Biography
Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 - July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. A chorus girl by age 18, Keyes came out to Hollywood and was introduced to Cecil B. DeMille, who in her own words, “signed me to a personal contract without even making a test”. After a handful of B-movies at Paramount Pictures, she landed the role in Gone with the Wind, of Scarlett O'Hara's sister, Suellen. She was later interviewed for the 1988 documentary The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind. Columbia Pictures signed her to a contract. In 1941, she played an ingenue in Here Comes Mr. Jordan. She spent most of the early 1940s playing leads in many of Columbia's B dramas and mysteries. She appeared as the female lead opposite Larry Parks in Columbia's blockbuster hit, The Jolson Story. She followed this up with an enjoyable minor screwball comedy, The Mating of Millie, with Glenn Ford. She was then in a 1949 role as Kathy Flannigan in Mrs. Mike. Keyes' last major film role was a small part as Tom Ewell's vacationing wife in The Seven Year Itch (1955), which starred Marilyn Monroe. Keyes officially retired in 1956, but continued to act.
Acted in 52
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
A Return to Salem's Lot
Mrs. Axel
- 1985
- 1984
1950s
- 1956
- 1955
Top of the World
Virgie Rayne
- 1954
Hell's Half Acre
Donna Williams
- 1953
99 River Street
Linda James
Rough Shoot
Cecily
- 1952
It Happened in Paris
Patricia Moran
One Big Affair
Jean Harper
- 1951
Iron Man
Rose Warren Mason
Smuggler's Island
Vivian Craig
- 1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
Sheila Bennet
1940s
- 1949
Mrs. Mike
Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan
Mr. Soft Touch
Jenny Jones
- 1948
The Mating of Millie
Millie McGonigle
- 1947
Johnny O'Clock
Nancy Hobson
- 1946
The Thrill of Brazil
Vicki Dean
Renegades
Hannah Brockway
- 1945
- 1944
Strange Affair
Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
- 1943
There's Something About a Soldier
Carol Harkness
Dangerous Blondes
Jane Craig
- 1942
Flight Lieutenant
Susie Thompson
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Ruth Morley
- 1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Movie
Ladies in Retirement
Lucy
The Face Behind the Mask
Helen Williams
- 1940
Beyond the Sacramento
Lynn Perry
Before I Hang
Martha Garth
The Lady in Question
Francois Morestan
1930s
- 1939
Slightly Honorable
Miss Vlissingen
Sudden Money
Mary Patterson
Paris Honeymoon
Village Girl (uncredited)
- 1938
Artists and Models Abroad
Girl (uncredited)
Sons of the Legion
Linda Lee
Men with Wings
Nurse
Dangerous to Know
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
Madeleine
Appearances10
2020s
- 2020
Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2003
Biography: Humphrey Bogart
Self - Actress and John Huston's Wife
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Self
- 2000
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
Self
1990s
- 1998
Glorious Technicolor
Self
- 1990
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Self
1980s
- 1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self
- 1987
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
Self
- 1985
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Self