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Evalyn Knapp

Evalyn Knapp

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 17, 1908
Died Jun 12, 1981 (72)
Birthplace Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 acti ... ng 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. ​

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Filmography

Roar of the Press

Roar of the Press

1941

as Evelyn

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

as Evelyn Jordan

Sauce for the Gander

Sauce for the Gander

1940

as Secretary

Girl in 313

Girl in 313

1940

as Arrested Girl

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939

as Nurse #4

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Reporter (uncredited)

Hawaiian Buckaroo

Hawaiian Buckaroo

1938

as Paula Harrington

Wanted by the Police

Wanted by the Police

1938

as Kathleen Murphy

Laughing Irish Eyes

Laughing Irish Eyes

1936

as Peggy Kelly

Three of a Kind

Three of a Kind

1936

as Barbara Penfield

Bulldog Edition

Bulldog Edition

1936

as Randy Burns

The Fire-Trap

The Fire-Trap

1935

as Betty Marshall

Confidential

Confidential

1935

as Maxine Travers

Ladies Crave Excitement

Ladies Crave Excitement

1935

as Wilma Howell

One Frightened Night

One Frightened Night

1935

as The Fake Doris Waverly

Speed Wings

Speed Wings

1934

as Mary Stuart

A Man's Game

A Man's Game

1934

as Judy Manners

In Old Santa Fe

In Old Santa Fe

1934

as Lila Miller

Perils of Pauline

Perils of Pauline

1933

as Pauline Hargrave

Air Hostess

Air Hostess

1933

as Kitty King

His Private Secretary

His Private Secretary

1933

as Marion Hall

Corruption

Corruption

1933

as Ellen Manning

State Trooper

State Trooper

1933

as June Brady

The Vanishing Frontier

The Vanishing Frontier

1933

as Carol Winfield

Police Car 17

Police Car 17

1933

as Helen Regan

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1933

as Sally Patter

Slightly Married

Slightly Married

1932

as Mary Smith

This Sporting Age

This Sporting Age

1932

as Mickey Steele

The Night Mayor

The Night Mayor

1932

as Doree Dawn

Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child

1932

as Sally Toby

A Successful Calamity

A Successful Calamity

1932

as Peggy Wilton

High Pressure

High Pressure

1932

as Helen Wilson

Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer

1932

as Alice Hicks

Big City Blues

Big City Blues

1932

as Jo-Jo

The Bargain

The Bargain

1931

as Vorencia

Smart Money

Smart Money

1931

as Irene Graham

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1931

as Barbara Alden

Side Show

Side Show

1931

as Irene

50 Million Frenchmen

50 Million Frenchmen

1931

as Miss Wheeler-Smith

Taxi!

Taxi!

1931

as Actress in Movie Clip (uncredited)

Sinners' Holiday

Sinners' Holiday

1930

as Jennie

River's End

River's End

1930

as Miriam

Chills and Fever

Chills and Fever

1930

as Betty

Mothers Cry

Mothers Cry

1930

as Jenny Williams

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