Karin Evans (1907–2004) was a

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n-born

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and

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. Evans was born in

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to one British and one German parent. In 1923 she moved to

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to study theatre, and began performing in the stage productions of

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. She made her film debut in the 1927 silent

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The Trial of Donald Westhof ''The Trial of Donald Westhof'' (German: ''Der Kampf des Donald Westhof'') is a 1927 German silent crime film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Oskar Homolka, Karin Evans and Imre Ráday.Nichols p.89 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studio ...

'' (1927) and then appeared intermittently in a mixture of

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and

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s. In 1964 she appeared in the comedy ''

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''Frasier p.205 which proved to be her final screen appearance. She was married to the painter

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

The Last Company ''The Last Company'' (german: Die letzte Kompagnie) is a 1930 German war film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Conrad Veidt, Karin Evans and Erwin Kalser.Bock & Bergfelder p. 315 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films which p ...

'' (1930) * '' The Concert'' (1931) * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1934) * ''

My Life for Maria Isabella ''My Life for Maria Isabella'' (German: ''Mein Leben für Maria Isabell'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Viktor de Kowa, Maria Andergast and Peter Voß. It is a military drama, the Maria Isabella of the title ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

Ich klage an ''Ich klage an'' (; en, I Accuse, italic=yes, link=yes) is a 1941 Nazi German pro-euthanasia propaganda film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and produced by Heinrich Jonen and Ewald von Demandowsky. It was banned by Allied powers after the wa ...

'' (1941) * ''

Blum Affair ''Blum Affair'' (german: Affaire Blum) is a 1948 German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Hans Christian Blech, Ernst Waldow and Karin Evans. It is based on a real 1926 case in Magdeburg in which a German Jewish industrialist is t ...

'' (1948) * '' Street Acquaintances'' (1948) * '' Such a Charade'' (1953) * '' The Perfect Couple'' (1954) * ''

Love Without Illusions ''Love Without Illusions'' (German: ''Liebe ohne Illusion'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Curd Jürgens and Heidemarie Hatheyer.Hake p.114 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with l ...

'' (1955) * ''

Without You All Is Darkness ''Without You All Is Darkness'' (German: ''Ohne dich wird es Nacht'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by and starring Curd Jürgens.DeGrazia & Furlough p.361 Eva Bartok, René Deltgen and Ursula Grabley also star. The film's sets were d ...

'' (1956) * ''

Sweetheart of the Gods ''Sweetheart of the Gods'' (german: Liebling der Götter) is a 1960 West German biographical film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Peter van Eyck, and Harry Meyen. The film portrays the life of Renate Müller, a German ...

'' (1960) * ''

'' (1964)

References

Bibliography

* Frasier, David K. ''Russ Meyer-The Life and Films: A Biography and a Comprehensive, Illustrated and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography''. McFarland, 1997.

External links

* 1907 births 2004 deaths German stage actresses German film actresses German silent film actresses People from Johannesburg South African emigrants to Germany 20th-century German actresses South African people of German descent {{Germany-film-actor-stub