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Evelyn Ankers

Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress | * 08/17/1918 († 67, 08/29/1985) | Valparaíso (Chile)
Evelyn Felisa Ankers (August 17, 1918 – August 29, 1985) was a British-American actress who often played variations on the role of the cultured young leading lady in many American horror films during the 1940s, most notably The Wolf Man (1941) opposite Lon Chaney Jr., a frequent screen partner. ()

Evelyn Felisa Ankers (August 17, 1918 - August 29, 1985) was an American actress best known for playing roles in American horror films during the 1940s.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Various performers and backstage crew come under suspicion when a dancer is found murdered at a burlesque theatre. ...

Queen of Burlesque

NR

1946 | 1h 10min
Drama, Music
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After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf. ...

The Wolf Man

Certification unknown

1941 | 3.6/5 | 1h 10min
Horror, Drama
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Ygor discovers Frankenstein's creation is still alive and brings him to the Doctor's son, Ludwig, for help. Obsessed with restoring the monster to his full potential, Ludwig is unaware that someone ha ...

The Ghost of Frankenstein

NR

1942 | 2.9/5 | 1h 7min
Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human...even though it costs human life. ...

Captive Wild Woman

Certification unknown

1943 | 2.6/5 | 1h 1min
Horror, Science Fiction
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Movies with Evelyn Ankers as Actress(50)

as Self (archive footage)1999 Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Helen Lund1960 No Greater Love
as Calamity Jane1950 The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
as Miss Stoner1949 The Adventure of the Speckled Band
as Gloria James1949 Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Jojo Dumont1948 Parole, Inc.
as Alice Munro1947 Last of the Redmen
as Iris Chatham1947 The Lone Wolf in London
as Laura Reed1947 Spoilers of the North
as Crystal McCoy1946 Queen of Burlesque
as Janet Morgan1946 The French Key
as Evelyn Carrington1946 Black Beauty
as Catherine Forrest1946 Flight to Nowhere
as Priscilla Ames1945 The Fatal Witness
as Maura Daniel1945 The Frozen Ghost
as Evelyn Ankers (uncredited)1944 Follow the Boys
as Julia Munson1944 Pardon My Rhythm
as Illona Carr1944 Weird Woman
as Bonnie LaTour1944 Bowery to Broadway
as Julie Herrick1944 The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Wilhelmina Van Kronk1944 Ladies Courageous
as Naomi Drake1944 The Pearl of Death
as Beth Mason1944 Jungle Woman
as Beth Colman1943 Captive Wild Woman
as Lynn Smith1943 You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Elizabeth Campbell1943 His Butler's Sister
as Flo Simpson1943 Hers to Hold
as Isabel Lewis1943 The Mad Ghoul
as Claire Caldwell1943 Son of Dracula
as Jean Wells1943 All by Myself
as Cameo Appearance1943 Crazy House
as Sheila1943 Keep 'Em Slugging
as Lady Muriel Dominey1942 The Great Impersonation
as Celia Wellsby1942 Pierre of the Plains
as Mary Sloan1942 North to the Klondike
as Elsa Frankenstein1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Kitty1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Nancy Mitchell1942 Eagle Squadron
as Norma Lind1941 Hold That Ghost
as Gwen Conliffe1941 The Wolf Man
as Ann McBragel1941 Burma Convoy
as Patience Ryan1941 Hit the Road
as Beth Chase1941 Bachelor Daddy
as Sanitarium Patient (uncredited)1939 Over the Moon
as Joan Raymond1938 The Villiers Diamond
as Rosemary Shackleford1938 The Claydon Treasure Mystery
as Dorothy Osborne1938 Murder in the Family
as Party Guest1937 Wings of the Morning
as Lady-in-Waiting1937 Fire Over England
as Party Girl (uncredited)1936 Rembrandt

TV Shows/Series with Evelyn Ankers as Actress(5)

1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Robbie James1955 Cheyenne
1953 GE Theater
1952 Mr And Mrs North
1952 Cavalcade of America

Full Name: Evelyn Ankers
Born: Saturday, 08/17 1918 (August) in Valparaíso (Chile)
Died: Thursday, 08/29 1985 (August) in Maui (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: The Latymer School
Spouses (current/former): Richard Denning
Other names for Evelyn Ankers (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Evelyn Felisa Ankers"
Evelyn Ankers frequently works together with these people:
Vera West (17x, Crew)
Russell A. Gausman (14x, Crew)
Hans J. Salter (12x, Crew)
John B. Goodman (12x, Crew)
Edgar Buchanan (9x, Actor)
Lon Chaney Jr. (9x, Actor)
Bernard B. Brown (9x, Crew)
Harry Harvey (8x, Actor)
Frank Skinner (8x, Crew)
Lee Marvin (7x, Actor)
Olaf Hytten (7x, Actor)
Charles Carroll (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:992727, Added: 11/27/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024