Evelyn Scott (actress)
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Evelyn Scott was an American actress.
Scott began her career as a disc jockey for KMPC
. Her career as an actress started in 1952, guest starring in several shows, including Schlitz Playhouse, Gunsmoke
, The Danny Thomas Show
, Dragnet
, Perry Mason
, The Untouchables
, and Bonanza
. In the 1950s, Scott also played several supporting roles in movies.
In 1965, Scott landed the recurring role of Ada Jacks in the television series Peyton Place
. She would play the role until the cancellation in 1969. She reprised the role in the daytime soap opera
Return to Peyton Place
, from 1972 to 1974. Her final appearance would be in 1985, yet again as Ada Jacks, in the television movie Peyton Place: The Next Generation
.
Scott was also active as a board member of Portals House Inc., a center helping people with mental disfunctions. She married Urban S. Hirsch Jr. in 1961 and stayed married to him until her death in 2002.
Scott began her career as a disc jockey for KMPC
KMPC
KMPC is a radio station based in Los Angeles, California and is owned by P&Y Broadcasting Licensee, LLC. Radio Korea is a division of the Radio Korea Media Group. The station airs Korean-language programming...
. Her career as an actress started in 1952, guest starring in several shows, including Schlitz Playhouse, Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
, The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show is an American sitcom which ran from 1953-1957 on ABC and from 1957-1964 on CBS...
, Dragnet
Dragnet (series)
Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners...
, Perry Mason
Perry Mason (TV series)
Perry Mason is an American legal drama produced by Paisano Productions that ran from September 1957 to May 1966 on CBS. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner...
, The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959 TV series)
The Untouchables is an American crime drama that ran from 1959 to 1963 on ABC. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it fictionalized the experiences of Eliot Ness, a real-life Prohibition agent, as he fought crime in Chicago during the 1930s with the help of a...
, and Bonanza
Bonanza
Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the...
. In the 1950s, Scott also played several supporting roles in movies.
In 1965, Scott landed the recurring role of Ada Jacks in the television series Peyton Place
Peyton Place (TV series)
Peyton Place is an American prime-time soap opera which aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964 to June 2, 1969.Based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in...
. She would play the role until the cancellation in 1969. She reprised the role in the daytime soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Return to Peyton Place
Return to Peyton Place (TV series)
Return to Peyton Place is an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from April 3, 1972 to January 4, 1974. The series was a spin-off of the primetime drama series Peyton Place rather than an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious.The storylines from the daytime...
, from 1972 to 1974. Her final appearance would be in 1985, yet again as Ada Jacks, in the television movie Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Peyton Place: The Next Generation is a 1985 television film directed by Larry Elikann. The film is based on the TV series Peyton Place, which aired from 1964 to 1969, and the plot is set twenty years after the original sage...
.
Scott was also active as a board member of Portals House Inc., a center helping people with mental disfunctions. She married Urban S. Hirsch Jr. in 1961 and stayed married to him until her death in 2002.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Wicked Woman Wicked Woman Wicked Woman is a 1953 low-budget film noir starred "bad-girl" Beverly Michaels. Co-starring in the film were Richard Egan, Percy Helton, and Evelyn Scott.... |
Dora Bannister | |
| 1957 | Back From the Dead Back from the Dead Back from the Dead is a 1997 album by American death metal band Obituary. This was the band's final album before their six year breakup from 1997 to 2003.... |
Molly Prentiss | |
| The Green-Eyed Blonde | Helen | Uncredited | |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! I Want to Live! I Want to Live! is a 1958 film noir produced by Walter Wanger and directed by Robert Wise which tells the heavily fictionalized story of a woman, Barbara Graham, convicted of murder and facing execution. It stars Susan Hayward as Graham, and also features Simon Oakland, Stafford Repp, and Theodore... |
Personal effects clerk | Uncredited |
| 1985 | Peyton Place: The Next Generation Peyton Place: The Next Generation Peyton Place: The Next Generation is a 1985 television film directed by Larry Elikann. The film is based on the TV series Peyton Place, which aired from 1964 to 1969, and the plot is set twenty years after the original sage... |
Ada Jacks | Television movie |