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Evalyn Knapp (June 17, 1906 – June 12, 1981) was an American film actress of the late 1920s, 1930s, and into the 1940s. She was a leading B-movie serial actress in the 1930s.

Born as Evelyn Pauline Knapp in Kansas City, Missouri in 1906, Knapp started acting in silent films, her first role being in the 1929 film At The Dentist's. In 1932, Knapp was one of fourteen girls, including Ginger Rogers and Gloria Stuart, selected as "WAMPAS Baby Stars".

Knapp achieved success in cliffhanger serials, which were popular at the time. She played the title character in the 1933 serial The Perils of Pauline. One of her better known film roles was opposite Ken Maynard in the 1934 film In Old Santa Fe. Her career flourished through 1941, but slowed afterward. In 1943, she played her last role, which was uncredited, in Two Weeks To Live, starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff in one of the Lum and Abner films.

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Evalyn Knapp, nascuda Evelyn Pauline Knapp (Kansas City, Missouri, 17 de juny de 1906 - Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 12 de juny de 1981), va ser una actriu de cinema nord-americana de finals de la dècada de 1920, 1930 i fins a la dècada de 1940. Va ser una actriu en sèrie de pel·lícules de sèrie B a la dècada de 1930. Era la germana petita del director d'orquestra Orville Knapp.