Evalyn Knapp
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Evalyn Knapp (June 17, 1906 – June 12, 1981) was an American film actress of the late 1920s, 1930s, and into the 1940s. She was a leading B-movie serial actress in the 1930s. Born as Evelyn Pauline Knapp in Kansas City, Missouri in 1906, Knapp started acting in silent films, her first role being in the 1929 film At The Dentist's. In 1932, Knapp was one of fourteen girls, including Ginger Rogers and Gloria Stuart, selected as "WAMPAS Baby Stars". Knapp achieved success in cliffhanger serials, which were popular at the time. She played the title character in the 1933 serial The Perils of Pauline. One of her better known film roles was opposite Ken Maynard in the 1934 film In Old Santa Fe. Her career flourished through 1941, but slowed afterward. In 1943, she played her last role, which was uncredited, in Two Weeks To Live, starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff in one of the Lum and Abner films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Evalyn Knapp, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
His Private Secretary
Corruption
Smart Money
Idiot's Delight
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
The Millionaire
Side Show
All Movies (51)
- Roar of the Press1941 · as Evelyn
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance1941 · as Evelyn Jordan
- Meat and Romance1940
- Girl in 3131940 · as Arrested Girl
- Sauce for the Gander1940 · as Secretary
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · as Reporter (uncredited)
- Idiot's Delight1939 · as Nurse #4
- Wanted by the Police1938 · as Kathleen Murphy
- Rawhide1938 · as Peggy Gehrig
- Hawaiian Buckaroo1938 · as Paula Harrington
- Bulldog Edition1936 · as Randy Burns
- Three of a Kind1936 · as Barbara Penfield
- Laughing Irish Eyes1936 · as Peggy Kelly
- The Fire-Trap1935 · as Betty Marshall
- Confidential1935 · as Maxine Travers
- Ladies Crave Excitement1935 · as Wilma Howell
- One Frightened Night1935 · as The Fake Doris Waverly
- In Old Santa Fe1934 · as Lila Miller
- A Man's Game1934 · as Judy Manners
- Speed Wings1934 · as Mary Stuart
- Perils of Pauline1933 · as Pauline Hargrave
- Police Car 171933 · as Helen Regan
- Dance, Girl, Dance1933 · as Sally Patter
- Corruption1933 · as Ellen Manning
- His Private Secretary1933 · as Marion Hall
- The Vanishing Frontier1933 · as Carol Winfield
- State Trooper1933 · as June Brady
- Air Hostess1933 · as Kitty King
- Slightly Married1932 · as Mary Smith
- Big City Blues1932 · as Jo-Jo (uncredited)
- A Successful Calamity1932 · as Peggy Wilton
- This Sporting Age1932 · as Mickey Steele
- The Night Mayor1932 · as Doree Dawn
- Madame Racketeer1932 · as Alice Hicks
- The Strange Love of Molly Louvain1932 · as Doris
- Fireman, Save My Child1932 · as Sally Toby
- Taxi!1932 · as Actress in Movie Clip (uncredited)
- High Pressure1932 · as Helen Wilson
- How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'1931 · as Herself
- Side Show1931 · as Irene
- The Bargain1931 · as Vorencia
- Smart Money1931 · as Irene Graham
- The Millionaire1931 · as Barbara Alden
- 50 Million Frenchmen1931 · as Miss Wheeler-Smith
- Mothers Cry1930 · as Jenny Williams
- River's End1930 · as Miriam
- Sinners' Holiday1930 · as Jennie
- An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee1930 · as Self
- Taxi Talks1930
- Chills and Fever1930 · as Betty
- All Stuck Up1930