Partner Eva Le Gallienne
Marion
Cunnar Evensen (September 28, 1891 – September, 1971) also known as Marion Evenson was an actress.
In 1934, she met Eva Le
Gallienne, and they became lifepartner till Evensen's death in 1971.
Role List:
Julius Caesar (1917)
as Portia (Original)
Hamlet (1918)
Pelleas and Melisande (1923)
as Maid Servant (Original)
Antony and Cleopatra (1924)
as Charmian (Original)
Easy Virtue (1925)
as Mary Banfield (Original)
The Depths (1925)
as Ilonka (Original)
Behold the Bridegroom (1927)
as Nurse (Original)
The Jealous Moon (1928)
as Duchessa di Carlione (Original)
and as Ophelia (Original)
Paolo and Francesca (1929)
as Tessa (Original)
and as First Peasant Girl (Original)
A Thousand Summers (1932)
as Zoe King (Original)
The Sophisticrats (1933)
as Bettina (Original)
A Sunny Morning (1935)
as Dona Helen Zurita (Original)
Camille (1935)
as Nanine (Original)
Madame Capet (1938)
as Madame Elizabeth (Original)
The Family (1943)
as Tania (Original)
Androcles and the Lion (1946)
as Megaera (Original)
John Gabriel Borkman (1946)
as Malene (Original)
King Henry VIII (1946)
as Patience (Original)
Hedda Gabler (1948)
as Miss Julia Tesman (Original)
References:
![]() Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time Paperback – January 29, 2026 by Elisa Rolle |
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