Evelyn Keyes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

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

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Glorious Technicolor

    Glorious Technicolor

  • The Prowler

    The Prowler

  • Renegades

    Renegades

  • Nine Girls

    Nine Girls

  • Paris Honeymoon

    Paris Honeymoon

  • The Seven Year Itch

    The Seven Year Itch

  • Sudden Money

    Sudden Money

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • Mrs. Mike

    Mrs. Mike

  • The Desperadoes

    The Desperadoes

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

  • The Lady in Question

    The Lady in Question

  • Enchantment

    Enchantment

  • It Happened in Paris

    It Happened in Paris

  • Wicked Stepmother

    Wicked Stepmother

  • Rough Shoot

    Rough Shoot

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • The Mating of Millie

    The Mating of Millie

  • The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • The Thrill of Brazil

    The Thrill of Brazil

  • Ladies in Retirement

    Ladies in Retirement

  • Mr. Soft Touch

    Mr. Soft Touch

  • Johnny O'Clock

    Johnny O'Clock

  • Slightly Honorable

    Slightly Honorable

  • A Return to Salem's Lot

    A Return to Salem's Lot

  • 99 River Street

    99 River Street

  • One Big Affair

    One Big Affair

  • Top of the World

    Top of the World

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

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • The Killer That Stalked New York

    The Killer That Stalked New York

  • Dangerous to Know

    Dangerous to Know

  • The Jolson Story

    The Jolson Story

  • Before I Hang

    Before I Hang

  • Smuggler's Island

    Smuggler's Island

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • Beyond the Sacramento

    Beyond the Sacramento

  • The Adventures of Martin Eden

    The Adventures of Martin Eden

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

  • Biography: Humphrey Bogart

    Biography: Humphrey Bogart

  • Hell's Half Acre

    Hell's Half Acre

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    Here Comes Mr. Jordan

  • Strange Affair

    Strange Affair

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • Dangerous Blondes

    Dangerous Blondes

  • Flight Lieutenant

    Flight Lieutenant

  • Artists and Models Abroad

    Artists and Models Abroad

  • Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

    Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

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

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

  • Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

    Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

  • Sons of the Legion

    Sons of the Legion

  • A Matter of Diamonds

    A Matter of Diamonds