| Who is it? | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Birth Day | July 01, 1909 |
| Birth Place | New York City, New York, United States |
| Age | 111 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | April 26, 1981(1981-04-26) (aged 71)\nOakland, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1914-1958 |
| Spouse(s) | Sidney Kingsley (1939-1981) (her death) |
Madge Evans, a renowned actress and soundtrack artist in the United States, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. With her undeniable talent and successful career in the entertainment industry, it is no surprise that her wealth has accumulated over the years. With numerous notable roles and contributions to soundtracks, Evans has solidified herself as a respected figure in American film and music. Her net worth is evidence of her accomplishments and the value she brings to the industry.
As a child film Actress, Evans had quite a prolific career appearing in dozens of films, including with Marguerite Clark in The Seven Sisters (1915), a film with a large female ensemble that had been played on stage with Clark's rival Mary Pickford and Laurette Taylor in the cast. She was featured with Robert Warwick in Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915), a still extant film that has seen release on home video/DVD. At 14, she was the star of J. Stuart Blackton's rural melodrama On the Banks of the Wabash (1923). She co-starred with Richard Barthelmess in Classmates (1924).
At the age of eight in 1917, Evans appeared in the Broadway production of Peter Ibbetson with John Barrymore, Constance Collier and Laura Hope Crews. At 17, she returned to the stage and appeared as the ingenue (stock character) in Daisy Mayme. Some of her best work in plays came in productions of Dread, The Marquis, and The Conquering Male. Her last appearance was in Philip Goes Forth produced by George Kelley. Evans' mother took her to England and Europe when she was 15.
She was working on stage when she signed with Metro Goldwyn Mayer in 1927. As with theater, she continued to play ingenue parts, often as the fiancé of the leading man. She played the love interest to both Al Jolson and Henry Morgan in the 1933 film Hallelujah, I'm a Bum.
Working for MGM in the 1930s, she appeared in Dinner at Eight (1933), Broadway to Hollywood (1933), Hell Below (1933), and David Copperfield (1935). In 1933, she starred with James Cagney in a melodrama entitled The Mayor of Hell, playing a pretty nurse who solicits the aid of a tough Politician, played by Cagney. Other notable movies in which she appeared are Beauty for Sale (1933), Grand Canary (1934), What Every Woman Knows (1934), and Pennies From Heaven (1936).
In York Village, Maine, on July 25, 1939, she married Playwright Sidney Kingsley, best known for his plays Dead End and Detective Story which were later turned into popular films. The couple owned a 250-acre (1,000,000 m) estate in Oakland, New Jersey. Following her marriage to Kingsley, Evans left Hollywood and moved to the New Jersey home.
Later, she worked in radio and television in New York City. Evans performed on the Philco Television Playhouse (1949–1950), Studio One (1954), Matinee Theater (1955), and The Alcoa Hour (1956).
In 1960, for Evans' contribution to the motion picture industry, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 1752 Vine Street.
Madge Evans died at her home in Oakland, New Jersey from cancer in 1981, aged 71.
