- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1908
- Place of Birth
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Died
- June 12, 1981
Evalyn Knapp
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…
Filmography
movieRoar of the Press
1941 · Evelyn
movieThe Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 · Evelyn Jordan
movieMeat and Romance
1940
movieGirl in 313
1940 · Arrested Girl
movieSauce for the Gander
1940 · Secretary
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Reporter (uncredited)
movieIdiot's Delight
1939 · Nurse #4
movieWanted by the Police
1938 · Kathleen Murphy
movieRawhide
1938 · Peggy Gehrig
movieHawaiian Buckaroo
1938 · Paula Harrington
movieBulldog Edition
1936 · Randy Burns
movieThree of a Kind
1936 · Barbara Penfield
movieLaughing Irish Eyes
1936 · Peggy Kelly
The Fire-Trap
movieThe Fire-Trap
1935 · Betty Marshall
movieConfidential
1935 · Maxine Travers
movieLadies Crave Excitement
1935 · Wilma Howell
movieOne Frightened Night
1935 · The Fake Doris Waverly
movieIn Old Santa Fe
1934 · Lila Miller
movieA Man's Game
1934 · Judy Manners
movieSpeed Wings
1934 · Mary Stuart
moviePerils of Pauline
1933 · Pauline Hargrave
moviePolice Car 17
1933 · Helen Regan
movieDance, Girl, Dance
1933 · Sally Patter
movieCorruption
1933 · Ellen Manning
movieHis Private Secretary
1933 · Marion Hall
movieThe Vanishing Frontier
1933 · Carol Winfield
movieState Trooper
1933 · June Brady
movieAir Hostess
1933 · Kitty King
movieSlightly Married
1932 · Mary Smith
movieBig City Blues
1932 · Jo-Jo (uncredited)
movieA Successful Calamity
1932 · Peggy Wilton
movieThis Sporting Age
1932 · Mickey Steele
movieThe Night Mayor
1932 · Doree Dawn
movieMadame Racketeer
1932 · Alice Hicks
movieThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932 · Doris
movieFireman, Save My Child
1932 · Sally Toby
movieTaxi!
1932 · Actress in Movie Clip (uncredited)
movieHigh Pressure
1932 · Helen Wilson
movieHow I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931 · Herself
movieSide Show
1931 · Irene
movieThe Bargain
1931 · Vorencia
movieSmart Money
1931 · Irene Graham
movieThe Millionaire
1931 · Barbara Alden
movie50 Million Frenchmen
1931 · Miss Wheeler-Smith
movieMothers Cry
1930 · Jenny Williams
movieRiver's End
1930 · Miriam
movieSinners' Holiday
1930 · Jennie
movieAn Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930 · Self
Taxi Talks
movieTaxi Talks
1930
Chills and Fever
movieChills and Fever
1930 · Betty
movieAll Stuck Up
1930