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)
Taxi Talks
1930
Rawhide
1938
as Peggy Gehrig
Air Hostess
1933
as Kitty King
Speed Wings
1934
as Mary Stuart
The Millionaire
1931
as Barbara Alden
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935
as Wilma Howell
Bulldog Edition
1936
as Randy Burns
Three of a Kind
1936
as Barbara Penfield
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Nurse #4
Smart Money
1931
as Irene Graham
Girl in 313
1940
as Arrested Girl
His Private Secretary
1933
as Marion Hall
50 Million Frenchmen
1931
as Miss Wheeler-Smith
Taxi!
1932
as Actress in Movie Clip (uncredited)
Confidential
1935
as Maxine Travers
Chills and Fever
1930
as Betty
This Sporting Age
1932
as Mickey Steele
High Pressure
1932
as Helen Wilson
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Peggy Wilton
Wanted by the Police
1938
as Kathleen Murphy
Fireman, Save My Child
1932
as Sally Toby
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Evelyn Jordan
Perils of Pauline
1933
as Pauline Hargrave
Madame Racketeer
1932
as Alice Hicks
A Man's Game
1934
as Judy Manners
One Frightened Night
1935
as The Fake Doris Waverly
Police Car 17
1933
as Helen Regan
Roar of the Press
1941
as Evelyn
Slightly Married
1932
as Mary Smith
Big City Blues
1932
as Jo-Jo (uncredited)
In Old Santa Fe
1934
as Lila Miller
The Bargain
1931
as Vorencia
Corruption
1933
as Ellen Manning
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
as Carol Winfield
River's End
1930
as Miriam
The Night Mayor
1932
as Doree Dawn
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Doris
Sinners' Holiday
1930
as Jennie
All Stuck Up
1930
State Trooper
1933
as June Brady
Side Show
1931
as Irene
Hawaiian Buckaroo
1938
as Paula Harrington
Meat and Romance
1940
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931
as Herself
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936
as Peggy Kelly
The Fire-Trap
1935
as Betty Marshall
Mothers Cry
1930
as Jenny Williams
Dance, Girl, Dance
1933
as Sally Patter
Sauce for the Gander
1940
as Secretary
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)
- Taxi Talks (1930)
- Rawhide (1938) — as Peggy Gehrig
- Air Hostess (1933) — as Kitty King
- Speed Wings (1934) — as Mary Stuart
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