Evelyn Finley
Crew
Born: 1916-03-11 · Douglas, Arizona, USA
Died: 1989-04-07
Biography
Evelyn Ruth Finley was known as the most accomplished stunt rider in the western genre. Famous director William A. Wellman was one of many who regarded her as the best in the business. She worked with horses from early childhood and grew up a tomboy on her father's ranch. Her dad had promised 'to put her into pictures', but how she eventually arrived in Hollywood is unclear. Winning a beauty contest as 'Miss Albuquerque' might have helped. The year was 1936 and her first picture was as stunt dou
🎬 Movies (30)
Silverado
1985
Stunts
Freebie and the Bean
1974
Old Lady in Bed (uncredited)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
Stunts
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
Stunts
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
Blonde in Combat Practice (uncredited)
Perils of the Wilderness
1956
Donna Blaine (as Eve Anderson)
Blood Alley
1955
Stunts
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954
Stunts
Elephant Walk
1954
Stunts
The Diamond Queen
1953
Slave Girl
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
1953
Stunt Double
One Girl's Confession
1953
Stunts
The Man from the Alamo
1953
Stunt Double
Woman of the North Country
1952
Stunts
Scaramouche
1952
Stunts
Westward the Women
1951
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
Stunt Double
Mule Train
1950
Stunt Double
The Cowboy and the Indians
1949
Stunt Double
Gunning for Justice
1948
Winnie Stewart
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
1948
Nan Prentiss
Prairie Rustlers
1945
Helen Foster
Along Came Jones
1945
Stunt Double
Take It Big
1944
Violet Thompson (uncredited)
Valley Of Vengeance
1944
Helen Miller
Ghost Guns
1944
Ann Jordan
Sundown Riders
1944
Donna Frazier
Cowboy Commandos
1943
Joan Cameron
Black Market Rustlers
1943
Linda Prescott
Jack London
1943
Stunts