Madge Evans
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1909 — Present
Actress
Personal Info
- Born
- Jul 01, 1909
- Age
- 116
- Birth Place
- New York City, U.S.
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Margherita Harrison Evans
July 1, 1909
New York City, U.S.
Died April 26, 1981 (aged 71)
Oakland, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1914–1958
Spouse Sidney Kingsley (m. 1939)
Awards Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Madge Evans (born Margherita Harrison Evans; July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. She began her career as a child performer and model.
Evans was born in Manhattan, and featured in print ads as the "Fairy Soap girl" when she was two years old. She made her professional debut at the age of six months, posing as an artist's model. As a youth, her playmates included Robert Warwick, Holbrook Blinn, and Henry Hull. When she was four years old, Evans was featured in a series of child plays produced by William A. Brady. She worked at the old movie studio in Long Island, New York. Her success was immediate, so much so that her mother loaned her daughter's name to a hat company. Evans posed in a mother and child tableau with Anita Stewart, then 16, for an Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company calendar, and as the little mountain girl in Heidi of the Alps.
July 1, 1909
New York City, U.S.
Died April 26, 1981 (aged 71)
Oakland, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1914–1958
Spouse Sidney Kingsley (m. 1939)
Awards Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (March 2026)
Madge Evans (born Margherita Harrison Evans; July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. She began her career as a child performer and model.
Evans was born in Manhattan, and featured in print ads as the "Fairy Soap girl" when she was two years old. She made her professional debut at the age of six months, posing as an artist's model. As a youth, her playmates included Robert Warwick, Holbrook Blinn, and Henry Hull. When she was four years old, Evans was featured in a series of child plays produced by William A. Brady. She worked at the old movie studio in Long Island, New York. Her success was immediate, so much so that her mother loaned her daughter's name to a hat company. Evans posed in a mother and child tableau with Anita Stewart, then 16, for an Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company calendar, and as the little mountain girl in Heidi of the Alps.
Life & Career Details
Born Margherita Harrison Evans
July 1, 1909
New York City, U.S.
Died April 26, 1981 (aged 71)
Oakland, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1914–1958
Spouse Sidney Kingsley (m. 1939)
Awards Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (March 2026)
Madge Evans (born Margherita Harrison Evans; July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. She began her career as a child performer and model.
Evans was born in Manhattan, and featured in print ads as the "Fairy Soap girl" when she was two years old. She made her professional debut at the age of six months, posing as an artist's model. As a youth, her playmates included Robert Warwick, Holbrook Blinn, and Henry Hull. When she was four years old, Evans was featured in a series of child plays produced by William A. Brady. She worked at the old movie studio in Long Island, New York. Her success was immediate, so much so that her mother loaned her daughter's name to a hat company. Evans posed in a mother and child tableau with Anita Stewart, then 16, for an Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company calendar, and as the little mountain girl in Heidi of the Alps.
July 1, 1909
New York City, U.S.
Died April 26, 1981 (aged 71)
Oakland, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1914–1958
Spouse Sidney Kingsley (m. 1939)
Awards Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (March 2026)
Madge Evans (born Margherita Harrison Evans; July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. She began her career as a child performer and model.
Evans was born in Manhattan, and featured in print ads as the "Fairy Soap girl" when she was two years old. She made her professional debut at the age of six months, posing as an artist's model. As a youth, her playmates included Robert Warwick, Holbrook Blinn, and Henry Hull. When she was four years old, Evans was featured in a series of child plays produced by William A. Brady. She worked at the old movie studio in Long Island, New York. Her success was immediate, so much so that her mother loaned her daughter's name to a hat company. Evans posed in a mother and child tableau with Anita Stewart, then 16, for an Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company calendar, and as the little mountain girl in Heidi of the Alps.
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