Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
1916-11-20
Died
2008-07-04 (aged 91)
Place of Birth
Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Evelyn Keyes

Biography

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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Edna

1984
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Wanda Polaski

1984
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Sister Emily

1984
Climax!
3.8

Climax!

Drusilla Cayley

1954
Amazing Stories
7.5

Amazing Stories

Evelyn Chumsky

1985
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

Mrs. Panzack

1967
Gone with the Wind
7.9

Gone with the Wind

Suellen O'Hara

1939
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

Jane

1950
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

Paris Tart

1956
The Seven Year Itch
7.0

The Seven Year Itch

Helen Sherman

1955
The Desperadoes
5.9

The Desperadoes

Allison McLeod

1943
The Buccaneer
6.4

The Buccaneer

Madeleine

1938
A Return to Salem's Lot
5.9

A Return to Salem's Lot

Mrs. Axel

1987
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.0

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Bette Logan

1941
Paris Honeymoon
5.5

Paris Honeymoon

Village Girl (uncredited)

1939
Sudden Money
7.0

Sudden Money

Mary Patterson

1939
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
6.0

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Self

1988
Wicked Stepmother
4.6

Wicked Stepmother

Witch Instructor

1989
Union Pacific
6.7

Union Pacific

Mrs. Calvin

1939
Mr. Soft Touch
6.8

Mr. Soft Touch

Jenny Jones

1949
Renegades
5.8

Renegades

Hannah Brockway

1946
Enchantment
6.8

Enchantment

Grizel Dane

1948
The Killer That Stalked New York
6.2

The Killer That Stalked New York

Sheila Bennet

1950
Biography: Humphrey Bogart

Biography: Humphrey Bogart

Self - Actress and John Huston's Wife

2003
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8.2

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self

1988
The Prowler
6.8

The Prowler

Susan Gilvray

1951
Iron Man
6.2

Iron Man

Rose Warren Mason

1951
Dangerous to Know
6.6

Dangerous to Know

Party Guest (uncredited)

1938
A Thousand and One Nights
6.1

A Thousand and One Nights

Babs The Genie

1945
Hell's Half Acre
5.5

Hell's Half Acre

Donna Williams

1954
The Jolson Story
6.8

The Jolson Story

Julie Benson

1946
Slightly Honorable
5.1

Slightly Honorable

Miss Vlissingen

1939
Flight Lieutenant
6.3

Flight Lieutenant

Susie Thompson

1942
99 River Street
6.8

99 River Street

Linda James

1953
There's Something About a Soldier
5.4

There's Something About a Soldier

Carol Harkness

1943
Men with Wings
5.4

Men with Wings

Nurse

1938
The Face Behind the Mask
6.5

The Face Behind the Mask

Helen Williams

1941
Mrs. Mike
6.0

Mrs. Mike

Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan

1949
Dangerous Blondes
6.3

Dangerous Blondes

Jane Craig

1943
The Mating of Millie
6.9

The Mating of Millie

Millie McGonigle

1948
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