Portrait of Evelyn Keyes

Acting

Evelyn Keyes

Career

Active from 1938 to 1987, with a break from 1969 to 1986, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for 99 River Street
99 River Street
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Evelyn Keyes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Classic Romantic Comedy 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 51
Wicked Stepmother
Wicked Stepmother (1989)
GoodWatch score 36

as Witch Instructor

A Return to Salem's Lot
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
GoodWatch score 38

as Mrs. Axel

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Evelyn Chumsky

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Wanda Polaski / Edna

1960s

2 titles
A Matter of Diamonds
A Matter of Diamonds (1968)

as Mrs. Panzack

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Panzack

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 63
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

as Helen Sherman

Top of the World
Top of the World (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Virgie Rayne

Hell's Half Acre
Hell's Half Acre (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

as Donna Williams

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Drusilla Cayley

99 River Street
99 River Street (1953)
GoodWatch score 87

as Linda James

Rough Shoot
Rough Shoot (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Cecily

One Big Affair
One Big Affair (1952)

as Jean Harper

It Happened in Paris
It Happened in Paris (1952)

as Patricia Moran

The Prowler
The Prowler (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Susan Gilvray

Iron Man
Iron Man (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as Rose Warren Mason

Smuggler's Island
Smuggler's Island (1951)

as Vivian Craig

The Killer That Stalked New York
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sheila Bennet

1940s

22 titles ยท average score 64
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jenny Jones

The Mating of Millie
The Mating of Millie (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as Millie McGonigle

Enchantment
Enchantment (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Grizel Dane

Johnny O'Clock
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
GoodWatch score 45

as Nancy Hobson

The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

as Julie Benson

A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Babs The Genie

Nine Girls
Nine Girls (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mary O'Ryan

Dangerous Blondes
Dangerous Blondes (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jane Craig

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bette Logan

The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Helen Williams

Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lucy

Before I Hang
Before I Hang (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Martha Garth

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 66
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Suellen O'Hara

Sudden Money
Sudden Money (1939)

as Mary Patterson

Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mrs. Calvin

Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Miss Vlissingen

Paris Honeymoon
Paris Honeymoon (1939)

as Village Girl (uncredited)

Sons of the Legion
Sons of the Legion (1938)

as Linda Lee

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Madeleine

Dangerous to Know
Dangerous to Know (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Artists and Models Abroad
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)

as Girl (uncredited)

Men with Wings
Men with Wings (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Nurse