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Evalyn Knapp

Evalyn Knapp

Birthday: 1908-06-17 | Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

as    Evelyn Jordan

1938
Hawaiian Buckaroo

as    Paula Harrington

1938
Rawhide

as    Peggy Gehrig

1935
Confidential

as    Maxine Travers

1935
One Frightened Night

as    The Fake Doris Waverly

1935
Ladies Crave Excitement

as    Wilma Howell

1934
In Old Santa Fe

as    Lila Miller

1933
His Private Secretary

as    Marion Hall

1933
Perils of Pauline

as    Pauline Hargrave

1933
Dance, Girl, Dance

as    Sally Patter

1932
1932
High Pressure

as    Helen Wilson

1931
Smart Money

as    Irene Graham

1930
Chills and Fever

as    Betty

1930
Sinners' Holiday

as    Jennie

1930
River's End

as    Miriam