Evelyn Finley

Evelyn Finley carved a formidable niche in Hollywood as the premier stunt rider of the Western genre. Her unparalleled equestrian skills, honed from childhood, made her an indispensable asset to filmmakers, often doubling for leading ladies and performing daring sequences. Finley transitioned from stunt work to starring roles in B-Westerns, sharing the screen with iconic cowboys. Though she also a... moreppeared in serials, her true passion remained the raw, physical demands of stunt performance, a field she continued to influence as a technical advisor into the 1980s. Her significant contributions were later honored with an induction into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame. less