Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
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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.
Actress: The Wolf Man. Evelyn Ankers, a beautiful movie actress who was a staple of Universal's horror films in the 1940s, was born in Chile to English parents in 1918. Her parents repatriated the family back to England in the 1920s, and it was in Old Blighty that Ankers developed a desire to become an actress.
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- Valparaiso, Chile
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- Haiku, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Aug 30, 1985 · Evelyn Ankers, a statuesque actress who made more than 35 films opposite such dissimilar protagonists as Rembrandt, Frankenstein and the Invisible Man, died of cancer Wednesday at her home on...
Aug 31, 1985 · Evelyn Ankers, an actress known in Hollywood as the ''Queen of the B's,'' died of cancer Thursday at her home in Haiku on the island of Maui. She was 67 years old. Miss Ankers appeared in 51...
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.
Biography. Read More. Blonde British actress, born in Chile, who, after stage experience and a modest career in British films, went to Hollywood where she was nicknamed "Queen of the Horrors" and "The Screamer" because of the numerous "B" horror and action movies in which she starred during the 1940s, mostly at Universal.
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Evelyn Felisa Ankers (August 17, 1918 - August 29, 1985) was an American actress best known for playing roles in American horror films during the 1940s. Known For. The Wolf Man. The Ghost of Frankenstein. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror. The Invisible Man's Revenge. The Pearl of Death. Son of Dracula. Jungle Woman. Captive Wild Woman.
