Evelyn Ankers, 67, British actress who became known as “The Screamer” for her roles as a screaming heroine under attack by villains in 1940s horror and action films, died Wednesday.

Actress Evelyn Ankers, known in Hollywood as “the screamer” and “queen of the B’s,” died of cancer Thursday at her home in Haiku on the Island of Maui. She was 67.Ms. Ankers appeared in ...