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Judith Evelyn is a Actor American born on 20 march 1909

Judith Evelyn

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Birth name Evelyn Morris
Nationality USA
Birth 20 march 1909
Death 7 may 1967 (at 58 years) at New York City (USA)

Judith Evelyn (March 20, 1909 – May 7, 1967) was an American stage and film actress who appeared in as many as fifty films and television series. She was born Evelyn Morris in Seneca, South Dakota.

Evelyn appeared on Broadway in the following plays:


The Shrike as "Ann Downs" (January 15, 1952 – May 31, 1952)
Craig's Wife (February 12, 1947 – April 12, 1947) (revival)
The Rich Full Life (November 9, 1945 – December 1, 1945)
Angel Street as "Bella Manningham" (December 5, 1941 – December 30, 1944)
All of the four plays were made into films, but Evelyn did not appear in any of them. She did appear in other films, probably most memorably as "Miss Lonelyhearts", the lonely alcoholic spied on by James Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window. In 1956, Evelyn played the role of Nancy Lynnton in George Stevens' Giant. She also had a brief but strong performance as Queen Mother Taia in Michael Curtiz's The Egyptian, and was featured with Vincent Price in The Tingler (1959).


In the fall of 1958, Evelyn guest starred as Clara Keller, a lonely widow who falls prey to communist agents in the episode "Man in the Moon" of Bruce Gordon's short-lived Cold War docudrama, Behind Closed Doors.
On September 3, 1939, she and her fiancé, Canadian radio producer Andrew Allan, survived the sinking of the Anchor-Donaldson liner SS Athenia. The Athenia was the first British passenger liner to be sunk by a German submarine in World War II.

Biography

Sous le pseudonyme de Judith Evelyn, elle commence sa carrière au théâtre et joue notamment à Broadway dans cinq pièces. La première est Rue des anges de Patrick Hamilton, représentée 1 295 fois de décembre 1941 à décembre 1944, aux côtés de Leo G. Carroll et Vincent Price ; elle y tient le rôle de Bella Manningham, repris dans l'adaptation à l'écran de 1944 par Ingrid Bergman (renommée Paula Alquist).

Après sa cinquième pièce à Broadway en 1952-1953, elle se produit Off-Broadway en 1954, dans La Mouette d'Anton Tchekhov (rôle d’Irina Arkadina), avec notamment Montgomery Clift, Sam Jaffe et Maureen Stapleton.

Au cinéma, Judith Evelyn contribue à seulement neuf films américains, depuis La Treizième Lettre d'Otto Preminger en 1951 (avec Charles Boyer et Constance Smith), jusqu'à Le Désosseur de cadavres de William Castle en 1959 (où elle retrouve Vincent Price). Entretemps, mentionnons Fenêtre sur cour d'Alfred Hitchcock (avec James Stewart et Grace Kelly) et L'Égyptien de Michael Curtiz (avec Jean Simmons et Victor Mature, elle-même personnifiant Tiyi), tous deux sortis en 1954, ainsi que Géant de George Stevens (1956, avec Elizabeth Taylor et Rock Hudson).

À la télévision, elle apparaît d'abord dans un téléfilm diffusé en 1946, adaptation de la pièce pré-citée Rue des anges, où elle reprend son rôle initial. Puis elle collabore à quarante séries (majoritairement dédiées au théâtre) entre 1948 et 1962, dont Alfred Hitchcock présente (deux épisodes, 1955-1957).

Judith Evelyn meurt prématurèment d'un cancer en 1967.

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Filmography of Judith Evelyn (10 films)

