Acting

Evelyn Ankers

Born August 17, 1918Died August 29, 1985 (67)ChileValparaíso, Chile64 creditsIMDb

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 Man1941 · as Gwen Conliffe
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror1942 · as Kitty
The Ghost of Frankenstein1942 · as Elsa Frankenstein
The Invisible Man's Revenge1944 · as Julie Herrick
The Pearl of Death1944 · as Naomi Drake
Hold That Ghost1941 · as Norma Lind
Captive Wild Woman1943 · as Beth Colman
Weird Woman1944 · as Illona Carr
The Mad Ghoul1943 · as Isabel Lewis
The Frozen Ghost1945 · as Maura Daniel
Son of Dracula1943 · as Claire Caldwell
Fire Over England1937 · as Lady-in-Waiting
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Cheyenne1955 · as Robbie James · 1 ep
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The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · Cast · 1 ep
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Cavalcade of America1952 · Cast · 1 ep
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Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Miss Loving · 1 ep
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Mr. & Mrs. North1952 · Cast · 1 ep
The Wolf Man1941 · as Gwen Conliffe
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The Star and the Story1955 · as Ruth McCabe · 1 ep
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General Electric Theater1953 · Cast · 1 ep
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self (archive footage)
The Ghost of Frankenstein1942 · as Elsa Frankenstein
Hold That Ghost1941 · as Norma Lind
The Pearl of Death1944 · as Naomi Drake
The Invisible Man's Revenge1944 · as Julie Herrick
Dracula in the Movies1992 · as (archive footage)
His Butler's Sister1943 · as Elizabeth Campbell
Son of Dracula1943 · as Claire Caldwell
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'1999 · as Self (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror1942 · as Kitty
Bachelor Daddy1941 · as Beth
The American Nightmare2000 · as Self
Last of the Redmen1947 · as Alice Munro
Fire Over England1937 · as Lady-in-Waiting
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991 · as Elsa (archive footage)
The Frozen Ghost1945 · as Maura Daniel
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991 · as Claire Caldwell (archive footage)
Murder in the Family1938 · as Dorothy Osborne
Pierre of the Plains1942 · as Celia Wellsby
North to the Klondike1942 · as Mary Sloan
Tarzan's Magic Fountain1949 · as Gloria James
Ladies Courageous1944 · as Wilhelmina Van Kronk
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane1950 · as Calamity Jane
Jungle Woman1944 · as Beth Mason
Wings of the Morning1937 · as Party Guest
Captive Wild Woman1943 · as Beth Colman
The Adventure of the Speckled Band1949 · as Miss Stoner
Over the Moon1939 · as Sanitarium Patient (uncredited)