruth McCabe

Not on Cineora

The Star and the Story

1955

as Ruth McCabe · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

General Electric Theater

1953

1 episode

Not on Cineora

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952

1 episode

Not on Cineora

Cavalcade of America

1952

1 episode

The 1940s

40 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average

Not on Cineora

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

as Miss Stoner

Movie

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

1949IMDb5.9

as Gloria James

Movie

Parole, Inc.

1948IMDb5.8

as Jojo Dumont

Not on Cineora

The Lone Wolf in London

1947

as Iris Chatham

Not on Cineora

Last of the Redmen

1947

as Alice Munro

Not on Cineora

Spoilers of the North

1947

as Laura Reed

Not on Cineora

Flight to Nowhere

1946

as Catherine Forrest

Not on Cineora

Black Beauty

1946

as Evelyn Carrington

The 1930s

8 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Not on Cineora

Over the Moon

1939

as Sanitarium Patient (uncredited)

The Claydon Treasure Mystery

Not on Cineora

The Claydon Treasure Mystery

1938

as Rosemary Shackleford

Murder in the Family

Not on Cineora

Murder in the Family

1938

as Dorothy Osborne

Not on Cineora

Second Thoughts

1938

as Molly Frame

The Villiers Diamond

Not on Cineora

The Villiers Diamond

1938

as Joan Raymond

Movie

Fire Over England

1937IMDb6.5

as Lady-in-Waiting

Movie

Wings of the Morning

1937IMDb5.7

as Party Guest

Movie

Rembrandt

1936IMDb7.0

as Party Girl (uncredited)

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Evelyn’s titles.

Lon Chaney Jr.The Wolf Man, The Ghost of Frankenstein and 4 more

Milburn StoneThe Frozen Ghost, Captive Wild Woman and 2 more

Leyland HodgsonThe Ghost of Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror and 2 more

Hans J. SalterComposer · The Wolf Man, The Ghost of Frankenstein and 2 more

Bela LugosiThe Wolf Man, The Ghost of Frankenstein and 1 more

Frank SkinnerComposer · The Wolf Man, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror and 1 more

Curt SiodmakThe Wolf Man, Tarzan's Magic Fountain and 1 more