Evalyn Knapp
Known for ActingBorn 1908-06-17 — died 1981-06-12Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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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.
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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
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · as Reporter (uncredited)
The Millionaire
1931 · as Barbara Alden
Idiot's Delight
1939 · as Nurse #4
His Private Secretary
1933 · as Marion Hall
Smart Money
1931 · as Irene Graham
Three of a Kind
1936 · as Barbara Penfield
Speed Wings
1934 · as Mary Stuart
Rawhide
1938 · as Peggy Gehrig
Taxi Talks
1930
Taxi!
1932 · as Actress in Movie Clip (uncredited)
This Sporting Age
1932 · as Mickey Steele
Bulldog Edition
1936 · as Randy Burns
Air Hostess
1933 · as Kitty King
Corruption
1933 · as Ellen Manning
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932 · as Doris
The Bargain
1931 · as Vorencia
Girl in 313
1940 · as Arrested Girl
Roar of the Press
1941 · as Evelyn