
Evalyn Knapp
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1908-06-17
- Died
- 1981-06-12
- Place of birth
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Evelyn Pauline Knapp
Biography
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.
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Known For
Movies (51)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)

Hawaiian Buckaroo
1938
as Paula Harrington

Madame Racketeer
1932
as Alice Hicks

State Trooper
1933
as June Brady

Corruption
1933
as Ellen Manning

Confidential
1935
as Maxine Travers

Taxi!
1932
as Actress in Movie Clip (uncredited)

Roar of the Press
1941
as Evelyn

The Millionaire
1931
as Barbara Alden

Three of a Kind
1936
as Barbara Penfield

High Pressure
1932
as Helen Wilson

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Doris

Girl in 313
1940
as Arrested Girl

Idiot's Delight
1939
as Nurse #4

Fireman, Save My Child
1932
as Sally Toby

All Stuck Up
1930

Slightly Married
1932
as Mary Smith

Big City Blues
1932
as Jo-Jo (uncredited)

His Private Secretary
1933
as Marion Hall

A Successful Calamity
1932
as Peggy Wilton

Air Hostess
1933
as Kitty King

Smart Money
1931
as Irene Graham

Police Car 17
1933
as Helen Regan
Chills and Fever
1930
as Betty

Bulldog Edition
1936
as Randy Burns

50 Million Frenchmen
1931
as Miss Wheeler-Smith

Speed Wings
1934
as Mary Stuart

Dance, Girl, Dance
1933
as Sally Patter

River's End
1930
as Miriam

The Vanishing Frontier
1933
as Carol Winfield

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Evelyn Jordan

Mothers Cry
1930
as Jenny Williams

The Bargain
1931
as Vorencia

Laughing Irish Eyes
1936
as Peggy Kelly

Sinners' Holiday
1930
as Jennie

One Frightened Night
1935
as The Fake Doris Waverly

Perils of Pauline
1933
as Pauline Hargrave

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
The Fire-Trap
1935
as Betty Marshall

Side Show
1931
as Irene

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931
as Herself

The Night Mayor
1932
as Doree Dawn

Rawhide
1938
as Peggy Gehrig

Ladies Crave Excitement
1935
as Wilma Howell

In Old Santa Fe
1934
as Lila Miller
Taxi Talks
1930

Sauce for the Gander
1940
as Secretary

A Man's Game
1934
as Judy Manners

Meat and Romance
1940

Wanted by the Police
1938
as Kathleen Murphy

This Sporting Age
1932
as Mickey Steele
About Evalyn Knapp
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 po… With 51 credits spanning from 1930 to 1941, Evalyn Knapp has appeared in 51 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- Hawaiian Buckaroo (1938) — as Paula Harrington
- Madame Racketeer (1932) — as Alice Hicks
- State Trooper (1933) — as June Brady
- Corruption (1933) — as Ellen Manning
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