Evelyn Finley
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 double to Jean Parker. By 1940, Evelyn was under contract at Monogram where her skills in the saddle quickly promoted her to leading lady opposite the likes of Tex Ritter, Tom Keene, Johnny Mack Brown and Buster Crabbe. As blonde Eve Anderson, she got to star in one of the last serials made at Columbia, Perils of the Wilderness (1956). However, Evelyn preferred the stunt work to acting, often doubling on horseback for glamorous stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Loretta Young. She remained involved in her area of expertise, either actively or as technical adviser, well into the 1980's. When not working in the film industry, she toured as an equestrian performer at different circuses. Evelyn was inducted into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.
Known for
CrewBirthday
March 11, 1916Deathday
April 7, 1989Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
44Place of birth
Douglas, Arizona, USA![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/3Vsqeb1WEkfwav00DIR3nRpzQ31.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oNgygawuYcdcpLFstvsSyoE4pHN.jpg)
Trail Riders
Mary Rand![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rs40IrkUA0aWewyghVgO6uYJI5T.jpg)
Arizona Frontier
Honey Lane![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5udEPo1M1xqJ299OMCo7ooP2xdt.jpg)
Dynamite Canyon
Midge Reed![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/therAjIPyk7vhawTXxO4wMej8Y1.jpg)
Prairie Rustlers
Helen Foster![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4qL64jxsjGM7S0LsBPzLxjZfNVn.jpg)
Black Market Rustlers
Linda Prescott![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nukq9b6FmRaXXYUzqI57toc39Pr.jpg)
Cowboy Commandos
Joan Cameron![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qaZwznjuIsZTrD0RJd1VGX6PW5z.jpg)
Ghost Guns
Ann Jordan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bQWQtklx6HQWROZxeFd2Zhcp0AL.jpg)
Valley Of Vengeance
Helen Miller![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3NKkJZubOQd1058UJ5IwDIGsZy6.jpg)
Sundown Riders
Donna Frazier![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dyweOOpc9qqE27YjR261EMC0rnK.jpg)
Gunning for Justice
Winnie Stewart![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8QLzkCnQP3jl96m7vJCVjSP94gf.jpg)
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
Nan Prentiss![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xxErJtyMEXkrXxZ2DNcvyUWmtIS.jpg)
Perils of the Wilderness
Donna Blaine (as Eve Anderson)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AqPmINIfSS2s0NNh8XpmoDcphs1.jpg)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Blonde in Combat Practice (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ys78QNYypeTxhJKQVL78JzO6Faq.jpg)
Westward the Women
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9uEfrtYubt2VepfwLLhr6HA5fk4.jpg)
Take It Big
Violet Thompson (uncredited)Crew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bjUMKPmoJqTFrLv4UySBImye7o0.jpg)
The Light That Failed
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uSSBXorkLSlAKNMdbpVPA2Ahx0r.jpg)
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Stunt Double![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6imECQUK5Ofytg1NE7YXxJw2ZLt.jpg)
Along Came Jones
Stunt Double![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hwVGNaVXFblluLwUjGcJ7RgW1rV.jpg)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e2A6wHN7zamWWVW1TuauxXfAV5a.jpg)
Blood Alley
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3ZItm1RcdwNuPnCaaqEFGrbVlcO.jpg)
Swiss Family Robinson
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/82DMbgX6Mo9eT2oGpbZCHC3wDfh.jpg)
Elephant Walk
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6hIIpvcpgCUwBjflpTP7FbVTlyS.jpg)
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hfbzo1t4hCbK28aXeeGfGSv5aLB.jpg)
The Man from the Alamo
Stunt Double![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2jYENnzcpIETsMHPNj0pLpAKjZ6.jpg)
One Girl's Confession
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yALSC7jqOsmMtfSPp6ThCuNGjiR.jpg)
Scaramouche
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oaUSAPLyRnq2j6johwORGXMOhuI.jpg)
Woman of the North Country
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ys78QNYypeTxhJKQVL78JzO6Faq.jpg)
Westward the Women
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5CaJjN9FKSujvnTzbyhDF6ZJVjp.jpg)
Across the Wide Missouri
Stunt Double![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hI4SHUiIqz0TdsIb4AETbeyAV31.jpg)
Mule Train
Stunt Double![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6FcoCAJdHdQ3Ca2UacatuvhvELh.jpg)
The Cowboy and the Indians
Stunt Double![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8QLzkCnQP3jl96m7vJCVjSP94gf.jpg)
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3NKkJZubOQd1058UJ5IwDIGsZy6.jpg)
Sundown Riders
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qaZwznjuIsZTrD0RJd1VGX6PW5z.jpg)
Ghost Guns
Stunts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9uEfrtYubt2VepfwLLhr6HA5fk4.jpg)
Take It Big
Stunt Double![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bQWQtklx6HQWROZxeFd2Zhcp0AL.jpg)
Valley Of Vengeance
Stunts