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Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Actor · Died August 29, 1985, aged 67 · Valparaíso, Chile

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 17, 1918
Died
August 29, 1985 (aged 67)
From
Valparaíso, Chile
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 13% in 30 days

What are Evelyn Ankers' films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Self
20%
Bonds
19%
Survival
12%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 13 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
9
Warm
6
Joyful
4
Thrilling
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Evelyn Ankers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Evelyn Ankers' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dracula in the Movies(1992)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Claire Caldwell (archive footage)

  • Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Elsa (archive footage)

  • No Greater Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Helen Lund

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Loving

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Robbie James

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ruth McCabe

  • The Star and the Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth McCabe

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mr. & Mrs. North(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Calamity Jane

  • The Adventure of the Speckled Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Miss Stoner

  • Tarzan's Magic Fountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Gloria James

  • Parole, Inc.(1948)

    as Jojo Dumont

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Wolf in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Iris Chatham

  • Last of the Redmen(1947)

    as Alice Munro

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Spoilers of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Laura Reed

  • Flight to Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Catherine Forrest

  • Black Beauty(1946)

    as Evelyn Carrington

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Queen of Burlesque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Crystal McCoy

  • The French Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Janet Morgan

  • The Fatal Witness(1945)

    as Priscilla Ames

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Frozen Ghost(1945)

    as Maura Daniel

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Bowery to Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Bonnie LaTour

  • The Pearl of Death(1944)

    as Naomi Drake

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Man's Revenge(1944)

    as Julie Herrick

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Jungle Woman(1944)

    as Beth Mason

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Follow the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Evelyn Ankers (uncredited)

  • Pardon My Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Julia Munson

  • Weird Woman(1944)

    as Illona Carr

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Ladies Courageous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Wilhelmina Van Kronk

  • His Butler's Sister(1943)

    as Elizabeth Campbell

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Mad Ghoul(1943)

    as Isabel Lewis

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Lynn Smith

  • Son of Dracula(1943)

    as Claire Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Crazy House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cameo Appearance

  • Hers to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Flo Simpson

  • All by Myself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jean Wells

  • Captive Wild Woman(1943)

    as Beth Colman

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Keep 'Em Slugging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Sheila

  • The Great Impersonation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Lady Muriel Dominey

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror(1942)

    as Kitty

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Pierre of the Plains(1942)

    as Celia Wellsby

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Eagle Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Nancy Mitchell

  • The Ghost of Frankenstein(1942)

    as Elsa Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • North to the Klondike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mary Sloan

  • The Wolf Man(1941)

    as Gwen Conliffe

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Burma Convoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Ann McBragel

  • Hold That Ghost(1941)

    as Norma Lind

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hit the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Patience Ryan

  • Bachelor Daddy(1941)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Over the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sanitarium Patient (uncredited)

  • The Claydon Treasure Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Rosemary Shackleford

  • Murder in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dorothy Osborne

  • Second Thoughts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Molly Frame

  • The Villiers Diamond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Joan Raymond

  • Fire Over England(1937)

    as Lady-in-Waiting

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Wings of the Morning(1937)

    as Party Guest

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Rembrandt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Party Girl (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 1936 to 1992.

Biggest box office

The Wolf Man (1941)

$1.7K worldwide

Highest rated

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

The Wolf Man (1941)

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

By decade

1930s8 · acting1940s40 · acting1950s9 · acting1960s1 · acting1990s3 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Evelyn Ankers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 24 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Dracula in the Movies (1992)

91st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Midcredits 87th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Evelyn Ankers' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 0 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Evelyn Ankers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Evelyn Ankers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hans J. Salter shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers