Evelyn Ankers
Date of birth: 1918-08-17
Place of birth: Valparaíso, Chile
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Evelyn Felisa Ankers
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942-03-13
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule t
Son of Dracula
1943-11-05
Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local official
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942-09-18
England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany
The Pearl of Death
1944-08-01
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owne
The Wolf Man
1941-12-12
After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soo
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944-06-09
A fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner who le
Murder in the Family
1938-01-01
After a wealthy woman is killed, her extended family all fall under suspicion of murder.
Second Thoughts
1938-01-01
A chemist is left unhinged following a laboratory explosion and begins to plot a murder.
Crazy House
1943-10-08
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie.
Hold That Ghost
1941-08-07
Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. The
The Frozen Ghost
1945-06-01
When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die bec
Weird Woman
1944-03-01
After bringing his beautiful new wife Paula home to America from a remote island on which she was ra
Parole, Inc.
1948-11-24
A federal agent's life is in danger when he's exposed while investigating a parole scheme.
The American Nightmare
2000-09-11
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they refle
The Mad Ghoul
1943-11-12
A university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student, turning
Captive Wild Woman
1943-06-04
An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a
The Fatal Witness
1945-09-15
A playboy produces an airtight alibi when he is questioned about the murder of his wealthy aunt.
The French Key
1946-05-18
Private detective Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick Sam Cragg skip out on their rented room, but when
The Great Impersonation
1942-12-18
An Englishman kills a German look-alike and poses as a Nazi spy in London.
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991-01-01
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991-01-01
Documentary with a treasure trove of rare footage and vintage trailers, offering a rich and unusual
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949-02-05
An expedition tries to enlist Tarzan's help in finding the secret Blue Valley, which legend says is
Last of the Redmen
1947-08-01
A family-oriented adaption of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." As the French-Indi
Queen of Burlesque
1946-07-24
Various performers and backstage crew come under suspicion when a dancer is found murdered at a burl
The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
1950-11-15
A western in which Calamity Jane's rightful ownership of a gambling hall is challenged. She nearly l
The Villiers Diamond
1938-01-01
A man is threatend with scandal when he accidentally acquires a stolen diamond.
Flight to Nowhere
1946-09-30
A couple on board a plane find themselves mixed up in a plot to steal atomic secrets.
Black Beauty
1946-08-29
Based on Anna Sewell's novel. In rural England of the 1880's, widower Squire Wendon is rearing his
Jungle Woman
1944-06-01
Paula, the ape woman, has survived the ending of CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN and is running around a creepy o
Spoilers of the North
1947-04-23
When the Alaska fishing season ends, a crooked cannery owner, who owes a huge delivery of salmon to
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949-03-25
Sherlock Holmes gets the clues he needs to solve a murder, and to prevent another one from occurring
Over the Moon
1939-10-12
Young Jane Benson just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire.
Follow the Boys
1944-05-05
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star
His Butler's Sister
1943-11-26
Aspiring singer Ann Carter visits her stepbrother in New York, hoping to make it on Broadway.
Wings of the Morning
1937-02-19
A beautiful Gypsy girl falls in love with a horse trainer.
Fire Over England
1937-03-05
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the E
Dark Stranger
1955-01-08
A writer's fiction becomes terrifying reality, sucking him into his own novel being played out.
Ladies Courageous
1944-02-02
Loretta Young stars in this drama about female pilots during WWII.
Eagle Squadron
1942-06-16
An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in lov
Burma Convoy
1941-10-16
A truck convoy traveling the Burma Road is menaced by a group of smugglers.
Pierre of the Plains
1942-07-29
A French-Canadian trapper's adventures jeopardize his romance with an innkeeper.
Hit the Road
1941-06-27
Kids look to get revenge when their fathers are all killed in a mob war.
North to the Klondike
1942-01-23
Based upon the novel by Jack London, two friends in the Klondike aid settlers being terrorized by ou
All by Myself
1943-06-11
Career woman Jean. almost a partner in Mark's advertising firm, has been falling in love with Mark,
The Lone Wolf in London
1947-11-13
Michael Lanyard is suspected of stealing two fabulous diamonds from a vault in Scotland Yard, where
Hers to Hold
1943-07-16
Deanna Durbin is all grown up in Hers to Hold, the unofficial sequel to her "Three Smart Girls" film
Bowery to Broadway
1944-11-03
Two Bowery vaudevillians find success in producing shows on Broadway, but when one of them suddenly
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943-03-01
A gang of tough street kids decide to go straight and get jobs in order to free draft-age men for th
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938-09-04
"The Claydon Treasure Mystery" stars reliable John Stuart as an engineer (Peter Kerrigan) interested
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943-10-22
A young woman marries a soldier to fulfill the conditions of a will. However, when she gets ready to
Bachelor Daddy
1941-06-04
The lives of three bachelors is disrupted when one of them is left with a baby.
Pardon My Rhythm
1944-05-01
A high school bandleader captures the interest of a popular co-ed.
No Greater Love
1960-01-01
A dentist and his wife join Christian missionaries for duty in Africa.
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999-01-01
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a
Rembrandt
1936-11-06
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025-11-21
Dive into 60 minutes of blood, bravado and brilliant scares as we trace the evolution of horror cine