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Evalyn Knapp
Actor
Died June 12, 1981 (72 years)
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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.
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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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 and Norris Goff in one of the Lum and Abner films.
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Filmography
| 1943 | Two Weeks to Live · as Miss Morris - Dr. O'brien's Secretary |
| 1941 | Roar of the Press · as Evelyn |
| 1941 | The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance · as Evelyn Jordan |
| 1940 | Girl in 313 · as Arrested Girl |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight · as Nurse #4 |
| 1938 | |
| 1936 | Bulldog Edition · as Randy Burns |
| 1936 | Three of a Kind · as Barbara Penfield |
| 1935 | The Fire-Trap · as Betty Marshall |
| 1935 | Confidential · as Maxine Travers |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement · as Wilma Howell |
| 1935 | One Frightened Night · as The Fake Doris Waverly |
| 1934 | In Old Santa Fe · as Lila Miller |
| 1933 | Perils of Pauline · as Pauline Hargrave |
| 1933 | Dance, Girl, Dance · as Sally Patter |
| 1933 | Corruption · as Ellen Manning |
| 1933 | His Private Secretary · as Marion Hall |
| 1933 | Air Hostess · as Kitty King |
| 1932 | Slightly Married · as Mary Smith |
| 1932 | Big City Blues · as Jo-Jo (uncredited) |
| 1932 | A Successful Calamity · as Peggy Wilton |
| 1932 | Madame Racketeer · as Alice Hicks |
| 1932 | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain · as Doris |
| 1932 | Fireman, Save My Child! · as Sally Toby |
| 1932 | High Pressure · as Helen Wilson |
| 1931 | Taxi · as Actress In Movie Clip (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Side Show · as Irene |
| 1931 | The Bargain · as Vorencia |
| 1931 | Smart Money · as Irene Graham |
| 1931 | The Millionaire · as Barbara Alden |
| 1931 | 50 Million Frenchmen · as Miss Wheeler-Smith |
| 1930 | Mother's Cry · as Jenny Williams |
| 1930 | River's End · as Miriam |
| 1930 | Sinners' Holiday · as Jennie |
| 1930 |