Evelyn Ellis(1894-1958)

Actress

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Evelyn Ellis in La Dame de Shanghai (1947)

Evelyn Ellis was born on 2 February 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for La Dame de Shanghai (1947), The Joe Louis Story (1953) and A Son of Satan (1924). She died on 5 June 1958 in Saranac Lake, New York, USA.

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Known for

Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles in La Dame de Shanghai (1947)

La Dame de Shanghai

7.5

Bessie

1947

Coley Wallace in The Joe Louis Story (1953)

The Joe Louis Story

5.8

Mrs. Barrows

1953

A Son of Satan (1924)

6.1

Actress

1924

Mélodie interrompue (1955)

Mélodie interrompue

6.7

Clara

1955

Credits

Actress

Playwrights '56
6.7
TV Series
- Bessie
- 1956
Mélodie interrompue
6.7
- Clara
- 1955
Kraft Television Theatre
8.0
TV Series
- Palace Servant
- 1955
The Joe Louis Story
5.8
- Mrs. Barrows
- 1953
Crime Syndicate
TV Series
- 1951
The Philco Television Playhouse
7.5
TV Series
- 1949
La Dame de Shanghai
7.5
- Bessie
- 1947
A Son of Satan
6.1
- 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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- 5 Articles

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Trivia
Played three different characters all named Bess, although two of them were called "Bessie" onscreen.

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