Evelyn Knight

For the popular American singer of the 1940s and 1950s, see Evelyn Knight (singer).
Evelyn Knight
Born (1942-11-05) 5 November 1942 (age 82)
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation(s)Con artist, socialite
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(m. 1982; div. 1998)​

Evelyn Dawn Knight (born 5 November 1942)[1] is an English woman known for her involvement in the Abscam sting operation of the 1970s, with her then-husband Mel Weinberg. A character inspired by her was portrayed on film by Amy Adams in American Hustle (2013) for which Adams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The story of Abscam was depicted as well in the 1981 book The Sting Man by Robert Greene.[2]

  1. ^ Evelyn Knight public record accessed March 21, 2015
  2. ^ Maitland, Leslie (June 7, 1981). "Con Man in White Hat". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2015.