Judith Evelyn | |
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.jpg) Evelyn in 1941 | |
| Born | Evelyn Morris (1909-03-20)March 20, 1909 Seneca, South Dakota, U.S.[1] |
| Died | May 7, 1967(1967-05-07) (aged 58) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Kensico Cemetery,Valhalla, New York |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1962 |
Judith Evelyn (bornEvelyn Morris;[2] March 20, 1909[2] – May 7, 1967) was an American-born Canadian stage and film actress who appeared in around 50 films and television series.
Evelyn was born Evelyn Morris[2][3] in 1909 (later shaving four years off of her age) inSeneca, South Dakota, United States and raised inWinnipeg, Manitoba. Her step-father was a successful stage actor.[4] She attended the University of Manitoba, where she was active in drama, and she developed her acting skills atHart House, University of Toronto.[5]
Evelyn worked on radio both for theBritish Broadcasting Corporation and for theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation.[6] Her early stage experience included being a member of a CanadianChautauqua unit in 1932. The next year, she performed with thePasadena Community Playhouse in California.[6]
Evelyn appeared on Broadway in the following plays:
All four of the plays were made into films, but Evelyn did not appear in any of them. She did appear in other films, including the role as Miss Lonelyhearts, the lonely alcoholic inAlfred Hitchcock'sRear Window.[7] In 1956, Evelyn played the role of Nancy Lynnton inGeorge Stevens'Giant. She had a brief performance as Queen MotherTaia in Michael Curtiz'sThe Egyptian and was featured withVincent Price inThe Tingler (1959), her last film role.[8] On television, among other roles, she played Clara Keller in the 1958 episode "Man in the Moon" of the docudramaBehind Closed Doors and appeared in two episodes of the Western seriesTales of Wells Fargo. Her last credited role was as Mrs. Bullock in the episode "Cry a Little for Mary Too" ofThe Eleventh Hour (1962).
In 1942, Evelyn won theDistinguished Performance Award fromThe Drama League for her performance inAngel Street, an award that is "bestowed each season on a single performer from over sixty nominated performances fromBroadway andOff-Broadway."[9]
On September 3, 1939, Evelyn and her then-fiancé, Canadian radio producerAndrew Allan (the two never married), survived the sinking of the Anchor-Donaldson linerSSAthenia. TheAthenia was the first British passenger liner to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in World War II. Mr. Allan's elderly father died in the aftermath of the disaster, when the lifeboat the three of them were in was accidentally sunk by a rescue ship.[10][11]
Evelyn died from pancreatic cancer in New York City on May 7, 1967, aged 58.[3] She is interred at theKensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.[12]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1951 | The 13th Letter | Sister Marie Corbin | |
| 1954 | Rear Window | Miss Lonelyhearts | |
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Taia | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Amelia Verber | Season 1 Episode 11: "Guilty Witness" |
| 1955 | Female on the Beach | Eloise Crandall | |
| 1956 | Hilda Crane | Mrs. Stella Crane | |
| 1956 | Giant | Mrs. Nancy Lynnton | |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mable McKay | Season 2 Episode 34: "Martha Mason, Movie Star" |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov | Madame Anna Hohlakov | |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods | Ethel Peacock | |
| 1959 | The Tingler | Mrs. Martha Ryerson Higgins | |
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