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Evelyn Keyes

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
63

Gender
Female

Birthday
November 20, 1916 (109 years old)

Place of Birth
Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Evelyn Keyes

Biography

Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 - July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. A chorus girl by age 18, Keyes came out to Hollywood and was introduced to Cecil B. DeMille, who in her own words, “signed me to a personal contract without even making a test”. After a handful of B-movies at Paramount Pictures, she landed the role in Gone with the Wind, of Scarlett O'Hara's sister, Suellen. She was later interviewed for the 1988 documentary The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind.

Columbia Pictures signed her to a contract. In 1941, she played an ingenue in Here Comes Mr. Jordan. She spent most of the early 1940s playing leads in many of Columbia's B dramas and mysteries. She appeared as the female lead opposite Larry Parks in Columbia's blockbuster hit, The Jolson Story. She followed this up with an enjoyable minor screwball comedy, The Mating of Millie, with Glenn Ford. She was then in a 1949 role as Kathy Flannigan in Mrs. Mike. Keyes' last major film role was a small part as Tom Ewell's vacationing wife in The Seven Year Itch (1955), which starred Marilyn Monroe. Keyes officially retired in 1956, but continued to act.

Known For

Acting

2003Biography: Humphrey Bogartas Self - Actress and John Huston's Wife
2003Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'as Self
1998Glorious Technicoloras Self
1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dreamas Self
1989Wicked Stepmotheras Witch Instructor
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverickas Self
1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Windas Self
1987Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklistas Self
1987A Return to Salem's Lotas Mrs. Axel
1985Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Gotas Self
1985Amazing Storiesas Evelyn Chumsky
1984Murder, She Wroteas Edna
1984Murder, She Wroteas Sister Emily
1984Murder, She Wroteas Wanda Polaski
1968A Matter of Diamondsas Mrs. Panzack
1967ITV Playhouseas Mrs. Panzack
1956Around the World in 80 Daysas Paris Tart
1955The Seven Year Itchas Helen Sherman
1955Top of the Worldas Virgie Rayne
1954Climax!as Drusilla Cayley
1954Hell's Half Acreas Donna Williams
195399 River Streetas Linda James
1953Rough Shootas Cecily
1952It Happened in Parisas Patricia Moran
1952One Big Affairas Jean Harper
1951Iron Manas Rose Warren Mason
1951The Prowleras Susan Gilvray
1951Smuggler's Islandas Vivian Craig
1950The Killer That Stalked New Yorkas Sheila Bennet
1950Lux Video Theatreas Jane
1949Mrs. Mikeas Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan
1949Mr. Soft Touchas Jenny Jones
1948Enchantmentas Grizel Dane
1948The Mating of Millieas Millie McGonigle
1947Johnny O'Clockas Nancy Hobson
1946The Jolson Storyas Julie Benson
1946The Thrill of Brazilas Vicki Dean
1946Renegadesas Hannah Brockway
1945A Thousand and One Nightsas Babs The Genie
1944Strange Affairas Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
1944Nine Girlsas Mary O'Ryan
1943There's Something About a Soldieras Carol Harkness
1943Dangerous Blondesas Jane Craig
1943The Desperadoesas Allison McLeod
1942Flight Lieutenantas Susie Thompson
1942The Adventures of Martin Edenas Ruth Morley
1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2as
1941Ladies in Retirementas Lucy
1941Here Comes Mr. Jordanas Bette Logan
1941The Face Behind the Maskas Helen Williams
1940Beyond the Sacramentoas Lynn Perry
1940Before I Hangas Martha Garth
1940The Lady in Questionas Francois Morestan
1939Slightly Honorableas Miss Vlissingen
1939Gone with the Windas Suellen O'Hara
1939Union Pacificas Mrs. Calvin
1939Sudden Moneyas Mary Patterson
1939Paris Honeymoonas Village Girl (uncredited)
1938Artists and Models Abroadas Girl (uncredited)
1938Sons of the Legionas Linda Lee
1938Men with Wingsas Nurse
1938Dangerous to Knowas Party Guest (uncredited)
1938The Buccaneeras Madeleine

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