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Years active
  
1952-1985

Name
  
Evelyn Scott


Role
  
Film actress

Spouse
  
S Hirsch (m. 1961–2002)

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Born
  
April 20, 1915 (
1915-04-20
)
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.

Died
  
January 31, 2002, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Movies and TV shows
  
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Evelyn Scott (April 20, 1915 – January 31, 2002) was an American film and television actress. She was born in Brockton, Massachusetts.

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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 1972-74. 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 dysfunctions. She married Urban S. Hirsch Jr. in 1961 and stayed married to him until her death in 2002.

  • Evelyn Scott, 86; 'Peyton Place" Actress, First Female DJ on L.A. Radio Station (obituary), Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2002.
  • Filmography

    Actress
    1985
    Peyton Place: The Next Generation (TV Movie) as
    Ada Jacks
    1972
    Return to Peyton Place (TV Series) as
    Ada Jacks (1972-1974) (played the role on Peyton Place)
    1964
    Peyton Place (TV Series) as
    Ada Jacks
    1964
    My Three Sons (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Taylor
    - You're in My Power (1964) - Mrs. Taylor
    1964
    Channing (TV Series) as
    Ruth Cunningham
    - Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing God Wot (1964) - Ruth Cunningham
    1963
    The Lieutenant (TV Series) as
    Ellen Heylek
    - The Alien (1963) - Ellen Heylek
    1959
    Bonanza (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Gibson / Drew Paster / Vannie Johnson
    - Thunder Man (1963) - Mrs. Gibson
    - Gabrielle (1961) - Drew Paster
    - The Hanging Posse (1959) - Vannie Johnson
    1961
    Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
    Adelaide Mitchell
    - The Richest Cat (1962) - Adelaide Mitchell
    - On the Old Camp Ground (1962) - Adelaide Mitchell
    - Bentley Builds a Pool (1961) - Adelaide Mitchell
    - Kelly's Charge Account (1961) - Adelaide Mitchell
    1961
    The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) as
    Bruce's Wife
    - Ring-A-Ding-Ding (1961) - Bruce's Wife
    1961
    The Untouchables (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Davis
    - Murder Under Glass (1961) - Mrs. Davis
    1960
    Teenage Conflict (Short) as
    Meg Burton
    1958
    Mike Hammer (TV Series) as
    Lily Barnett / Nurse Sanders
    - The Commodore (1959) - Lily Barnett
    - Letter of the Weak (1958) - Nurse Sanders
    1957
    M Squad (TV Series) as
    Peggy Hanson / Lilly Blaney
    - Robber's Roost (1959) - Peggy Hanson
    - The Matinee Trade (1957) - Lilly Blaney
    1959
    Perry Mason (TV Series) as
    Beatrice Cornell
    - The Case of the Calendar Girl (1959) - Beatrice Cornell
    1959
    The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
    Shirley Henry
    - 810 Franklin Street (1959) - Shirley Henry
    1959
    The Restless Gun (TV Series) as
    Zoe Alden
    - The Lady and the Gun (1959) - Zoe Alden
    1958
    I Want to Live! as
    Personal Effects Clerk (uncredited)
    1958
    Official Detective (TV Series) as
    Joanne
    - Murder Without Evidence (1958) - Joanne
    1957
    Navy Log (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Johnstone
    - The Beach Pounders (1957) - Mrs. Johnstone
    1957
    The Green-Eyed Blonde as
    Helen
    1957
    The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) as
    Helen
    - The Karl Hooft Case (1957) - Helen
    1957
    The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Hortense
    - A Madison Square Arabian Knight (1957) - Hortense
    1957
    The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
    Stell
    - Frightened Witness (1957) - Stell
    1957
    Back from the Dead as
    Molly Prentiss
    1957
    Code 3 (TV Series) as
    Julie Dickens
    - Gold in an Old Tin Can (1957) - Julie Dickens
    1953
    Dragnet (TV Series)
    - The Big Odd (1956)
    - The Big Rose (1953)
    1956
    The Danny Thomas Show (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Brown
    - Den Mother (1956) - Mrs. Brown
    1956
    Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
    Olive
    - The Pest Hole (1956) - Olive
    - Tap Day for Kitty (1956) - Olive
    1956
    TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) as
    Peggy
    - The Mystery of Minnie (1956) - Peggy
    1955
    Big Town (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Elwood
    - Teacher's Ordeal (1955) - Mrs. Elwood
    - The School Teacher (1955)
    1955
    The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series)
    - The Case of the Long, Dark Night (1955)
    1955
    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Nellie
    - Pals to the End (1955) - Nellie
    1954
    Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) as
    Wilma Shelby
    - The Case of the Broken Bond (1954) - Wilma Shelby
    1954
    The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
    Fran Morgay
    - Pursuit (1954) - Fran Morgay
    1953
    Wicked Woman as
    Dora Bannister
    1953
    I Married Joan (TV Series)
    - Furniture Quick Changes (1953)
    1952
    Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Doris Daggett
    - Homecoming (1952) - Doris Daggett
    1949
    Oboler Comedy Theatre (TV Series)
    - Mr. Dydee (1949)
    Archive Footage
    1956
    Strange Stories (TV Series) as
    Nellie
    - Pals to the End (1956) - Nellie

    References

    Evelyn Scott (actress) Wikipedia