ACTOR

Evelyn Ankers

1918 - 1985

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Evelyn Felisa Ankers (August 17, 1918 – August 29, 1985) was a British-American actress who often played variations on the role of the cultured young leading lady in many American horror films during the 1940s, most notably The Wolf Man (1941) opposite Lon Chaney Jr., a frequent screen partner. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Evelyn Ankers has received more than 661,368 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Evelyn Ankers is the 7,700th most popular actor (down from 6,918th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Chile (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chilean Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

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  • 41.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Evelyn Ankers ranks 7,700 out of 13,578. Before her are Ross Alexander, Corey Burton, Joanna Kulig, Fernando Tejero, Edgar Buchanan, and George Siegmann. After her are Julie Gibson, Barry Atsma, Barbara Crampton, Sara Tommasi, Sakina Jaffrey, and Eason Chan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Evelyn Ankers ranks 313. Before her are Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Allan Arbus, Bertie Mee, Art Cross, James Daly, and Frank Armi. After her are Richard Greene, Wilf Mannion, Dick Gibson, P. H. Newby, Kaaren Verne, and Marguerite Chapman. Among people deceased in 1985, Evelyn Ankers ranks 273. Before her are Edward Andrews, Jack Medica, Isabel Jeans, Leni Schmidt, Carlos P. Romulo, and Werner Meyer. After her are Richard Greene, Helmut Niedermayr, George K. Arthur, Mary MacLaren, Frank Faylen, and Saunders Lewis.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Evelyn Ankers ranks 192 out of 321. Before her are Rebeca Matte Bello (1875), Guillermo Yávar (1943), Paulina García (1960), Claudio Barrientos (1936), Eduardo Bonvallet (1955), and Osvaldo Castro (1947). After her are Mario Osbén (1950), Adán Godoy (1936), Leonardo Véliz (1945), Manuel Rodríguez (1939), Adelina Gutiérrez (1925), and Charles Aránguiz (1989).

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Among ACTORS In Chile

Among actors born in Chile, Evelyn Ankers ranks 7. Before her are Pedro Pascal (1975), Valentina Vargas (1964), Leonor Varela (1972), Cote de Pablo (1979), Alfredo Castro (1955), and Paulina García (1960). After her are Cristián de la Fuente (1974), Marko Zaror (1978), Lorenza Izzo (1989), and Daniela Vega (1989).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Wolf Man
Gwen Conliffe
After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.
Dec 12th 19416.981 / 10
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Kitty
England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany are heard over the BBC. They warn of acts of terror in England, just before they take place. Baffled, the Defense Committee call in Sherlock Holmes.
Sep 18th 19426.495 / 10
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Elsa Frankenstein
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
Mar 13th 19425.821 / 10