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Evelyn Pauline Knapp
Evalyn Knapp
Acting
Biography
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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.
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 chara…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Evelyn Jordan
Roar of the Press
as Evelyn
Girl in 313
as Arrested Girl
Sauce for the Gander
as Secretary
Meat and Romance
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
as Nurse #4
Rawhide
as Peggy Gehrig
Hawaiian Buckaroo
as Paula Harrington
Wanted by the Police
as Kathleen Murphy