Evalyn Knapp
Actor
- Born
- June 17, 1908 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Died
- June 12, 1981 (age 72)
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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.
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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.
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Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
October 19, 1939
Taxi!
January 23, 1932
Smart Money
June 11, 1931
His Private Secretary
June 10, 1933
One Frightened Night
May 1, 1935
Idiot's Delight
January 27, 1939
Big City Blues
September 18, 1932
Sinners' Holiday
October 11, 1930
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
May 28, 1932
High Pressure
January 10, 1932
Girl in 313
May 31, 1940
Corruption
June 18, 1933
Acting52
- 1941Roar of the Press as Evelyn
- 1941The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Evelyn Jordan
- 1940Meat and Romance
- 1940Girl in 313 as Arrested Girl
- 1940Sauce for the Gander as Secretary
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1939Idiot's Delight as Nurse #4
- 1938Wanted by the Police as Kathleen Murphy
- 1938Rawhide as Peggy Gehrig
- 1938Hawaiian Buckaroo as Paula Harrington