Peggy Evans (10 January 1921 – 26 July 2015) was an English actress.Profile, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 17 August 2015. She trained at the Rank Organisation's The Company of Youth (a "charm school").
Early years 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.
Film 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." She had a prominent role in The Blue Lamp, playing the girlfriend of Dirk Bogarde's young mobster. On stage she appeared in the 1953 West End play Four Winds.
Personal life 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.
Death On 26 July 2015, at age 94, Evans died in England. She was survived by a son and a daughter.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1934 Colonel Blood Nancy 1938 Lightning Conductor Girl on bus Uncredited1940 Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt Girl Uncredited1946 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)
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