Karin Evans
Evans was born in Johannesburg to one British and one German parent. In 1923 she moved to Berlin to study theatre, and began performing in the stage productions of Max Reinhardt. She made her film debut in the 1927 silent crime film The Trial of Donald Westhof (1927) and then appeared intermittently in a mixture of leading and supporting roles.
Karin Evans
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- Name
- Karin Evans
- Born
- 25 September 1907
- Birthplace
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Died
- 1 July 2004
- Place of death
- Berlin, Germany
- Occupation
- Film actor, Stage actor
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · Germany
- Languages
- German
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Evans was born in Johannesburg to one British and one German parent. In 1923 she moved to Berlin to study theatre, and began performing in the stage productions of Max Reinhardt. She made her film debut in the 1927 silent crime film The Trial of Donald Westhof (1927) and then appeared intermittently in a mixture of leading and supporting roles.
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Biography
In 1964 she appeared in the comedy Fanny Hill which proved to be her final screen appearance. She was married to the painter Wolf Hoffmann.
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• Name — Karin Evans • Born — 25 September 1907 • Birthplace — Johannesburg, South Africa • Died — 1 July 2004 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Occupation — Film actor, Stage actor • Years Active — 1927-1964
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Trial of Donald Westhof (1927) • Boycott (1930) • The Last Company (1930) • The Concert (1931) • The Gentleman Without a Residence (1934) • My Life for Maria Isabella (1935) • Pygmalion (1935) • Ich klage an (1941) • Blum Affair (1948) • Street Acquaintances (1948) • Such a Charade (1953) • The Perfect Couple (1954) • Love Without Illusions (1955) • Without You All Is Darkness (1956) • Sweetheart of the Gods (1960) • Fanny Hill (1964)
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Karin Evans is recorded with the occupation stage actor. Recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom.
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1907
Karin Evans was born on 25 September 1907.
2004
Karin Evans died on 1 July 2004.
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Johannesburg.
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Berlin.
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- 1.Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films, cyranos.ch und mehrere Nachrufe ( , ) nennen 1907 als Geburtsjahr, IMDb dagegen 1909.
- 2.Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexikon Berliner Begräbnisstätten. Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1, S. 568, 570. Foto des Grabs von Karin Evans auf http://knerger.de (mit falscher Zuschreibung zum angrenzenden St.-Annen-Kirchhof).
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