Evalyn 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Evalyn Knapp, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Taxi Talks
1930
This Sporting Age
as Mickey Steele
1932
His Private Secretary
as Marion Hall
1933
One Frightened Night
as The Fake Doris Waverly
1935
Smart Money
as Irene Graham
1931
High Pressure
as Helen Wilson
1932
Air Hostess
as Kitty King
1933
All Stuck Up
1930
Fireman, Save My Child
as Sally Toby
1932
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Evelyn Jordan
1941
Confidential
as Maxine Travers
1935
A Successful Calamity
as Peggy Wilton
1932
Rawhide
as Peggy Gehrig
1938
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
as Doris
1932
Perils of Pauline
as Pauline Hargrave
1933
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
1930
In Old Santa Fe
as Lila Miller
1934
Corruption
as Ellen Manning
1933
Ladies Crave Excitement
as Wilma Howell
1935
The Millionaire
as Barbara Alden
1931