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Evelyn Keyes

Acting
1916-11-20
Port Arthur, Texas, USA
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 61 titles
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) subtitle poster
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 Movie
as Bette Logan
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Dangerous to Know (1938) subtitle poster
Dangerous to Know
1938 Movie
as Party Guest (uncredited)
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A Thousand and One Nights (1945) subtitle poster
A Thousand and One Nights
1945 Movie
as Babs The Genie
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The Lady in Question (1940) subtitle poster
The Lady in Question
1940 Movie
as Francois Morestan
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Sudden Money (1939) subtitle poster
Sudden Money
1939 Movie
as Mary Patterson
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Sons of the Legion (1938) subtitle poster
Sons of the Legion
1938 Movie
as Linda Lee
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Paris Honeymoon (1939) subtitle poster
Paris Honeymoon
1939 Movie
as Village Girl (uncredited)
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Mrs. Mike (1949) subtitle poster
Mrs. Mike
1949 Movie
as Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan
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Strange Affair (1944) subtitle poster
Strange Affair
1944 Movie
as Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003) subtitle poster
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003 Movie
as Self
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The Face Behind the Mask (1941) subtitle poster
The Face Behind the Mask
1941 Movie
as Helen Williams
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941) subtitle poster
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941 Movie
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Johnny O'Clock (1947) subtitle poster
Johnny O'Clock
1947 Movie
as Nancy Hobson
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Hell's Half Acre (1954) subtitle poster
Hell's Half Acre
1954 Movie
as Donna Williams
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Before I Hang (1940) subtitle poster
Before I Hang
1940 Movie
as Martha Garth
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Mr. Soft Touch (1949) subtitle poster
Mr. Soft Touch
1949 Movie
as Jenny Jones
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Slightly Honorable (1939) subtitle poster
Slightly Honorable
1939 Movie
as Miss Vlissingen
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Ladies in Retirement (1941) subtitle poster
Ladies in Retirement
1941 Movie
as Lucy
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The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) subtitle poster
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942 Movie
as Ruth Morley
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Nine Girls (1944) subtitle poster
Nine Girls
1944 Movie
as Mary O'Ryan
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The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) subtitle poster
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 Movie
as Sheila Bennet
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The Jolson Story (1946) subtitle poster
The Jolson Story
1946 Movie
as Julie Benson
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Flight Lieutenant (1942) subtitle poster
Flight Lieutenant
1942 Movie
as Susie Thompson
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The Thrill of Brazil (1946) subtitle poster
The Thrill of Brazil
1946 Movie
as Vicki Dean
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