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Evelyn Ellis(1894-1958)

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Evelyn Ellis in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Evelyn Ellis was born on 2 February 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Lady from Shanghai (1947), The Joe Louis Story (1953) and Interrupted Melody (1955). She died on 5 June 1958 in Saranac Lake, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 2, 1894
DiedJune 5, 1958(64)
BornFebruary 2, 1894
DiedJune 5, 1958(64)
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Known for

Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
The Lady from Shanghai
7.5
  • Bessie
  • 1947
Coley Wallace in The Joe Louis Story (1953)
The Joe Louis Story
5.9
  • Mrs. Barrows
  • 1953
Interrupted Melody (1955)
Interrupted Melody
6.7
  • Clara
  • 1955
A Son of Satan (1924)
A Son of Satan
6.2
  • Actress
  • 1924

Credits

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Actress

  • Playwrights '56 (1955)
    Playwrights '56
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Bessie
    • 1956
  • Interrupted Melody (1955)
    Interrupted Melody
    6.7
    • Clara
    • 1955
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Mystery Theatre
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Palace Servant
    • 1955
  • Coley Wallace in The Joe Louis Story (1953)
    The Joe Louis Story
    5.9
    • Mrs. Barrows
    • 1953
  • Crime Syndicate
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The Philco Television Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1949
  • Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
    The Lady from Shanghai
    7.5
    • Bessie
    • 1947
  • A Son of Satan (1924)
    A Son of Satan
    6.2
    • 1924

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 2, 1894
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • June 5, 1958
    • Saranac Lake, New York, USA(heart ailment)
  • Other works
    She played the role of Bess (on Broadway) in DuBose and Dorothy Heyward's 1927 non-musical play "Porgy". It would later be transformed into the Gershwin opera "Porgy and Bess".
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  • Trivia
    Played three different characters all named Bess, although two of them were called "Bessie" onscreen.

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