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Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Acting

Born: November 20, 1916Port 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
Filmography
Biography: Humphrey Bogart

Biography: Humphrey Bogart

Self - Actress and John Huston's Wife

2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

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

Self

2003
Glorious Technicolor

Glorious Technicolor

Self

1998
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Self

1990
Wicked Stepmother

Wicked Stepmother

Witch Instructor

1989
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Self

1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self

1988
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Self

1987
A Return to Salem's Lot

A Return to Salem's Lot

Mrs. Axel

1987
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

Self

1985

A Matter of Diamonds

Mrs. Panzack

1968
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Paris Tart

1956
The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

Helen Sherman

1955
Top of the World

Top of the World

Virgie Rayne

1955
Hell's Half Acre

Hell's Half Acre

Donna Williams

1954
99 River Street

99 River Street

Linda James

1953
Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot

Cecily

1953
It Happened in Paris

It Happened in Paris

Patricia Moran

1952
One Big Affair

One Big Affair

Jean Harper

1952
Iron Man

Iron Man

Rose Warren Mason

1951
The Prowler

The Prowler

Susan Gilvray

1951
Smuggler's Island

Smuggler's Island

Vivian Craig

1951
The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

Sheila Bennet

1950
Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike

Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan

1949
Mr. Soft Touch

Mr. Soft Touch

Jenny Jones

1949
Enchantment

Enchantment

Grizel Dane

1948
The Mating of Millie

The Mating of Millie

Millie McGonigle

1948
Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock

Nancy Hobson

1947
The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story

Julie Benson

1946
The Thrill of Brazil

The Thrill of Brazil

Vicki Dean

1946
Renegades

Renegades

Hannah Brockway

1946
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

Babs The Genie

1945
Strange Affair

Strange Affair

Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison

1944
Nine Girls

Nine Girls

Mary O'Ryan

1944
There's Something About a Soldier

There's Something About a Soldier

Carol Harkness

1943
Dangerous Blondes

Dangerous Blondes

Jane Craig

1943
The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes

Allison McLeod

1943
Flight Lieutenant

Flight Lieutenant

Susie Thompson

1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Adventures of Martin Eden

Ruth Morley

1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
Ladies in Retirement

Ladies in Retirement

Lucy

1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Bette Logan

1941
The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

Helen Williams

1941
Beyond the Sacramento

Beyond the Sacramento

Lynn Perry

1940
Before I Hang

Before I Hang

Martha Garth

1940
The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question

Francois Morestan

1940
Slightly Honorable

Slightly Honorable

Miss Vlissingen

1939
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Suellen O'Hara

1939
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Mrs. Calvin

1939
Sudden Money

Sudden Money

Mary Patterson

1939
Paris Honeymoon

Paris Honeymoon

Village Girl (uncredited)

1939
Artists and Models Abroad

Artists and Models Abroad

Girl (uncredited)

1938
Sons of the Legion

Sons of the Legion

Linda Lee

1938
Men with Wings

Men with Wings

Nurse

1938
Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know

Party Guest (uncredited)

1938
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

Madeleine

1938