Ankers, Evelyn (1918–1985)

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Ankers, Evelyn (1918–1985)

English actress. Born in Valparaiso, Chile, on August 17, 1918; died in 1985; daughter of British parents; married Richard Denning (an actor), in 1942; children: daughter Dee.

Known as the screamer or the queen of the horror movies, Evelyn Ankers made her debut in England before coming to the United States. Her films include The Villiers Diamond (U.K., 1933), Rembrandt (1936), Fire Over England (1937), Hold that Ghost (1941), Burma Convoy (1941), The Wolf Man (1941), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), The Great Impersonation (1942), Eagle Squadron (1942), Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942), Captive Wild Woman (1943), Son of Dracula (1943), Pearl of Death (1944), Pillow of Death (1945), Queen of Burlesque (1946), Black Beauty (1946), Spoilers of the North (1947), Flight to Nowhere (1946), The Lone Wolf in London (1947), Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949), The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (1950). In 1968, she moved with her actor husband Richard Denning to Maui.

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