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Eve Arden
Actor
Born April 30, 1908Died November 12, 1990 (82 years)
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
Filmography
| 2017 | The Grease Story · as Principal Mcgee (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Inside the Marx Brothers · as Peerless Pauline |
| 2001 | I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special · as Cast |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as Maida Rutledge (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Classic Comedy Teams · as Peerless Penny (segment "the Marx Brothers") |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (1985) (TV Series) · as Jane's Mother |
| 1985 | Cinderella · as Stepmother |
| 1983 | Masquerade (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as The Stepmother |
| 1982 | Grease 2 · as Principal Mcgee |
| 1982 | Pandemonium · as Warden June |
| 1981 | Under the Rainbow · as The Duchess |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Lillian Nash |
| 1980 | The Dream Merchants (TV Series) · as Coralee |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) |
| 1978 | A Guide for the Married Woman · as Employment Lady |
| 1978 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Flying High (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Grease · as Principal Mcgee |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Brenda Watts |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) · as Martha Macintire |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Vera Bethune / Miss Aggie |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World · as Harriet |
| 1973 | The Girl with Something Extra (TV Series) · as Aunt Fran |
| 1972 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series) · as Mrs. Owens |
| 1972 | All My Darling Daughters · as Miss Freeling, The Wedding Counselor |
| 1972 | Maude (TV Series) · as Lola Ashburn |
| 1972 | A Very Missing Person · as Hildegarde Withers |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Dr. Lucille Barras |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Queen Of Hearts |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Linda's Mom |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) · as Thelda Cunningham |
| 1967 | The Mothers-In-Law (TV Series) · as Eve Hubbard |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Mame Huston |
| 1965 | Sergeant Dead Head · as Lieutenant Kinsey |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Professor Lillian Stemmler |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Nurse Kelton |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Claudia Cooper |
| 1960 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs · as Lottie Lacey |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Marisa Montaine |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Georgia Golden |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder · as Maida Rutledge |
| 1957 | The Eve Arden Show (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks · as Miss Constance 'connie' Brooks |
| 1953 | The Lady Wants Mink · as Gladys Jones |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! · as Katie Woodruff |
| 1952 | Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Connie Brooks |
| 1952 | The Liberace Show (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Maida Rutledge |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Eve Arden (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Goodbye, My Fancy · as Miss 'woody' Woods |
| 1950 | Three Husbands · as Lucille Mccabe |
| 1950 | Tea for Two · as Pauline Hastings |
| 1950 | Curtain Call at Cactus Creek · as Lily Martin |
| 1950 | Paid in Full · as Tommy Thompson |
| 1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor · as Susan Wayne |
| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours · as Vivian Martin |
| 1948 | Whiplash · as Chris Sherwood |
| 1948 | One Touch of Venus · as Molly Stewart |
| 1947 | The Voice of the Turtle · as Olive Lashbrooke |
| 1947 | The Unfaithful · as Paula |
| 1947 | Song of Scheherazade · as Madame De Talavera |
| 1947 | The Arnelo Affair · as Vivian Delwyn |
| 1946 | Night and Day · as Gabrielle |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn · as Ann Westly |
| 1946 | My Reputation · as Ginna Abbott |
| 1945 | Mildred Pierce · as Ida Corwin |
| 1945 | Pan-Americana · as Helen 'hoppy' Hopkins |
| 1945 | Earl Carroll Vanities · as Tex Donnelly |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls · as Sgt. Natalia Moskoroff |
| 1944 | Patrick the Great · as Jean Matthews |
| 1944 | Cover Girl · as Cornelia 'stonewall' Jackson |
| 1943 | Let's Face It · as Maggie Watson |
| 1943 | Hit Parade of 1943 · as Belinda Wright |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady · as 'space' Oshea, Aka Suwanee Rivers |
| 1941 | Bedtime Story · as Virginia Cole |
| 1941 | Manpower · as Dolly |
| 1941 | Whistling in the Dark · as 'buzz' Baker |
| 1941 | San Antonio Rose · as Gabby Trent |
| 1941 | She Knew All the Answers · as Sally Long |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl · as Patsy Dixon |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling · as Sally Aikens |
| 1940 | No, No, Nanette · as Kitty |
| 1940 | Comrade X · as Jane Wilson |
| 1940 | She Couldn't Say No · as Alice Hinsdale |
| 1939 | Slightly Honorable · as Miss Ater |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born · as Miss Pinty |
| 1939 | At the Circus · as Peerless Pauline |
| 1939 | Eternally Yours · as Gloria |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind · as Kit Campbell |
| 1938 | Letter of Introduction · as Cora Phelps |
| 1938 | Having Wonderful Time · as Henrietta |
| 1938 | Cocoanut Grove · as Sophie De Lemma |
| 1937 | Stage Door · as Ève |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady · as Marcia (uncredited) |