| Peggy Evans | |
| Birth Date: | 1921 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Death Place: | England |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Peggy Evans (10 January 1921 – 26 July 2015)[1] was an English actress.[2] She trained at the Rank Organisation's The Company of Youth (a "charm school").
One of four children, Evans was born in Sheffield but grew up in Ealing, west London. As a teenager, her winning a creative writing contest earned her a screen test with the Rank Organization.
After having bit parts in Lightning Conductor (1938) and Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940), Evans entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for training. Her work in Penny and the Pownall Case (1948) was praised in Monthly Film Review: "Peggy Evans ... is a sparkling heroine, who not only looks extremely attractive but acts with naturalness and charm as well."[3] On stage she appeared in the 1953 West End play Four Winds.
Evans was married twice: to actor Michael Howard from 1949 to 1956; the union produced two children but ended in divorce. She married, secondly, to Peter Stevens in 1990; the couple remained together until his death in 1997. In later years, she learned Portuguese and lived in the Algarve for part of each year.[1]
On 26 July 2015, at age 94, Evans died in England.[4] She was survived by a son and a daughter.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Colonel Blood | Nancy | ||
| 1938 | Lightning Conductor | Girl on bus | Uncredited | |
| 1940 | Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt | Girl | Uncredited | |
| 1946 | School for Secrets | Daphne Adams | ||
| 1948 | Penny and the Pownall Case | Penny Justin | ||
| 1948 | Love in Waiting | Gloria 'Golly' Raine | ||
| 1948 | Look Before You Love | Typist | ||
| 1949 | The Blue Lamp | Diana Lewis | ||
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Molly | ||
| 1953 | Murder at 3am | Joan Lawton | (final film role) |