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Evelyn Keyes
Actor

Evelyn Keyes

20 Nov 1916Born
4 Jul 2008Died
91Age at death
53Credits

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.

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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.

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Filmography

  1. 1989Wicked StepmotherFilm: Witch Instructor
  2. 1987A Return to Salem's LotFilm: Mrs. Axel
  3. 1985Amazing StoriesSeries: Evelyn Chumsky (1 episode)
  4. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Edna, Wanda Polaski, Sister Emily (1 episode)
  5. 1968A Matter of DiamondsFilm: Mrs. Panzack
  6. 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries: Mrs. Panzack (1 episode)
  7. 1956Around the World in 80 DaysFilm: Paris Tart
  8. 1955The Seven Year ItchFilm: Helen Sherman
  9. 1955Top of the WorldFilm: Virgie Rayne
  10. 1954Climax!Series: Drusilla Cayley (1 episode)
  11. 1954Hell's Half AcreFilm: Donna Williams
  12. 195399 River StreetFilm: Linda James
  13. 1953Rough ShootFilm: Cecily
  14. 1952It Happened in ParisFilm: Patricia Moran
  15. 1952One Big AffairFilm: Jean Harper
  16. 1951Iron ManFilm: Rose Warren Mason
  17. 1951The ProwlerFilm: Susan Gilvray
  18. 1951Smuggler's IslandFilm: Vivian Craig
  19. 1950The Killer That Stalked New YorkFilm: Sheila Bennet
  20. 1950Lux Video TheatreSeries: Jane (1 episode)
  21. 1949Mrs. MikeFilm: Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan
  22. 1949Mr. Soft TouchFilm: Jenny Jones
  23. 1948EnchantmentFilm: Grizel Dane
  24. 1948The Mating of MillieFilm: Millie McGonigle
  25. 1947Johnny O'ClockFilm: Nancy Hobson
  26. 1946The Jolson StoryFilm: Julie Benson
  27. 1946The Thrill of BrazilFilm: Vicki Dean
  28. 1946RenegadesFilm: Hannah Brockway
  29. 1945A Thousand and One NightsFilm: Babs The Genie
  30. 1944Strange AffairFilm: Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
  31. 1944Nine GirlsFilm: Mary O'Ryan
  32. 1943There's Something About a SoldierFilm: Carol Harkness
  33. 1943Dangerous BlondesFilm: Jane Craig
  34. 1943The DesperadoesFilm: Allison McLeod
  35. 1942Flight LieutenantFilm: Susie Thompson
  36. 1942The Adventures of Martin EdenFilm: Ruth Morley
  37. 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2Film
  38. 1941Ladies in RetirementFilm: Lucy
  39. 1941Here Comes Mr. JordanFilm: Bette Logan
  40. 1941The Face Behind the MaskFilm: Helen Williams
  41. 1940Beyond the SacramentoFilm: Lynn Perry
  42. 1940Before I HangFilm: Martha Garth
  43. 1940The Lady in QuestionFilm: Francois Morestan
  44. 1939Slightly HonorableFilm: Miss Vlissingen
  45. 1939Gone with the WindFilm: Suellen O'Hara
  46. 1939Union PacificFilm: Mrs. Calvin
  47. 1939Sudden MoneyFilm: Mary Patterson
  48. 1939Paris HoneymoonFilm: Village Girl (uncredited)
  49. 1938Artists and Models AbroadFilm: Girl (uncredited)
  50. 1938Sons of the LegionFilm: Linda Lee
  51. 1938Men with WingsFilm: Nurse
  52. 1938Dangerous to KnowFilm: Party Guest (uncredited)
  53. 1938The BuccaneerFilm: Madeleine

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