Evelyn Keyes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Female

Birthday

1916-11-20

Day of death

2008-07-04 (91 years old)

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

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Renegades

    Renegades

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Mr. Soft Touch

    Mr. Soft Touch

  • Wicked Stepmother

    Wicked Stepmother

  • Nine Girls

    Nine Girls

  • Top of the World

    Top of the World

  • Glorious Technicolor

    Glorious Technicolor

  • The Seven Year Itch

    The Seven Year Itch

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Enchantment

    Enchantment

  • One Big Affair

    One Big Affair

  • The Desperadoes

    The Desperadoes

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Biography: Humphrey Bogart

    Biography: Humphrey Bogart

  • Rough Shoot

    Rough Shoot

  • A Return to Salem's Lot

    A Return to Salem's Lot

  • Smuggler's Island

    Smuggler's Island

  • Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    Here Comes Mr. Jordan

  • Before I Hang

    Before I Hang

  • Paris Honeymoon

    Paris Honeymoon

  • Sudden Money

    Sudden Money

  • The Prowler

    The Prowler

  • The Adventures of Martin Eden

    The Adventures of Martin Eden

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • Johnny O'Clock

    Johnny O'Clock

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • The Mating of Millie

    The Mating of Millie

  • Mrs. Mike

    Mrs. Mike

  • Dangerous to Know

    Dangerous to Know

  • Strange Affair

    Strange Affair

  • The Jolson Story

    The Jolson Story

  • Artists and Models Abroad

    Artists and Models Abroad

  • The Killer That Stalked New York

    The Killer That Stalked New York

  • Ladies in Retirement

    Ladies in Retirement

  • Dangerous Blondes

    Dangerous Blondes

  • The Lady in Question

    The Lady in Question

  • Hell's Half Acre

    Hell's Half Acre

  • 99 River Street

    99 River Street

  • Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

    Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • Slightly Honorable

    Slightly Honorable

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

    Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

  • Beyond the Sacramento

    Beyond the Sacramento

  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • It Happened in Paris

    It Happened in Paris

  • Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

    Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

  • Flight Lieutenant

    Flight Lieutenant

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

  • The Thrill of Brazil

    The Thrill of Brazil

  • Sons of the Legion

    Sons of the Legion

  • A Matter of Diamonds

    A Matter of Diamonds

  • Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

    Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got