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Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Actor · Died July 4, 2008, aged 91 · Port Arthur, Texas, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 20, 1916
Died
July 4, 2008 (aged 91)
From
Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 53 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 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Evelyn Keyes' films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
30%
Morality
30%
Self
15%
Survival
14%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 4

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 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 11
Hero
3 of 11
Shapeshifter
3 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
7
Absurd
6
Dread
4
Warm
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Keyes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Evelyn Keyes' 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

53 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wicked Stepmother(1989)

    as Witch Instructor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • A Return to Salem's Lot(1987)

    as Mrs. Axel

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Evelyn Chumsky

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Edna · as Sister Emily · as Wanda Polaski

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • A Matter of Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Mrs. Panzack

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Panzack

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    as Paris Tart

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Seven Year Itch(1955)

    as Helen Sherman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Top of the World(1955)

    as Virgie Rayne

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Drusilla Cayley

  • Hell's Half Acre(1954)

    as Donna Williams

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 99 River Street(1953)

    as Linda James

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Rough Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Cecily

  • It Happened in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Patricia Moran

  • One Big Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jean Harper

  • Iron Man(1951)

    as Rose Warren Mason

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Prowler(1951)

    as Susan Gilvray

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Smuggler's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Vivian Craig

  • The Killer That Stalked New York(1950)

    as Sheila Bennet

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane

  • Mrs. Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan

  • Mr. Soft Touch(1949)

    as Jenny Jones

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Enchantment(1948)

    as Grizel Dane

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Mating of Millie(1948)

    as Millie McGonigle

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Johnny O'Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Nancy Hobson

  • The Jolson Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Julie Benson

  • The Thrill of Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Vicki Dean

  • Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Hannah Brockway

  • A Thousand and One Nights(1945)

    as Babs The Genie

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Strange Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison

  • Nine Girls(1944)

    as Mary O'Ryan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • There's Something About a Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Carol Harkness

  • Dangerous Blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jane Craig

  • The Desperadoes(1943)

    as Allison McLeod

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Flight Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Susie Thompson

  • The Adventures of Martin Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ruth Morley

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • Ladies in Retirement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Lucy

  • Here Comes Mr. Jordan(1941)

    as Bette Logan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Face Behind the Mask(1941)

    as Helen Williams

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Sacramento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lynn Perry

  • Before I Hang(1940)

    as Martha Garth

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Lady in Question(1940)

    as Francois Morestan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Slightly Honorable(1939)

    as Miss Vlissingen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Gone with the Wind(1939)

    as Suellen O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Union Pacific(1939)

    as Mrs. Calvin

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sudden Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mary Patterson

  • Paris Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Village Girl (uncredited)

  • Artists and Models Abroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Sons of the Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Linda Lee

  • Men with Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Nurse

  • Dangerous to Know(1938)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Buccaneer(1938)

    as Madeleine

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles from 1938 to 1989.

Biggest box office

Gone with the Wind (1939)

$402M worldwide

Highest rated

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles.

  • 1939Screen debut· Union Pacific
  • 1950First top-billed film· The Killer That Stalked New York
  • 1955Career best· The Seven Year Itch

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1930s10 · acting1940s23 · acting1950s14 · acting1960s2 · acting1980s4 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
3944

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Evelyn Keyes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Wicked Stepmother (1989)

83rd percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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 Keyes' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Evelyn Keyes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Evelyn Keyes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Glenn Ford shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers