Eve Arden
Acting
Eve Arden (born Eunice Mary Quedens; April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an American film, radio, stage and television actress. Born just north of San Francisco in Mill Valley and was interested in show business from an early age. At 16, she made her stage debut after quitting school to joined a stock company. After appearing in minor roles in two films under her real name, Eunice Quedens, she found that the stage offered her the same minor roles. By the mid 30s, one of these minor roles would attract notice as a comedy sketch in the stage play "Ziegfeld Folies". By that time, she had changed her name to Eve Arden. In 1937, she attracted some attention with a small role in Oh, Doctor (1937) which led to her being cast in a minor role in the film Stage Door (1937). By the time the film was finished, her part had expanded into the wise-cracking, fast-talking friend to the lead. She would play virtually the character for most of her career. While her sophisticated wise-cracking would never make her the lead, she would be a busy actress in dozens of movies over the next dozen years. In At the Circus (1939), she was the acrobatic Peerless Pauline opposite Groucho Marx and the Russian sharp shooter in the comedy The Doughgirls (1944). For her role as Ida in Mildred Pierce (1945), she received an Academy Award nomination. Famous for her quick ripostes, this led to work in Radio during the 40s. In 1948, CBS Radio premiered "Our Miss Brooks", which would be the perfect show for her character. As her film career began to slow, CBS would take the popular radio show to television in 1952. The television series Our Miss Brooks (1952) would run through 1956 and led to he movie Our Miss Brooks (1956). When the show ended, she tried another television series, The Eve Arden Show (1957), but it was soon canceled. In the 60s, Eve raised a family and did a few guest roles, until her come-back television series The Mothers-In-Law (1967). This show, co-starring Kaye Ballard ran for two seasons. After that, she would make more unsold pilots, a couple of television movies and a few guest shots. She returned in occasional cameo appearances including the Principal McGee in Grease (1978), and Warden June in Pandemonium (1982), showing that she still had the wise-cracks and screen presence to bring back the fond memories of Miss Connie Brooks.
Known for
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movieThe Grease Story
2017
Principal McGee (archive footage)
moviePreminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Maida Rutledge (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvAmazing Stories
1985
Jane's mother
movieCinderella
1985
Stepmother
movieHollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
Self (archive footage)
tvMasquerade
1983
Mrs. Woodman
movieAlice in Wonderland
1983
Queen of Hearts
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
The Stepmother
movieGrease 2
1982
Principal McGee
moviePandemonium
1982
Warden June
movieUnder the Rainbow
1981
The Duchess
tvThe Dream Merchants
1980
Coralee
tvHart to Hart
1979
Sophie Green
tvB. J. and the Bear
1979
Mrs. Jarvis
movieA Guide for the Married Woman
1978
Employment Lady
tvFlying High
1978
Clarissa 'Wedgie' Wedge
tvVega$
1978
Sarah Bancroft
movieGrease
1978
Principal McGee
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Brenda Watts
tvAlice
1976
Martha MacIntire
tvEllery Queen
1975
Vera Bethune / Miss Aggie
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieAll My Darling Daughters
1972
Miss Freeling, the Wedding Counselor
movieA Very Missing Person
1972
Hildegarde Withers
tvOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Dr. Lucille Barras
tvGreat Performances
1971
Queen of Hearts
movieIn Name Only
1969
Aunt Theda Reeson
tvLove, American Style
1969
Linda's Mom
tvThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Thelda Cunningham
tvThe Mothers-in-Law
1967
Eve Hubbard
tvLaredo
1965
Emma Bristow
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Mame Huston
movieSergeant Deadhead
1965
Lieutenant Kinsey
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Professor Lillian Stemmler
tvBewitched
1964
Nurse Kelton
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Claudia Cooper
tvMy Three Sons
1960
Marisa Montaine
movieThe Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960
Lottie Lacey
tvCheckmate
1960
Georgia Golden
tvStartime
1959
Self
movieAnatomy of a Murder
1959
Maida Rutledge / Lillian Nash
The Eve Arden Show
1957
Liza Hammond
movieOur Miss Brooks
1956
Miss Constance 'Connie' Brooks
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
movieThe Lady Wants Mink
1953
Gladys Jones
tvOur Miss Brooks
1952
Connie Brooks
movieWe're Not Married!
1952
Katie Woodruff
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Eve Arden (uncredited)
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951
Clara Appleby / Miss Hoity
movieGoodbye, My Fancy
1951
Miss 'Woody' Woods
movieThree Husbands
1950
Lucille McCabe
movieTea for Two
1950
Pauline Hastings
movieThe Costume Designer
1950
Self (archive footage)
movieCurtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
Lily Martin
moviePaid in Full
1950
Tommy Thompson
movieThe Lady Takes a Sailor
1949
Susan Wayne
movieMy Dream Is Yours
1949
Vivian Martin
movieWhiplash
1948
Chris Sherwood
movieOne Touch of Venus
1948
Molly Stewart
movieThe Voice of the Turtle
1947
Olive Lashbrooke
movieSong of Scheherazade
1947
Madame de Talavera
movieThe Arnelo Affair
1947
Vivian Delwyn
movieNight and Day
1946
Gabrielle
movieThe Kid from Brooklyn
1946
Ann Westly
movieMy Reputation
1946
Ginna Abbott
movieMildred Pierce
1945
Ida Corwin
moviePatrick the Great
1945
Jean Matthews
movieEarl Carroll Vanities
1945
Tex Donnelly
moviePan-Americana
1945
Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins
movieThe Doughgirls
1944
Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff
movieCover Girl
1944
Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
movieLet's Face It
1943
Maggie Watson
movieHit Parade of 1943
1943
Belinda Wright
movieObliging Young Lady
1942
'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers
movieBedtime Story
1941
Virginia Cole
movieSing for Your Supper
1941
Barbara Stevens
movieManpower
1941
Dolly
movieWhistling in the Dark
1941
'Buzz' Baker
movieSan Antonio Rose
1941
Gabby Trent
movieShe Knew All the Answers
1941
Sally Long
movieZiegfeld Girl
1941
Patsy Dixon
movieThat Uncertain Feeling
1941
Sally Aikens
movieComrade X
1940
Jane Wilson
movieShe Couldn't Say No
1940
Alice Hinsdale
movieSlightly Honorable
1939
Miss Ater
movieA Child is Born
1939
Miss Pinty
movieAt the Circus
1939
Peerless Pauline
movieEternally Yours
1939
Gloria
movieThe Forgotten Woman
1939
Carrie Ashburn
movieBig Town Czar
1939
Susan Warren
movieWomen in the Wind
1939
Kit Campbell
movieLetter of Introduction
1938
Cora Phelps
movieHaving Wonderful Time
1938
Henrietta
movieCocoanut Grove
1938
Sophie De Lemma
movieOh, Doctor
1937
Shirley Truman
movieDancing Lady
1933
Marcia (uncredited)
movieSong of Love
1929
Maisie LeRoy