About Evelyn Del Rio
Lived 1931 – 1998 (aged 67). Evelyn Del Rio was an actor, dancer and film actor.
Evelyn Del Rio (born Evelyn Bernadette Janer; September 22, 1931 – November 26, 1998) was an American stage and screen actress, best known for her role as Elsie Mae Sousé in The Bank Dick.
She began her professional career at the age of 4 as a dancer billed as the "Latin Shirley Temple.” Until the age of 13 she was a headline dancer at the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater, whereupon she toured with Carmen Miranda. During World War II she entertained troops for the USO. In the early 1950s she retired from entertainment in order to focus on her family. She died in Burbank, California, on November 26, 1998, from complications related to diabetes and a stroke.
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Who was Evelyn Del Rio?
American actress
When was Evelyn Del Rio born?
Evelyn Del Rio was born on 22 September 1931 in Cataño.
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Evelyn Del Rio died on 26 November 1998 in Burbank, California.
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Evelyn Del Rio was an actor, dancer and film actor.
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