Evans Evans


Evans Evans was an American actress who played the character Velma Davis in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde.

Career

Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, Evans appeared in more than 25 feature film and television projects, including the 1961 Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Twilight Zone] episode "A Hundred Yards Over the Rim", the 1961 Gunsmoke episode “Harpe’s Blood”, the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "List of [Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes#Season 7 (1961–62)|The Big Score]", The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episodes#Season 1|I Saw the Whole Thing]", as Penny Sanford and Wagon Train episode “The Hollister [John Garrison Story]” as Melody Drake.
Evans appeared as Flirt Conroy in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway in 1957, working with Teresa Wright, Pat Hingle and Sandy Dennis.
Evans was cast in an uncredited role in her husband's 1966 film Grand Prix.

Personal life and death

Evans married director John Frankenheimer on December 13, 1963, and they remained married until his death on July 6, 2002. Evans died on June 16, 2024, at the age of 91.

Partial filmography

The Twilight Zone as Mary LouGunsmoke as JennyAlfred Hitchcock Presents as DoraThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Penny SanfordAll [Fall Down (1962 film)|All Fall Down] as HedyThe Virginian as Phyllis CarterGrand Prix as Mrs. Randolph Bonnie and Clyde as Velma DavisImpossible Object as ElizabethThe [Iceman Cometh (1973 film)|The Iceman Cometh] as CoraProphecy as CellistDead Bang as Mrs. GebhardtAre You Afraid of the Dark? as The Quiet Librarian