Judith Evelyn

Judith Evelyn (March 20, 1913 – May 7, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. She was born Evelyn Morris in Seneca, South Dakota. Evelyn appeared on Broadway in the following plays: Three of the four plays (the excluded one being the unsuccessful The Rich Full Life) were made into films, but Evelyn did not appear in any of them. Angel Street became far more famous on film as Gaslight, which starred Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Craig's... more

Judith Evelyn (March 20, 1913 – May 7, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. She was born Evelyn Morris in Seneca, South Dakota. Evelyn appeared on Broadway in the following plays: Three of the four plays (the excluded one being the unsuccessful The Rich Full Life) were made into films, but Evelyn did not appear in any of them. Angel Street became far more famous on film as Gaslight, which starred Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Craig's Wife was filmed three times, first in 1928, then in 1936, starring Rosalind Russell. It was re-written and remade somewhat more successfully in 1950 as Harriet Craig, starring Joan Crawford. Evelyn also appeared in numerous films, probably most memorably as "Miss Lonelyhearts," the lonely alcoholic spied on by James Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window. In 1956, Evelyn played the role of Nancy Lynnton in George Stevens' Giant. She also had a brief but strong performance as Queen Mother Taia in Michael Curtiz's The Egyptian, and was... less