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Evelyn Keyes
Born: 20th Nov 1916 Port Arthur, Texas, USA - Died 4th Jul 2008
Dept: Acting
Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 - July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. A chorus girl by age 18, Keyes came out to Hollywood and was introduced to Cecil B. DeMille, who in her own words, “signed me to a personal contract without even making a test”. After a handful of B-movies at Paramount Pictures, she landed the role in Gone with the Wind, of Scarlett O'Hara's sister, Suellen. She was later interviewed for the 1988 documentary The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind.
Columbia Pictures signed her to a contract. In 1941, she played an ingenue in Here Comes Mr. Jordan. She spent most of the early 1940s playing leads in many of Columbia's B dramas and mysteries. She appeared as the female lead opposite Larry Parks in Columbia's blockbuster hit, The Jolson Story. She followed this up with an enjoyable minor screwball comedy, The Mating of Millie, with Glenn Ford. She was then in a 1949 role as Kathy Flannigan in Mrs. Mike. Keyes' last major film role was a small part as Tom Ewell's vacationing wife in The Seven Year Itch (1955), which starred Marilyn Monroe. Keyes officially retired in 1956, but continued to act.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 61
Film: 56 (92%)
Television: 5 (8%)
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Filmography
2003
He was one of Hollywood's greatest tough guys. His charisma and electric on-screen presence propelled the success of classic films such as The Maltese ... view
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Self - Actress and John Huston's Wife
2003
An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre." ... view
Character:
Self
1998
The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work. ... view
Character:
Self
1989
A pair of witches descend upon a family and wreak havoc. Now it's up to the family's matriarch, a private detective, and a suspended police officer to ... view
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Witch Instructor
1988
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world. ... view
Character:
Self
1988
This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage. ... view
Character:
Self
1987
This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The Hollywood Blacklist, which occurred in the late forties an ... view
Character:
Self
1987
Anthropologist Joe Weber takes his son on a trip to the New England town of Salem's Lot, unaware of its vampire population. When the inhabitants revea ... view
Character:
Mrs. Axel
1985
This in-depth examination of the life and career of clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw cuts between archival footage, location shots, and an interv ... view
Character:
Self
Sep 1985 (first aired)
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg wi ... view
Character:
Evelyn Chumsky (1 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
Character:
Edna (1 ep.)
Wanda Polaski (1 ep.)
Sister Emily (1 ep.)
1968
Riley Walker arrives at an Italian villa with an injured hand; he had cut his hand whilst attempting to get into the neighbouring villa belonging to h ... view
Character:
Mrs. Panzack
Sep 1967 (first aired)
ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhy ... view
Character:
Mrs. Panzack (1 ep.)
1956
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a ve ... view
Character:
Paris Tart
1955
When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new ... view
Character:
Helen Sherman
1955
A team of Air Force servicemen become stranded after setting up a weather station on an island of ice in Alaska. ... view
Character:
Virgie Rayne
Oct 1954 (first aired)
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Cos ... view
Character:
Drusilla Cayley (1 ep.)
1954
A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband. ... view
Character:
Donna Williams
1953
A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves. ... view
Character:
Linda James
1953
An American military officer and his wife move to a cottage in what they think is the peaceful English countryside, only to discover the area is a hot ... view
Character:
Cecily
Original title: C'est arrivé à Paris
1952
Wealthy American Patricia comes to spend some time at her uncle's place in Paris. While out on her own for the evening she meets pseudo-Russian princ ... view
Character:
Patricia Moran
1952
Lawyer Jimmy Donovan thinks a bicycle tour through Mexico is just the thing to keep him out of trouble until his client arrives. But when school teac ... view
Character:
Jean Harper
1951
An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother. ... view
Character:
Rose Warren Mason
1951
Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who st ... view
Character:
Susan Gilvray
1951
An adventurer about to lose his sloop and diving equipment agrees to dive for illegal gold. ... view
Character:
Vivian Craig
1950
In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the polic ... view
Character:
Sheila Bennet
Oct 1950 (first aired)
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original telep ... view
Character:
Jane (1 ep.)
1949
This film is based on the novel, Mrs. Mike, which is based on the real life woman, Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan. A Boston teenager is sent to live with he ... view
Character:
Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan
1949
When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's ... view
Character:
Jenny Jones
1948
Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last da ... view
Character:
Grizel Dane
1948
Self-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just one more thing, a child. When she asks to adopt orphan ... view
Character:
Millie McGonigle
1947
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partn ... view
Character:
Nancy Hobson
1946
At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradual ... view
Character:
Julie Benson
1946
Steve, revue producer in Rio de Janeiro, is still in love with his ex-wife Vicki, his star Linda is in love with Steve and Tito is in love with Linda. ... view
Character:
Vicki Dean
Character:
Hannah Brockway
1945
On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it ... view
Character:
Babs The Genie
1944
Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a banquet honoring war refugees. Bill volunteers to pick up f ... view
Character:
Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
1944
One of the members of a sorority is found murdered. Although the police are called in to investigate, some of the girls decide to do some sleuthing on ... view
Character:
Mary O'Ryan
1943
Five officer candidates fight to prove their mettle during training. ... view
Character:
Carol Harkness
1943
Mystery writer Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn) and his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes), prefer solving crimes rather than writing about them. They get a chance wh ... view
Character:
Jane Craig
1943
Popular mailcoach driver Uncle Willie is in fact in league with the town's crooked banker. They plan to have the bank robbed after emptying it, and wh ... view
Character:
Allison McLeod
1942
A disgraced pilot determines to regain the respect of both his son, now a test pilot for the Army, and the men he once flew with. ... view
Character:
Susie Thompson
1942
Author writes about his experiences sailing at sea, struggles to get his work published. ... view
Character:
Ruth Morley
1941
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's co ... view
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1941
Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit ... view
Character:
Lucy
1941
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body ... view
Character:
Bette Logan
1941
A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hot ... view
Character:
Helen Williams
1940
Bill learns that two con artists whom he has dealt with before are at it again. Crowley runs the saloon and Adams the newspaper and both are highly re ... view
Character:
Lynn Perry
1940
Dr. John Garth conducting an innovative medical experiment aimed at prolonging life and combating aging. The experiment takes an unexpected turn, plac ... view
Character:
Martha Garth
1940
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son. ... view
Character:
Francois Morestan
1939
A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name. ... view
Character:
Miss Vlissingen
1939
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruc ... view
Character:
Suellen O'Hara
1939
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opp ... view
Character:
Mrs. Calvin
1939
Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father Sweeney and brother-in-law Archibald "Doc" Finney win a $15 ... view
Character:
Mary Patterson
1939
A Texas millionaire travels to Europe to meet his girlfriend, a European countess. He stops in a rustic mountain village and meets a beautiful peasant ... view
Character:
Village Girl (uncredited)
1938
Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, but Buck manages to con the manager of the 'Hotel de Navarre' in furnishing accommodations ... view
Character:
Girl (uncredited)
1938
Sons of The Legion is a film about a group of young men looking to start a squadron in their Legion Post. However, because the boy's father wrongfully ... view
Character:
Linda Lee
1938
Reporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright take their first airplane flight. ... view
Character:
Nurse
1938
Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his beautiful friend and hostess (read:mistress), wit ... view
Character:
Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812. ... view
Character:
Madeleine