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Evelyn Ankers (1918–1985)

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Evelyn Ankers, a beautiful movie actress who was a staple of Universal's horror films in the 1940s, was born in Chile to English parents in 1918. Her parents repatriated the family back to England in the 1920s, and it was in Old Blighty that Ankers developed a desire to become an actress. She began appearing in small roles in English movies in the mid-1930s while she was still in school... See full bio »

Born:

in Valparaiso, Chile

Died:

(age 67) in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Still of Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in The Wolf Man
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1960 No Greater Love
 
1958 Cheyenne (TV series)
Robbie James
– The Gamble (1958) … Robbie James
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Millicent
– The Empty Room (1956) … Millicent
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Miss Loving
– The Silent Partner (1955) … Miss Loving
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Ruth McCabe
– Dark Stranger (1955) … Ruth McCabe
 
1954 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
Inga Grinley
– The Paper Finger (1954) … Inga Grinley
 
1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– The Hunted (1953)
 
1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– Sam and the Whale (1953)
 
1952 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Constance Noble
– The Nobles (1952) … Constance Noble
 
1950 The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane
 
1949 The Adventure of the Speckled Band (TV short)
Miss Stoner
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
Helen Stoner
– The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949) … Helen Stoner
 
1949 Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Gloria James Jessup
 
1948 Parole, Inc.
Jojo Dumont
 
1947 The Lone Wolf in London
Iris Chatham
 
1947 Last of the Redmen
Alice Munro
 
1947 Spoilers of the North
Laura Reed
 
1946 Flight to Nowhere
Catherine Forrest
 
1946 Black Beauty
Evelyn Carrington
 
1946 Queen of Burlesque
Crystal McCoy
 
1946 The French Key
Janet Morgan
 
1945 The Fatal Witness
Priscilla Ames
 
1945 The Frozen Ghost
Maura Daniel
 
1944 Bowery to Broadway
Bonnie Latour
 
1944 The Pearl of Death
Naomi Drake
 
1944 The Invisible Man's Revenge
Julie Herrick
 
1944 Jungle Woman
Beth Mason
 
1944 Pardon My Rhythm
Julia Munson
 
1944 Follow the Boys
Evelyn Ankers (uncredited)
 
1944 Weird Woman
Illona Carr
 
1944 Ladies Courageous
Wilhelmina Van Kronk
 
1943 His Butler's Sister
Elizabeth Campbell
 
1943 The Mad Ghoul
Isabel Lewis
 
1943 Son of Dracula
Claire Caldwell
 
1943 You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
Lynn Smith
 
1943 Crazy House
Evelyn Ankers (uncredited)
 
1943 Hers to Hold
Flo Simpson
 
1943 All by Myself
Jean Wells
 
1943 Captive Wild Woman
Beth Colman
 
1943 Keep 'Em Slugging
Sheila Banning
 
1942 The Great Impersonation
Lady Muriel Dominey
 
1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Kitty
 
1942 Pierre of the Plains
Celia Wellsby
 
1942 Eagle Squadron
Nancy Mitchell
 
1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein
Elsa Frankenstein
 
1942 North to the Klondike
Mary Sloan
 
1941 The Wolf Man
Gwen Conliffe
 
1941 Burma Convoy
Ann McBragel
 
1941 Hold That Ghost
Norma Lind
 
1941 Hit the Road
Patience Ryan
 
1941 Bachelor Daddy
Beth Chase
 
1939 Over the Moon
Sanitairum Patient (uncredited)
 
1938 The Claydon Treasure Mystery
Rosemary Shackleford
 
1938 Coming of Age
Christine Squire
 
1938 Murder in the Family
Dorothy Osborne
 
1938 The Villiers Diamond
Joan Raymond
 
1938 Second Thoughts
Molly Frame
 
1937 Bells of St. Mary's (short)
Village girl
 
1937 Knight Without Armor
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1937 Fire Over England
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
 
1937 Wings of the Morning
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1936 Rembrandt
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1936 Forbidden Music
A Lady of the Court (segment "Who said Carlini?") (uncredited)
 
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1943 The Mad Ghoul (performer: "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" - uncredited, "All For Love")
 
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2010 Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (video documentary short)
 
2000 The American Nightmare (documentary)
Herself
 
1991 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (documentary)
Elsa
 

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Parole, Inc. -- Parole officers fight against gangsters trying to infiltrate the parole system. The Wolf Man -- A practical man returns to his homeland, is attacked by a creature of folklore, and imbued with a malady his disciplined mind tells him can not possibly exist. Flight to Nowhere -- A couple on board a plane find themselves mixed up in a plot to steal atomic secrets.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Ladies in Retirement (1940). Drama. Written by Reginald Denham and Edward Percy. Directed by Reginald Denham. Henry Miller's Theatre: 26 Mar 1940- 3 Aug 1940 (151 performances). Cast: Evelyn Ankers (as "Lucy Gilham"), Florence Edney (as "Sister Theresa"), Isobel Elsom (as "Leonora Fiske")... See more »

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Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Right after he [Lon Chaney Jr.] and I had finished Son of Dracula, I think, the studio invited the major magazines to a dinner party on the lot to meet all the horror stars. Everybody was there - Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and George Zucco. Lon, seated near my husband and me, proceeded to direct a number of rude... See more »

Trivia:

She was called "Queen of the Screamers" on account of her blood-curdling vocal outbursts in "B" suspense thrillers of the '40s. See more »

Trademark:

Gorgeous formfitting dresses See more »

Nickname:

The Screamer See more »

Star Sign:

Leo