Evelyn Keyes
Acting
- Born:
- 1916-11-20
- Died:
- 2008-07-04
- Place of birth:
- Port Arthur, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests
Biography: Humphrey Bogart
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
Glorious Technicolor
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Wicked Stepmother
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
A Return to Salem's Lot
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Amazing Stories
Murder, She Wrote
A Matter of Diamonds
ITV Playhouse
Around the World in 80 Days
The Seven Year Itch
Top of the World
Climax!
Hell's Half Acre
99 River Street
Rough Shoot
It Happened in Paris
One Big Affair
Iron Man
The Prowler
Smuggler's Island
The Killer That Stalked New York
Lux Video Theatre
Mrs. Mike
Mr. Soft Touch
Enchantment
The Mating of Millie
Johnny O'Clock
The Jolson Story
The Thrill of Brazil
Renegades
A Thousand and One Nights
Strange Affair
Nine Girls
There's Something About a Soldier
Dangerous Blondes
The Desperadoes
Flight Lieutenant
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Ladies in Retirement
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
The Face Behind the Mask
Beyond the Sacramento
Before I Hang
The Lady in Question
Slightly Honorable
Gone with the Wind
Union Pacific
Sudden Money
Paris Honeymoon
Artists and Models Abroad
Sons of the Legion
Men with Wings
Dangerous to Know
The Buccaneer