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Evelyn Felisa Ankers (August 17, 1918 – August 29, 1985) was a British-American actress who often played variations on the role of the cultured young leading lady in many American horror films during the 1940s, most notably The Wolf Man (1941) opposite Lon Chaney Jr., a frequent screen partner.

Evelyn Ankers
Ankers in 1941
Born	Evelyn Felisa Ankers (1918-08-17)August 17, 1918 Valparaíso, Chile
Died	August 29, 1985(1985-08-29) (aged 67) Maui, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting place	Maui Veterans Cemetery, Makawao, Hawaii
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1936–1960
Spouse	Richard Denning ​ (m. 1942)​
Children	1

Early years

Ankers was born to British parents[1]^: 53 in Valparaíso, Chile.[2] She was educated at The Latymer School, the Golophyn School, the Tacchomo School of Music and Dramatic Art, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[1]^: 54

Stage

Ankers' stage debut came in Colombia at age 10 when she had the title role in The Daughter of Dolores.[1] On Broadway, she had the role of Lucy Gilham in Ladies in Retirement (1940).[3] In London, she acted in Bats in the Belfry.[1]^: 54

Film

Known as "the Queen of the Bs",[2] Ankers starred in films including The Wolf Man (1941), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Captive Wild Woman (1943), Son of Dracula (1943), The Mad Ghoul (1943), Jungle Woman (1944), Weird Woman (1944), The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944), and The Frozen Ghost (1945). She appeared in Hold That Ghost (1941), Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942), His Butler's Sister (1943), The Pearl of Death (1944), Pardon My Rhythm (1944), Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949), and played Calamity Jane in The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (1950), one of many movies for which she received top billing. A frequent screen partner was Lon Chaney Jr., although they privately disliked each other.

Ankers made over fifty films between 1936 and 1950, then retired from movies at the age of 32 to be a housewife. She occasionally played television roles, such as that of saloon owner Robbie James in the 1958 episode "Gambler" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Cheyenne, with Clint Walker in the title role.

Ten years later she made her last film, No Greater Love (1960),[1]^: 72 with her husband Richard Denning.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

On September 6, 1942,[1]^: 61 Ankers married Richard Denning, to whom she remained married until her death in 1985. The couple had one child, Diana Denning (later Dwyer).[2] Ankers moved to Hawaii when her husband accepted the role of the governor in Hawaii 5-0.[4] She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 67 on August 29, 1985 in Maui.[2] Ankers and Denning are buried at Makawao Veterans' Cemetery in Makawao, Hawaii.[5]

Ankers became an American citizen in August 1946.[1]^: 71

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Evelyn Ankers at IMDb
• Evelyn Ankers at the Internet Broadway Database
• Evelyn Ankers at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[de] Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers (* 17. August 1918 in Valparaíso, Chile; † 29. August 1985 in Maui, Hawaii) war eine britische Schauspielerin. Sie spielte in zahlreichen Horrorfilmen mit und war bekannt als „Queen of the Screamers“. Ihre Rolle war in diesen Streifen stets die des schönen unschuldigen Mädchens, das von dem bösen Monster verschleppt wird.

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- [en] Evelyn Ankers

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[es] Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers (17 de agosto de 1918—29 de agosto de 1985) fue una actriz chilena-estadounidense que participó en muchas películas de terror de Hollywood durante los años 40.

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[ru] Анкерс, Эвелин

Эвелин Фелиза Анкерс (англ. Evelyn Felisa Ankers; 17 августа 1918[1], Вальпараисо — 29 августа 1985[1], Мауи, Гавайи) — американская киноактриса. Была ведущей актрисой во многих голливудских фильмах ужасов, включая таких картины как «Человек-волк» (1941), «Призрак Франкенштейна» (1942), «Сын Дракулы» (1943) и «Женщина из джунглей» (1944). В начале 1950-х годов Анкерс завершила кинокарьеру, став домохозяйкой. Вместе с мужем она поселилась на Гавайях, где и умерла от рака яичников в 1985 году в возрасте 67 лет.

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