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Actress

The Tingler, 1h22
Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts, William Castle, Dal McKennon
Roles Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins
Rating65% 3.297313.297313.297313.297313.29731
A pathologist, Dr. Warren Chapin (Price), discovers that the tingling of the spine in states of extreme fear is due to the growth of a creature that every human being seems to have, called a "Tingler", a parasite attached to the human spine. It curls up, feeds and grows stronger when its host is afraid, effectively crushing the person's spine if curled up long enough. The host can weaken the creature and stop its curling by screaming.
Twilight for the Gods, 2h
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Rock Hudson, Cyd Charisse, John Arthur Kennedy, Leif Erickson, Charles McGraw, Ernest Truex
Roles Ethel Peacock
Rating58% 2.904922.904922.904922.904922.90492
After being court-martialed and discharged from the Navy, Captain Bell (Rock Hudson) turns to drink. Reduced to skippering a rundown schooner in the South Seas he takes on board a disparate group of passengers and crew; including a prostitute, a show-biz entrepreneur, a missionary, a washed up opera singer, and a couple of refugees. During a storm at sea, the true characters of all on board are revealed.
The Brothers Karamazov, 2h25
Directed by Richard Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, William Shatner, Richard Basehart
Roles Mme. Anna Hohlakov
Rating66% 3.3476553.3476553.3476553.3476553.347655
The story follows Fyodor, the patriarch of the Karamazov family and his sons. When he tries to decide an heir, the tensions between the brothers of the film run high, leading to infighting and murder.
Mayerling
Mayerling (1957)
, 1h30
Directed by Anatole Litvak, Kirk Browning
Origin USA
Genres War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, Diana Wynyard, Basil Sydney, Raymond Massey, Judith Evelyn
Roles Countess Larische
Rating59% 2.9995252.9995252.9995252.9995252.999525
The story of Mayerling is based on the real life events of the tragic love affair between Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera and their mysterious death on January 30, 1889 in a hunting lodge in Lower Austria.
Giant
Giant (1956)
, 3h21
Directed by Fred Guiol, George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Films about families, Films about racism
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Nick Adams, Mercedes McCambridge
Roles Mrs. Nancy Lynnton
Rating75% 3.7997953.7997953.7997953.7997953.799795
The movie follows a Texas family over a quarter century from the 1920s until after World War II. Themes of discrimination along race, class and gender lines, as well as the role they played in the social evolution of post-war Texas, are prominent.
Hilda Crane, 1h27
Directed by Philip Dunne
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Jean Simmons, Guy Madison, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Judith Evelyn, Evelyn Varden, Peggy Knudsen
Roles Mrs. Stella Crane
Rating63% 3.1500653.1500653.1500653.1500653.150065
In the five years since she left Winona, her hometown, Hilda Crane has been divorced twice and acquired quite a dubious reputation. She returns from New York to a scolding mother, who hopes Hilda will have the good sense to marry successful builder Russell Burns and finally settle down.
Female on the Beach, 1h37
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Joan Crawford, Jeff Chandler, Cecil Kellaway, Jan Sterling, Judith Evelyn, Charles Drake
Roles Eloise Crandall
Rating63% 3.192773.192773.192773.192773.19277
Lynn Markham (Crawford) visits a beach house that once belonged to her dead husband. There, she meets real estate agent Amy Rawlinson (Jan Sterling) and Drummond "Drummy" Hall (Chandler), an attractive beach bum who wanders in and out of the house as though he owned it.
The Egyptian, 2h19
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Children's films
Actors Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Michael Wilding, Edmund Purdom, John Carradine
Roles Taia
Rating64% 3.2469853.2469853.2469853.2469853.246985
The Egyptian tells the story of Sinuhe (Edmund Purdom), a struggling physician in 18th dynasty Egypt (14th Century BC.) who is thrown by chance into contact with the pharaoh Akhnaton (Michael Wilding). He rises to and falls from great prosperity, wanders the world, and becomes increasingly drawn towards a new religion spreading throughout Egypt. His companions throughout are his lover, a shy tavern maid named Merit (Jean Simmons), and his corrupt but likable servant, Kaptah (Peter Ustinov).
Rear Window, 1h49
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn
Roles Miss Lonelyhearts
Rating84% 4.2493654.2493654.2493654.2493654.249365
After breaking his leg photographing a racetrack accident, professional photographer L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies (James Stewart) is confined to his Greenwich Village apartment, using a wheelchair while he recuperates. His rear window looks out onto a small courtyard and several other apartments. During a summer heat wave, he passes the time by watching his neighbors, who keep their windows open to stay cool. The tenants he can see include a dancer he nicknames "Miss Torso", a lonely woman he nicknames "Miss Lonelyhearts", a composer-pianist, several married couples, a middle-aged sculptor, and Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr), a traveling jewelry salesman with a bedridden wife.
The 13th Letter, 1h25
Directed by Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Charles Boyer, Linda Darnell, Constance Smith, Michael Rennie, Françoise Rosay, Judith Evelyn
Roles Sister Marie Corbin
Rating62% 3.143933.143933.143933.143933.14393
The film concerns a doctor at a Canadian hospital in the province of Quebec, Canada who receives a series of poison pen letters. Later, more letters all signed with the mysterious pseudonym "Raven," are delivered to others in the small Canadian town. The wife of the doctor receives a letter accusing her of having an affair. One letter informs a shell-shocked veteran that he is dying of cancer, causing the distraught man to commit suicide. Quickly, the townsfolk begin pointing fingers at all possible suspects.