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Evelyn Finley

Evelyn Finley
  • Name: Evelyn Finley
  • Birthday: 1916-03-11
  • Place of birth: Douglas, Arizona, USA
  • Popularity: 0.685
Biography: Evelyn Ruth Finley was known as the most accomplished stunt rider in the western genre. Famous director William A. Wellman was one of many who regarded her as the best in the business. She worked with horses from early childhood and grew up a tomboy on her father's ranch. Her dad had promised 'to put her into pictures', but how she eventually arrived in Hollywood is unclear. Winning a beauty contest as 'Miss Albuquerque' might have helped. The year was 1936 and her first picture was as stunt double to Jean Parker. By 1940, Evelyn was under contract at Monogram where her skills in the saddle quickly promoted her to leading lady opposite the likes of Tex Ritter, Tom Keene, Johnny Mack Brown... Read More

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Title Release date
Freebie and the Bean   as  Old Lady in Bed (uncredited) 1974-12-25
The Guns of Fort Petticoat   as  Blonde in Combat Practice (uncredited) 1957-04-01
Perils of the Wilderness   as  Donna Blaine (as Eve Anderson) 1956-01-06
The Diamond Queen   as  Slave Girl 1953-11-28
Westward the Women   as  Pioneer Woman (uncredited) 1951-12-16
Gunning for Justice   as  Winnie Stewart 1948-11-06
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow   as  Nan Prentiss 1948-10-02
Prairie Rustlers   as  Helen Foster 1945-11-07
Ghost Guns   as  Ann Jordan 1944-11-17
Take It Big   as  Violet Thompson (uncredited) 1944-06-09
Valley Of Vengeance   as  Helen Miller 1944-05-05
Sundown Riders   as  Donna Frazier 1944-01-01
Black Market Rustlers   as  Linda Prescott 1943-08-27
Cowboy Commandos   as  Joan Cameron 1943-06-04
Trail Riders   as  Mary Rand 1942-12-04
Dynamite Canyon   as  Midge Reed 1941-08-07
Arizona Frontier   as  Honey Lane 1940-08-19